I Love my
Dachshund
Not human bean, more than a human been!
Coat & color
There are three coat varieties of Dachshund.
The Smooth Coat - Short, smooth, shiny coat. Should not be long
or thick. Their tails should taper gradually without too much hair.
The Wirehaired Coat - This coat consists of a uniform tight
coarse outer coat with a finer softer undercoat. This variety of
Dachshund has a beard and eyebrows. Hair is shorter and smooth on the
ears. Their tails are thickly haired and taper to a point.
The Longhaired Coat- This variety has sleek hair that often has
a slight wave. It is longer under the neck and on the fore chest, the
underside of the body and on the ears and behind the legs, but they
should not have long hair all over the body, nor should their hair be
overly curly. Their tails have the longest hair and are carried somewhat
like a flag.
Dachshund comes in many colors. The colors that are most common are red (a brown color that looks a little reddish) and black-and-tan (black body with brown parts). There are solid black and solid chocolate-brown dachshunds. Many people think those dachshunds are handsome, but the colors are not standard or official – that is, you cannot enter those dogs in some dog shows.
Dachshund are like most other dogs
Light-colored dachshunds can sport amber or green eyes, rather than brown; however kennel club standards state that the darker the eye color, the better. They can also have eyes of two different colors; in rare cases, such as the double-dappled coloration (called merle in other dog breeds[6]), dachshunds can have a blue and brown eye. Blue eyes, partially blue eyes, or a blue eye and a brown eye are called "Wall" coloring. Only the double dapple variety dachshunds can have blue or even partially blue eyes. It is not considered a non-desirable trait in kennel club standards. The standard was changed by the DCA in 2007 to exclude double dapples and changed single dapples to the only dapples. The reason is because the merle gene is linked to blindness and deafness. Wall-eyed is permissible in single dapples. It is impossible for a dachshund to have wall coloring without it being a double dapple. This is because when a dog receives a "dapple gene" from each parent, the genes can cross, washing out coloring within the eye. Without the two dapple genes the crossing of such, blue or partially blue eyes cannot occur.
Wall-eyed is permissible in single dapples. It is impossible for a dachshund to have wall coloring without it being a double dapple. This is because when a dog receives a "dapple gene" from each parent, the genes can cross, washing out coloring within the eye. Without the two dapple genes the crossing of such, blue or partially blue eyes cannot occur.
There are solid black and solid chocolate-brown dachshunds. Many people think those dachshunds are handsome, but the colors are not standard or official – that is, you cannot enter those dogs in some dog shows.
