If you go
WHERE TO STAY
Hotel Residenz Passau: FritzSchäffer-Promenade 6, Passau, Germany; residenz-passau.de. This historical hotel on the Danube River features a resident dachshund, Clara, who frequently is featured on the hotel’s Facebook page. Rooms from $130, with Dackelmuseum weekend packages available. Teckel Hotel: Breitlahneweg 298, Mayrhofen, Austria; teckelhotel.com. Open for summer season June 1 to Oct. 15 and winter ski season Dec. 15 to April 15. (Called Chalet Amadeus during winter, but dachshunds welcome year-round.) Features alpine décor dotted with dachshund doodads and amenities. Doubles from $150; fee includes up to four dachshunds. (Other breeds allowed only if they’re with a dachshund family.)
WHAT TO DO
Dackelmuseum: Grosse Messergasse 1, Passau, Germany; dackelmuseum.de. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from April through December. Closed January and February; open by appointment in March. Admission, $5.80; students $3.50; free for children 12 and younger, and for dogs, who are allowed indoors. (The museum is organizing a dachshund parade, which is scheduled for Oct. 3.)