Long-Haired Dachshund’s Pure Excitement Over Seeing His Brother Is a Total Tail-Wag Fest

As we get older, life goes on. We might not be able to see our siblings every day anymore, which is inconvenient at best and heartbreaking at worst. However, when we do get to see our family, it's just magical.

As it turns out, sibling reunions are just as magical for our dogs as they are for us. On Sunday, September 8th, one Long-Haired Dachshund was surprised by a playdate with his brother, and you'd think they hadn't seen each other in a hundred years:

Truffle the Weenie actually does live pretty close to his brother, so he gets to see him pretty often. If he's this excited every time, they must have tons of fun together!

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Truffle is just a baby still: he was born late last year. He lives in LA with his mom, and the best part is that her human bestie actually ended up adopting his brother; whenever the two of them want to hang out, the Dachshund brothers get to hang out, too! They've grown up together. When you live in LA, every friend counts!

The first time Truffle went super viral was also for his excitement, but that time, he was just excited to go to bed in his crate. He was about 14 weeks old in that video, which is impressive: some pet parents say crate training can take their pup months to get down.

How To Find Dogs From Your Dog's Litter

Making friends can be hard, and as humans, it's only natural to want to create a family for your pup. While they have that in their forever homes, wondering about their biological brothers and sisters is perfectly normal. If you'd like to try and find them, you can:

1. Ask your breeder/shelter if they have contact information for any other families.
2. If you went to a breeder, they sometimes have meetups or social media groups for their pups' parents to mingle.
3. Take a doggy DNA test through Embark or a similar service. If any related dogs have done it, they'll be listed.
4. Search the AKC database if your dog is registered.

It'll be a lot easier to find relatives of dogs from breeders than rescues, unfortunately. While a breeder typically has all of their pups' forever parents' contact information, a shelter sometimes has nothing at all. That's okay, though: they won't know the difference. The love and care your dog receives in your home is more than enough!