My family used to have a dachshund names Riley. My parents picked her out because she was soooo tiny, but she found the biggest stick at the breeders house, and brought it up to them. Then i was born a little bit later and we called her Nurse Riley, cuz she was always by my side and protecting me. The breeder told my parent she would be a miniature, but it turns out she was a tweener (mix between large dachshund and miniature). Riley was a FAT dog. Her belly would barely rub the ground when she walked. She would always sit on her hind legs (even though it was really bad for her back) i remember one time, we went to a lake and she went to get a drink of water from the lake. She slipped and fell in, but she was so fat that she couldnt swim like a regular dog. She was stuck on her side swimming in circles. it was so cute. The vet told us because of her back, she wouldnt live past 10. When Riley was 13, she got a tumor on her neck. It wasnt cancerous, but it made i hard for her to breath. She kept on getting sicker and sicker until we finally had to put her down at the age of 14 :( i miss my Riley
here is a pic of her , before she got the tumor http://mangalover303.deviantart.com/#/d2r2a0h