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and tans, fallow-red, and deep red, all distinct and eligible 

 colors; and you may cross, for instance, a black-and-tan 

 bitch, with a red dog, or a chestnut and tan with a red one; 

 the result will always be a litter of puppies showing the 

 above-mentioned colors distinct and true to type never a 

 mixed color, such as a black-and-tan dog showing a red 

 spot on his back, etc. I have bred over six hundred pup- 

 pies, but never yet saw one which was not correctly marked. 

 I have bred reds to reds for generations; have often received 

 a litter of pure reds; but you can not depend on this as a 

 rule, for in the fourth or fifth generation a black-and-tan, 

 or a chestnut-and-tan puppy, of perfect color and mark- 

 ings, may make his appearance. 



My advice is, pay no attention to color, but attend 

 strictly to the other and more important qualities. Don't 

 cross a Hound type Dachshund with one of a Terrier type, 

 as you can not expect a well-shaped puppy from such a 

 cross. The broad, deep chest, strong limbs and crook, good 

 head and ears, well rounded ribs, and long-stretched body 

 are the points you should breed for. 



As the paws are used by these dogs as shovels, I may 

 say that, in order to get the correct stock, you should breed 

 as big shovels on their legs as possible. Another impor- 

 tant point to look to is the size. A Dachshund should not 

 stand higher at shoulder than ten and one-half or eleven 

 inches; when larger they are too large to enter a fox-hole, 

 and consequently are disqualified for the purpose nature 

 has intended them for. 



Many specimens are overshot; that is, the teeth on the 

 upper jaw stand out one-fourth or one-half inch farther 

 than those of the lower jaw. Although an animal with 

 such teeth may appear to have the most beautiful head 

 imaginable, he should be disqualified for breeding pur- 

 poses. A Dachshund without any white markings is pre- 

 ferred to one which has such; but should the dog otherwise 

 be perfect, I would not object to a little white on his paws, 

 chest, or under throat. 



