A Dachshund is a dog that is easy to identify. He is the one that has a long, low body that looks like a fat sausage with legs attached. The Dachshund with his long body and short legs is built that way for a very good reason. It makes it easy for him to crawl in badger tunnels to hunt the animal he was named after. Dachshund in German means badger hound.
The badger is a rodent that is harmful to crops and poultry. For hundreds of years farmers all over Europe have been bothered with them. Because they live in tunnels in the ground, they are hard to catch. When a badger was chased by an ordinary dog, he'd dive into his hole and the dog couldn't do anything but bark and paw at the entrance. The Dachshund, however, would go right into the hole in pursuit and minutes later would come backing out dragging the badger after him.
Dachshunds are divided into three categories: the smooth hair that is the most common, the wirehair, with fur like a terrier, and the long hair, whose coat is like a Spaniel's. All three groups are long and low. And all are especially desirable as pets in city apartments because their fur is odorless. With their short legs, Dachshunds can get as much exercise by walking one block as a dog with longer legs gets in walking three.
A full-grown standard dachshund weighs about 16 to 28 pounds, and the miniature dachshund normally weighs less than 11 pounds.
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