The longhaired variety is the calmest of the three. The smooth variety is the most energetic, while the wirehaired variety is the most rustic and has the greatest hunting instinct. The Dachshund is affectionate and cheerful, but tends to be possessive and often jealous. His habit of barking at the least noise makes him a good guard dog. The Dachshund is independent, belligerent, has a tendency to bite, and tries to exert his dominance over other dogs. This robust, courageous dog has great endurance, but does not always have a good disposition. The DCA excluded the wording "double-dapple" from the standard in 2007 and now strictly uses the wording "dapple" as the double dapple gene is commonly responsible for blindness and deafness. However, both types continue to be shown and sometimes even win in the conformation ring.ĭogs that are double-dappled have the merle pattern of a dapple, but with distinct white patches that occur when the dapple gene expresses itself twice in the same area of the coat. The Dachshund Club of America (DCA) and the American Kennel Club (AKC) consider both the piebald pattern and the double dapple (double merle) pattern to be nonstandard. If a dachshund has one single spot of dapple, it is a dapple. Even one single, lone stripe of brindle is a brindle. If a dachshund is brindled on a dark coat and has tan points, it will have brindling on the tan points only. "Brindle" refers to dark stripes over a solid background-usually red. An additional striking coat marking is the brindle pattern. Upon closer examination, however, one can observe that along the top of the dog's body, each hair is actually banded with red at the base near the skin transitioning to mostly black along the length of the strand. At a distance, a sable dachshund looks somewhat like a black and tan dog. Sabling should not be confused with a more unusual coat color referred to as sable. The reds range from coppers to deep rusts, with or without somewhat common black hairs peppered along the back, face and ear edges, lending much character and an almost burnished appearance this is referred to among breeders and enthusiasts as an "overlay" or "sabling". Tan pointed dogs have tan (or cream) markings over the eyes, ears, paws, and tail. The dominant color in the breed is red, followed by black and tan. Dachshunds in the same litter may be born in different coat colors depending on the genetic makeup of the parents. Patterns such as dapple (merle), sable, brindle and piebald also can occur on any of the base colors. Their base coloration can be single-colored (either red or cream), tan pointed (black and tan, chocolate and tan, blue and tan, or isabella and tan), and in wire-haired dogs, a color referred to as wildboar. Dachshunds have a wide variety of colors and patterns, the most common one being red. Wire-haired dachshunds are the least common coat variety in the United States (although it is the most common in Germany) and the most recent coat to appear in breeding standards. Longhaired dachshunds have a silky coat and short featherings on legs and ears. There are three dachshund coat varieties: smooth coat (short hair), long-haired, and wire-haired. According to the AKC, the dachshund continues to remain one of the top 10 dog breeds in the United States. Some dachshunds participate in earthdog trials. Today, they are bred for conformation shows and as family pets. In the American West they have also been used to hunt prairie dogs. The standard size dachshund was bred to scent, chase, and flush out badgers and other burrow-dwelling animals, while the miniature dachshund was developed to hunt smaller prey such as rabbits. There are three types of dachshund, which can be classified by their coats: short-haired, called "smooth" long-haired and wire-haired. Its snout is long with an increased nose area that absorbs odors. The dachshund has a deep chest that provides increased lung capacity for stamina when hunting prey underground. It has skin that is loose enough not to tear while tunneling in tight burrows to chase prey. Long coated dachshunds have a silky coat and short featherings on legs and ears. Its front paws are unusually large and paddle-shaped, for extreme digging. A typical dachshund is long-bodied and muscular, with short, stubby legs.
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