this is quite sad. i am the owner of two dachshunds and was hoping with time and information gathering that i might someday be able to bring them with me. sadly, this does not seem like it is possible.

one of my dachshunds i rescued almost 6 years ago and she was classified by trainers i went to as mildly aggressive. she's a bit of a bully but she knows who is boss, and is very well behaved on a leash in public situations.

she just doesn't like (or understand) kids, or other dogs. which seems would be a problem. it sounds like bringing them with me would be a certain death sentence.

as a "yappy" dog owner...i do realize the statistics of dog bites. my brother works at a vet office and he says day to day he gets more bites from cats (which is highly infectious), and small dogs than he does from big dogs. the main difference is small dogs unless in large numbers can't really do the damage a big dog can...but! a bite is a bite.

here where my parents live there's a "3 strikes" rule for dogs who bite. after the third bite the dog must be put down. anyway...it's a bit sad but it's good i'm learning this now instead of later!

my sympathy for all the dog owners in switzerland.
-lily