Miniature Dachshund Dog Breed Info

Breeding small dogs is a surprisingly complex task.

Miniature dachshund dog breed info. Us ˈdɑːkshʊnt dahks huunt or us ˈdɑːksənt uk ˈdæksənd also known as the zwergteckel dachshunds is a breed of miniature or mini dachshund hounds widely kept as a pet dog. The miniature dachshund came about through careful and selective breeding using only the smallest examples of the breed. The smooth haired dachshund is the oldest. The american humorist e b.

They were mainly bred to hunt down small animals like to sniff dig out and chase off underground animals like badgers. All three varieties and both sizes must conform to. Dachshunds pronounced daks hund never dash hound come in three varieties. In the united states dachshunds are either miniature 11 pounds and.

She is an english cream piebald dapple dachshund and is the epitome of the breed. 3 longhaired and is shown in two sizes standard and miniature. The miniature dachshund comes in three varieties and colours include black tan red and brindle. Though she may seem like a prissy dog she definitely knows how to get dirty.

This is avery the longhaired miniature dachshund at about 5 months old. Today they are among the most popular small dogs both here in the uk and elsewhere in the world thanks to their charming loyal natures and the fact. White said his dachshunds were so insolent they paused to have a smoke before deigning to follow him inside the house. The dachshund was originally bred in germany during the early 1600s and created to hunt badgers.

Dachshund like dogs are portrayed in an ancient egyptian sculpture of a pharaoh seated with three dogs but today s opinionated individuals probably originated in the middle ages in what is now germany. The dachshund s long body and short legs were instrumental in helping them dig into the earth and catch their prey. The miniature dachshund is a smaller version of the dachshund. With the advent of the first world war their popularity dropped due to the breed s german connection.

Up to 30 minutes a day for adult dogs. The dachshund is bred with three varieties of coat. However thanks to the efforts of dedicated breed enthusiasts these charming loyal little dogs did not vanish altogether. Smooths were bred with the miniature pinscher longs with the papillon and wires with the miniature schnauzer.

The miniature dachshund is a very small dog that can experience several issues during the breeding cycle including health issues during pregnancy and the necessity for a cesarean birth to deliver the puppies. She loves to hunt dig and bark and her favorite pastime is chasing birds and rodents in the yard. Most of the resulting miniatures lacked dachshund type however. By 1910 stricter criteria were adopted for type and each coat type was crossed with different breeds to achieve the best results.

The dachshund has since found its real niche as a family pet steadily rising in.