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Name : Dachshund
Other Names : Standard Dachshund, Miniature Dachshund, Toy Dachshund, Kaninchen, Doxie, Wiener Dog, Little Hot Dog, Hotdog Dog, Sausage Dog, Long Dog, Little Burrow Dog, Earth Dog, Badger Dog,
Origin : Germany
Size Type : Small Dog Breed
Breed Group : Hound dog breeds
Life span : 12-15 years
Litter Size : 2-6
Temperament : Energetic, Curious, Happy.
Height : 8"-10"
Weight : Standard: 16 to 32 pounds Miniature: is 11 pounds and under.
Colors : The Dachshund comes in 12 different colors as listed by the AKC: Black & Cream, Black & Tan, Blue & Cream, Blue & Tan, Choclate & Cream, Choclate & Tan, Cream, Fawn & Cream, Fawn & Tan, Red, Wheaten, Wild Boar, Black, Choclate, Fawn.
Puppy Price : $300-$1200
Body type
Head- The head reduces thickness uniformly to the tip of the snout. Medium sized almond shaped eyes, which radiate energy and and happy expression. The rounded ears lie down toward the back of the head, in moderate length. The skull is slightly arched, connecting to the muzzle. Powerful bite, with well developed jaw bones.
Forequarters- Bred to dominate hunting underground the forequarters are strong, deep and well defined. The front and back legs are short, keeping the dachshund low to the ground. They stand upon medium sized feet, which are webbed helping the dachshund move large amounts of dirt with ease and in record breaking time.
Body- Neck is long, muscular and free of wrinkles flowing with ease into the shoulders. The back is straight and exceptionally long compared to the body as a whole. The abdomen is drawn up and tight along with rest of the body.
Hindquarters- Strong and muscular are the thighs and the forequarters as a whole. The legs are set straight forward Lower leg lies down at right angle from the upper thigh.
Coat
The smooth coat is the most simple and only requires a wipe down with a damp cloth every couple of weeks with minimal grooming efforts.
Wired coats aren't anything like the smooth coat. They have a short, thick and hard outer coat with a soft undercoat. Wired coat wiener dogs need to be regularly brushed and stripped 2-3 times a year ask your breeder how to do this.
Long haired dachshunds have a lustrous, slightly wavy coat that radiates elegance. This long hair needs to be brushed more frequently and they tend to need a bath every couple of weeks. Many fanciers of this breed like to blow dry and use different shampoos to make the fur more shiny and soft.
Characteristics
Overview
Color
Light colored dogs tend to have lighter colored eyes as dark colored dogs usually have various shades of brown eyes.
Health Problems
Exercises
Early training and socialization is needed to be efficient at training and forming proper behaviors. The Dachshund can be stubborn and sometimes a real pain to train. Persistence and positive reinforcements help anyone training this breed.
Origin
These variations were created in Germany. German dachshund lovers improved this breed during the 18th and 19th century to it's present day formation. Experimenting in size and the variations of coat and color. It took hundreds of years to perfect this breed adding in the ultimate underground hunter by creating the perfect size and breeding in the fearless personality.
It's said to believed a variation of terriers and beagles were crossed to create the Dachshund. The exact breeds used is all a speculation. The wired variation is said to be a cross from a few different spaniel breeds.
The dachshund was first registered in the United States in the late 1800's. They went through peaks of high and low popularity in the early 1900's. During 1950 after World War II, many Dachshunds were brought home from Germany and became extremely popular. The dachshund has stayed atop the top ten list of most popular dogs since the 50's. In recent years the popularity has started to dip as the AKC ranked the Dachshund as the 11th most popular breed. This being the first time the Dachshund wasn't in the top ten since that time.