Can you guess the origin of the Dachshund?

Dachshunds come in many varieties. They have different colors and sizes and each one with its special characteristics.

They are dogs with short legs and an elongated body. They have a great personality and a very high olfactory capacity. They descend from hounds and have great qualities for hunting.

German hounds were called badger dogs or diggers. When crossed with Terrier dogs they gave rise to Dachshunds.

They have three sizes:

-Standard
-Miniature
-Toy.

The varieties of their fur are:
-Short hair
-Long hair
-Hard hair

Those with long and short hair were the first. As for the color of their coat, there is a great variety: Red, cream, two-tone, chocolate, harlequin...

The breed has its genealogical origin in Germany in 1840. Initially including those with long hair and short hair and 50 years later those with wire hair. Exclusive books about Dachshunds were created among elite hunting societies.

A society was founded in England before Germany. There were exclusive Dachshund breeders with a very strict breeding code.

Other countries where Dachshunds are very popular are Australia, Denmark, Holland and India.

It is currently a fashionable breed and the trend is increasing more and more. This can lead to irresponsible breeding so please ADOPT whenever you can.

There are thousands of dogs waiting at the shelter for a second chance!!!