Dachschund Maltese Mix - Coda
by Eric Rodis
(Boerne, TX USA)
Coda is a 3 year old Dachschund Maltese mix with an amazing personality. Even my mother who hates dogs loves this animal. She's incredibly smart and perky and capable of a broad range of emotions and expressions.
She's a vocal pup and has a watchdog mentality, but luckily listens to me and my wife very well and will quiet down when told to do so. She does have her quirks though, including never eating anything crunchy (she hates dog biscuits), loving to wear little doggy clothes, and having an undeniable superiority complex to every other dog she meets (she gets along with our 4 other dogs just fine but would much rather be with humans than with them). My wife says she acts like a cat, but I think that's mostly because she likes perching on the top of our sofa and won't come to you unless she feels like it. I just like to say she isn't a very "doggy" dog.
I wouldn't recommend her around small children though since she doesn't like being handled roughly and will snap in a panic. But otherwise I'd say she's perfect for just about anyone else.
