Dachshund
Country: N/A Life expectancy: 10 -- 14 years old Height: 15 to 20 cm Weight: 9 kg max
History, origin & features
The Dachshund is a special breed of dog, also known as a Dachshund or Dacke.
It has ancient roots, dating back to the Middle Ages, when it was already used as a hunting dog for digging and sneaking into burrows. Dachshunds can also be very effective as game hounds.
There are three varieties of Dachshund: the Dachshund, the Dwarf Dachshund and the Kaninchenteckel, as well as several coats (short, hard or long). Dachshunds are docile, sociable and cheerful, courageous and well-balanced. It has a very good sense of smell and is renowned for its strong character, even towards humans.
Today, however, Dachshunds are mainly used as companion and show animals. Dachshunds are characterized by their long bodies and very short legs. Body length is proportional to height at withers.
Chest circumference, inherent to each variety, ranges from 30 cm for the Kaninchenteckel to 35 cm for the Dachshund.
The coat can be unicolored, bicolored or tabby in short-haired or long-haired Dachshunds, and exclusively boar-colored in wire-haired Dachshunds.