Panting Survey

[David C.]

One of the nifty things about dachshunds is because their lungs are so large in relation to their body size they are able to regulate their body temperatures without as much panting as many other breeds.  It is interesting to see the various threshholds of where a dachsie starts panting.  All my guys are smoothies

Rudy-angel would only pant on the very hottest and most humid days.   Rudy was a dark red with a fairly thin coat

Max-angel was a bit more susceptible than Rudy.  Max was a clear red with a much thicker coat, probably the thickest of the four, but Max too would only pant on the hottest days or after considerable exertion.  Max was the smallest of my four, but not by a signficant margin.

Zeke tends to pant after moderate to heavy exertion, and his temperature threshhold is lower than Rudy or Max.  Zeke is a blue/tan with a very poor coat.   On his trunk, his fur is very thin.  Zeke is also the largest of the four dachshunds I've owned.

Zora pants far more readily than any of the above three.   She will pant lying in the sun on a 75 degree day, and she usually pants after a somewhat prolonged period of moderate exertion regardless of temperature.   Zora has a fairly thick coat.   In terms of quality, her coat is the best.   She is a chocolate tan, so she is the darkest color as well.  Size wise, she is almost identical to Rudy in her dimensions and weight, so much so, we would get them confused.   I'm not sure if the dog's sex has anything to do with the panting.

So let's hear it from the other panters out there.

[Madderoos Mom]

Madison is not a panter.  Only when she's really hot or had a good walk will she pant for a bit.

Bonnie is my BIG panter.  She runs on the hot side and although she likes being under the covers, she quickly gets too warm and starts to pant.  She also pants when she's scared.  Funny thing is, when we toss her favorite ball up and down the hallway, she can run and run and NOT pant. 

Interesting question on the day.

[peterparker]

Parker does not pant, but he slobbers big time at the puppy park. He sniff's the fence lines, the female scent, and then the slobbering starts. He's a dog!!!.

[klsb]

I have never seen Fin pant from heat. Only from running and playing too much. And it gets DAMN hot here. But i think his coat must be thin (feels thin) because he is ALWAYS cold. HE shivers all the time. Always wants his coat and PJ's on. And his belly is totally bare. And he has little bald spots under his arms and his chest is patchy. The vet said his coat just hasnt come in, or else its just thin there. Cuz its nothing medically wrong. 
I took him to the dog park yesterday and it was pretty chilly and he just wanted to be in my coat. Which surprised me because he LOVES the dog park. I swear if it was possible i would have been able to hear his teeth chatter, he was shivering so hard.

[Kathleen]

I think you're onto something with the color/heat.  Winston, my black/tan longhair pants fastest in the heat, followed by Millie, the choc/tan and then Reilly (red long) and then Murphy pants least of all (red smooth).   On the other hand, on walkies, Murphy pants second, but I'm sure that has to do with his extra-short legs and build-he exerts so much more effort on every walk than the others and he wears out faster.  Reilly pants from stress (before walks, when I have to put a harness on her, she starts panting immediately), so her panting begins before any exertion.  Millie and Winston both seem to pant about the same time-after about a mile of walking.