The Dachshund. 95 



"Stonehenge" in "Dogs of the British Islands," there is some 

 difference, and as " Stonehenge " acknowledges the assistance in 

 drawing up the description of points of three German gentlemen and at 

 least two Englishmen of long experience in Germany, this is the more 

 remarkable. These gentlemen were Prince Albert Solms, Mr. Schuller 

 (who has imported a great number of the best dachshunds seen in this 

 country), Mr. Schweitzer, Mr. Percival de Castro, Mr. Fisher, and Mr. 

 Barclay Hanbury. 



Of the skull "Stonehenge" says, "the occiput wide and its protu- 

 berance well developed," the German description ignoring an occipital 

 protuberance, and indeed seeming to be in contradiction of its existence ; 

 indeed conical heads are distinctly declared faulty. 



Of the ears " Stonehenge" says, "long enough to reach nearly to the 

 tip of the nose, .... hanging back in graceful folds." By German 

 breeders at Hanover show, 1879, we were assured they do not like the 

 ears to come much over the angle of the jaws. 



Of the eye "Stonehenge" says, " rather small, piercing, and deeply 

 set " against " medium size, round, neither protruding nor sunken." 



Neck "somewhat short, thick," against "long, flexible, broad, and 

 strong." 



The German description is silent as to size, but this we have remedied 

 by the actual measurements of well known dogs, which we give at the 

 end of the chapter. 



The following are the points of the dachshund, as drawn up by a 

 council of the Hanover Kennel Club, composed of many of the leading 

 German breeders : 



1. General Appearance. Low and very long in structure, the fore part 

 (not only the chest) especially well developed, legs very short, the fore 

 legs turned inward at the knees, but the feet considerably bent out. 

 The whole appearance is weasel-like ; the tail is moderately bent, and is 

 carried very little above a horizontal line, or else downwards. Hair close, 

 short, smooth. Expression intelligent, attentive, and lively. 



2. Head. Somewhat long, tapering towards the nose, wedge-like, 

 broadest at the hind part of the skull, and without a stop ; skull broad, 

 almost flat ; nose narrow, straight, sometimes a little upward-bent ; lips 

 very little hanging, forming a small fold at the corner of the mouth. 



3. Ears of medium length, tolerably broad, and rounded at the end, 



