Salem's Finest AKC Chihuahuas & Miniature Dachshunds
AKC Inspected January 2019 & March 2025. We are 100% in compliance.
"We don't just sell puppies to people; We choose our puppy parents to be part
of our extended SFC family for a lifetime."
Located in Salem, Oregon but offering our puppies nationwide.
Emails welcomed: salemchihuahuas@gmail.com
Texts welcomed:
541-292-0159
To ensure we respect everyone's time, phone calls are available by appointment only and can be scheduled after a completed puppy application has been submitted. Otherwise, please use our texting feature or send us an email if you have questions.
Sunday: CLOSED, not available
Monday: 1:00-5:00 PM (PST)
Tues-Fri: 9:30 AM-5:00 PM (PST)
Saturday: CLOSED, not available
Website last updated: 2/22/2026
Please note that we are only in our "Pawffice" 1-2 days per week and do not process applications daily.
The Oregon Wienery
Home of the Finest Miniature Dachshunds in the Willamette Valley
Our adventure with the Weens is new but we have done all of our due diligence on our adult breeding dogs to ensure we are planning the best outcomes within our future Dachshund litters. We come into this breed with twelve years of breeding experience from our Chihuahua program. At this time, all of our adult breeding dogs are short coat, but they all carry the recessive long coat gene so we will be able to produce both coats within our upcoming litters. We have recently added some long coats to our growing program! Our Dachshunds are raised in our home and alongside our Chihuahuas. We have completed all recommended health testing for the breed, plus a few extras that we thought were beneficial with ensuring the wellness of our future pups. Our dogs range in size from 11 lbs to 16 lbs. While this is above the Miniature Dachshund size, but smaller than the standard Dachshund size, we have learned that this is called the "in-betweenie" size and the dogs can produce varying sizes of offspring. (Actually, similar to Chihuahuas, too!) We are accepting applications for our current litter and planned litters for 2026.
Our puppies and future litters will be raised with the same Puppy Culture philosophy as our Chihuahua pups. Puppies will be vetted prior to leaving us and will have 1 to 2 vaccines completed with Bordetella prior to their release date, depending on ages. Go home dates will be between 8-10 weeks old. Puppies will be selected from our website from photos and videos only. We do not allow visitors at our private home for puppy selecting. Puppy Application will be required to be on our waiting list or to adopt an available puppy.
Our Story
All my life, I’ve loved meeting Dachshunds and dreamed of having one of my own. In 2022, I finally made that dream a reality when I brought home my first baby girl.
I had a very specific list of physical traits in mind for my “ideal” Dachshund—but if I’m being completely honest, Tallulah didn’t check any of those boxes. Instead, she checked something far more important. We share a birthday. She was the same color as my heart dog Chihuahua and the same color as my late grandmother’s Dachshund. I followed fate rather than a checklist, choosing connection over coat length, pattern, or expectations. (Though yes—she did end up being a long coat anyway.)
Tallulah is the most spectacular dog. While she is not part of our breeding program, she is the reason it exists. At the time, I wasn’t sure I wanted to venture into breeding a second breed, so I made the decision to have her spayed. I do regret that choice now—but it’s okay. Tallulah lives her best life as a spoiled pillow princess, happily bossing around all the other Dachshunds and ruling her kingdom with confidence.
As a family, we eventually decided to take the leap into breeding a new breed. Falling madly in love with Tallulah made it clear—this was our next adventure. In 2023, we began our search for our future team of wieners.
We worked with several breeders across the United States to thoughtfully build a small, intentional foundation. Our goal was to achieve the most desirable traits in the fewest dogs, without compromising health or integrity. PRA-clear dogs were a non-negotiable, which meant finding breeders who truly health test—not just run a basic genetic panel and call it good.
That search wasn’t easy.
Many Dachshund breeders rely solely on genetic testing and label it as “health tested,” but that simply isn’t enough. We knew we wanted to do better. And by better, I mean following AKC-recommended health testing guidelines for the Miniature Dachshund breed.
Those recommendations include:
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Eye certification by a licensed ophthalmologist
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Patellar (knee) evaluations
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Cardiac (heart) evaluations
In addition, because coat patterns matter, we also had Merle (Dapple) sine lengths evaluated so we fully understand what we are working with and can breed responsibly.
Tallulah may not be part of our breeding program—but she is the heart behind it. She taught me the depth of love this breed offers and set the standard for what I wanted to build moving forward.
Meet the Weens behind the Wienery!
Salem's Finest Rude Remi "Remington"
Call name Remi
Nickname is Rem-Rem
Black & Tan Harlequin Dapple
11 lbs
PRA Clear 1-4
UC Davis Merle sine length: N271
Degenerative Myelopathy: DH-DM209/3F-PI
Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IIIA: DH-M3A150/3F-PI
Narcolepsy: DH-NAR124/3F-PI
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis: DH-NCL167/3F-PI
PRA-CRD4/CORD1: DH-C4453/3F-PI-
Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy: DH-MD11/3F-PI
Osteogenesis Imperfecta: DH-OI36/3F-PI
Eyes: DH-EYE2855/5F-VPI
Merle: DH-MRL35/4F-PI-CAR
Patella: DH-PA4226/12F/P-VPI
Cardiac: DH-BCA2483/12F/P-VPI
CHIC #: 211295
New mom! "Freshly Squeezed, the OJ litter"
Remi LOVES walks and enjoys going to the park to walk with us and smell all the good smells. She does great in the car and on a leash. She enjoys pets from friendly people admiring her. Remi is NOT a double Dapple. Please look at her health testing to see that she only has one copy of Dapple. Remi enjoys digging holes and guarding the yard and yelling at the Fedex driver.
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All base colors born
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All are tan pointed
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4 girls and 3 boys
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Harlequin Dapples
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Piebald babies with ticking!
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Males start at $1800 and females start at $2500
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Now Available!
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Ready to leave our care March 18th!
Colt does not enjoy the park or walks but he is very loyal to his family and friends. He is a lover boy and we adore him. He is extra cuddly. Colt loves to bark at Ruger. Colt does great in the car and at his vet visits meeting new people.
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Benelli LOVES walks and enjoys going to the park to walk with us and smell all the good smells. She does great in the car and on a leash. Benelli is extremely loyal and also does well off leash walking next to me. She enjoys pets from friendly people admiring her. She is not a fan of dogs not in her own family. Benelli loves to go to work with me and follow me everywhere. She is an outstanding heart dog.
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Chocolate & Black based puppies
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All are tan pointed or brindle pointed
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Long and short coats
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Chocolate & Black Dapples
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4 girls and 4 boys
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Males start at $1800 and females start at $2500
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They are now Available!
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Ready to leave our care March 18th!
Winchester is the goofy boy. He loves to be the class clown. He plays fetch with his dad for hours and prefers to pile all of his tennis balls in a pile in the yard. He has a collection that he is quite proud of. He enjoys water and playing in kiddy pools. He does great in the car and loves his Weenie Walks. He is the boss of our male Weenies. He is obsessed with toys and has his own Bark Box delivered to him.
Beretta & Winchester's
Repeat breeding on the way!
Beretta loves to go on walks, sit in your lap, be the center of attention and nap after getting all of her zoomies out. She loves to dig holes and hear herself and all of her opinions. She is very outgoing and friendly to everyone she meets. She does great in the car and trains easily. We adore her!
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Repeat breeding!!!
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Expecting long and short hairs
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All tan pointed
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Expecting Dilutes (Isabella) and chocolates who will carry for dilute
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Accepting applications for priority waiting list now!
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Coming soon!
Winchester is the goofy boy. He loves to be the class clown. He plays fetch with his dad for hours and prefers to pile all of his tennis balls in a pile in the yard. He has a collection that he is quite proud of. He enjoys water and playing in kiddy pools. He does great in the car and loves his Weenie Walks. He is the boss of our male Weenies. He is obsessed with toys and has his own Bark Box delivered to him.
A view of their last litter together!