The Dachshund, also called Dackel or Teckel, has been known since the Middle Ages. Low, short legged, elongated but compact build, very muscular with cheeky, challenging head carriage and alert facial expression. His general appearance is typical of his sex. In spite of his legs being short in relation to the long body, he is very mobile and lithe. For decades the Dachshund has been bred in three sizes (Teckel, Miniature Teckel and Rabbit Teckel) and in three different kinds of coat (Smooth-haired, Wire-haired and Long-haired).

Source: FCI

See: The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
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JUDGING

Difficulties in Judging Dachshunds
by Dr Cesare Calcinati

(Internal) PDF - Difficulties in Judging Dachshunds - an FCI perspective - Dr Cesare Calcinati - WUT#1-2017.pdf

• Tax, korthårig dvärg
• Dvergdachshund Korthåret
   

• Tax, långhårig dvärg
• Dvergdachshund Langhåret

Country of origin: Germany

The Norwegian Kennel Club's X-ray Procedure for Detection of Calcified Intervertebral Discs in the Dachshund

There are numerous breed standards.

The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

Three of the major international standards are:

The American Kennel Club

The Kennel Club, UK (Smooth-Haired), (Long-Haired), (Wire-Haired)

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

1. Swedish Insurance Data

• Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Smooth-Haired), (Long-Haired), (Wire-Haired)

• Links to Breed Health Conservation Plans (All Varieties)

1. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
2. Finland:

   1. Target programs for dachshund breeding and the PEVISA program 2017-2021

       
       

      At its meeting held on 9 August 2016 (6/2016), the Finnish Kennel Club's breeding science committee approved the target programs for the breeding of Dachshunds for the period 2017-2021. At the same time, the dachshund PEVISA program was approved to be valid for 2017-2021. A summary of the PEVISA program can be found at the following link  Dachshund PEVISA

      • JTO Coarse-haired dachshund 2017-2021
      • JTO Coarse-haired rabbit and dwarf dachshund 2017-2021
      • JTO Short-haired Dachshund 2017-2021
      • JTO Short-haired rabbit and dwarf dachshund 2017-2021
      • JTO Longhaired Dachshund 2017-2021
      • JTO Longhaired rabbit and dwarf dachshund 2017-2021

Health Surveys:

DachsLife Breed Surveys 2018

• https://dogwellnet.com/files/file/413-dachslife-2018-breed-surveys/

HGTD - All dachshund varieties

Genetic Tests (HGTD)

• Dachshund (General)
• Dachshund, Miniature Long-haired
• Dachshund, Miniature Smooth-haired
• Dachshund, Miniature Wire-haired
• Rabbit Dachshund, Long-haired
• Rabbit Dachshund, Smooth-haired
• Rabbit Dachshund, Wire-haired
• Dachshund, Standard Long-haired
• Dachshund, Standard Smooth-haired
• Dachshund, Standard Wire-haired

Dachshund Presentations 

https://www.dachshundhealth.org.uk/presentations

Dachshund IVDD

https://www.dachshund-ivdd.uk/

This website offers an excellent group of resources including InfoGraphics and a 2019 presentation "Herniated discs - "Slipped discs" WITH THE SHORT-LEGGED BREEDS" shared by DWN Community members Ian Seath and Frøydis Hardeng.

Nationwide genetic testing towards eliminating Lafora disease from Miniature Wirehaired Dachshunds in the United Kingdom

• https://cgejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40575-018-0058-8

November 2018

Author, Ian Seath writes... see the Dachshund Breed Council UK's website for the latest Lafora information for the Mini Wire Dachshund... Mandy Dance provided an analysis of the latest Mini Wire Lafora Registration statistics (from the Autumn 2018 Breed Records Supplement).

• https://www.dachshundhealth.org.uk/welcome/2018/11/18/Mini-Wire-Dachshund-Lafora-registration-statistics---Autumn-2018?fbclid=IwAR2OsQvqNP0ALvI-Lk_W_m2wU-v01RctZnFUUAFIkH-j0Cls_ax7Km7hDYU

You can read about The Kennel Club's Breed Records Supplement at: https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/.../breed-records.../

December 2020

• RESOURCES: IVDD website: https://www.dachshund-ivdd.uk/
• DNA test (genotyping of the FGF4 retrogene insertion on CFA12) - Recommendations for Dachshunds: Dachshund Health UK
  • DNA test for Intervertebral Disc Disease is not recommended
  • HGTD - See Application Information for this test.
  • Managing the Genetics of Chondrodystrophy (CDDY) | Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (ucdavis.edu)
  • Research: Breeding schemes for intervertebral disc disease in dachshunds: Is disc calcification score preferable to genotyping of the FGF4 retrogene insertion on CFA12

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

Canada: Western Dachshund Club
Eastern Canada Dachshund Club

Ireland: Irish Dachshund Club

UK: Miniature Dachshund Club

USA: Dachshund Club of America
National Miniature Dachshund Club