Editorial Guidelines
Dachshund Society is a magazine for people who love dachshunds and live with them. It is written and edited by me, Jaime Rosen, a writer who got my start in journalism and has shared a home with dachshunds for more than a decade.
I am not a veterinarian, and I don’t pretend to be one. This page explains how I research and write, how veterinary review works, how I handle sponsors and how to tell me when I’ve gotten something wrong.
Who writes for Dachshund Society
I do. Every article on the site is reported, written and edited by me. Some stories include interviews with dachshund people, breeders or veterinarians, and those sources are named in the piece.
My own years of ramps, harnesses, vet visits and negotiations over the sofa shape what I choose to cover. Experience is not expertise, though, and I keep the two apart. When a question calls for clinical knowledge, I go to the research and to veterinary sources rather than to my own anecdotes.
Have a dachshund with a story worth telling? Write to hello@dachshundsociety.com.
Low Opinions
Low Opinions is a satire column bylined by Matzoh and Miso, my two miniature dachshunds. I write it in their voices. They supervise.
Everything in Low Opinions is labeled satire. It is not reporting, and it is never advice about your dog’s health, training or care. Its targets are trends, products and the general state of the world, seen from 8 inches off the ground. When a real person appears in the column, the only one quoted is me. I don’t invent quotes from real people, and I don’t present satire as fact.
Culture and Living
Not everything I publish is advice. Culture pieces, including essays and profiles, are about the experience of loving a dachshund, and they reflect my views and the memories of the people I interview. Living guides cover travel, shopping and life with a long dog. When a story touches on health, I point to research or to your veterinarian rather than letting one dog’s story stand in for evidence.
Sources and citations
When I state a fact, a figure or a finding, I link to where it came from. Whenever possible, I'll link to the original study or organization, rather than to someone else’s summary of it.
I describe research by what it actually measured. A study of leg movement in healthy dogs, for instance, is not a study of back health, and won’t be presented as one.
Sponsorships, affiliate links and independence
Dachshund Society may earn money from sponsors and affiliate links. Here is how I keep that separate from what I write:
Sponsored content is always labeled. A sponsored placement says “Sponsored“ and sits visually apart from editorial recommendations.
Affiliate links are disclosed. When commission is earned from a purchase you make through a link, the article says so near the top.
Sponsors don’t shape coverage. No sponsor reviews, approves or influences an article before it is published, and a sponsorship never buys a recommendation.
I recommend what I would use. If a product isn’t right for a dachshund, I won’t recommend it.
Corrections and updates
I get things wrong sometimes, and would rather hear about it than not. If you spot an error, write to me at hello@dachshundsociety.com with the article and what needs fixing.
When I correct a factual error, I add a note at the end of the article saying what changed and when.
A note on veterinary advice
Nothing on Dachshund Society replaces advice from your own veterinarian. If you have any concern about your dog’s health, call your veterinarian.