Dachshund Dog Breed Description and History

Description: With three types to choose from, dachshund comes in three sizes and three types, long hair, wired hair and short hair. This breed body is longer than its height, with short legs. It's still a muscular dog. The head is elongated, with prominent eyebrows. The muzzle is long. jaw is a non-hanging lips. Their teeth meet in a scissors bite. The eyes are almond shaped, brown and black or dark red. They are moving ears that are down on their cheeks. The tail is carried out in accordance with their backs. There are three registered sizes, standard and miniature, but also recognized the toy variety. standard height is 8 to11 inches, weighing about 11 kilograms. Miniature high 5 to 7 inches, with a permissible weight of 11 kg or less. toy variety is allowed to be up to 12 inches in height, their weight does not exceed 8 pounds.

dachshund can come in so many colors it is best to check with the breeder and / or show standards. To give you a range of colors, we have red, cream, golden blond, black, and a multitude of colors in between. There is bicoloured found in this breed, and a flag pattern, which we dapple, dapple double, triple and spotty. Then we have different, that's where the white body with patches of solid colors, white areas, or they might have a solid white. As you can see the painting and the possibilities are enormous.

History: Dachshund breed originated in Germany in the early 18th century. breed was bred for hunting badgers and rabbits, because of their short legs, the dog can go in underground caves, where they could fight and kill prey. They also hunted rabbits and ermine. This breed has the characteristics of terriers, and very brave. During World War II, the breed population dwindled. These dogs were important in the U.S., and increased again at the AKC recognized in 1885. There is some belief in this breed goes back to ancient Egypt, but it is not conclusive. It is believed that this dog's origins are a mixture of English, German, French dogs and terriers. This breed has been kept the royal courts throughout Europe, including Queen Victoria. There is verifiable evidence of the books written in the 1700s to refer to this breed. It is so vague in its history, but it is known that gave rise to short and long-haired and wirehaired varieties.