Meet the Tatra Hound!

A new breed of dog had its first litter of puppies.

The Tatra Hound (also called Tatras Hound), a mix of Dachshund and Slovak Hound, has been in the breeding stages for two years. Breeders believe they have finally reached perfection.

The mother to the short-legged, long-bodied animal gave birth to her first litter this week.

The black and brown puppies are bred for hunting and intelligence.

They grow to a height of about 16 inches, but are longer in the torso.
 

(for those of you reading this on your phone!)

What is a Slovak Hound, you ask?

(same questions I had!)

(Slovak Hound)

It appears that the Tatra Hound is just a "short-leg" version of this dog.

Whatever the case...

Cute, cute, puppies!!!

(Tatra Hound Puppies)

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Mama Cat Nurses Baby Dachshund

This is such a sweet story about Bella - a stray cat that a family in Iowa took in that was pregnant.
Hershey, the family dachshund, was pregnant and delivered 2 puppies, and the other one had difficulty in birth.  The mother and puppy sadly did not make it through the difficulty.

The family tried to bottle feed the puppies. When that was unsuccessful, they decided to try to ask the mama cat to nurse the orphaned pups.  AND SHE DID!

She treats them as her own. They are 2 weeks old now, and it appears that the mommy thinks the doxies are kittens.

What a sweet story - read the full story .