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what resembled him, but differed in his ears, which were more 

 terrier-like, and also in his nose, which had even less of the hound 

 character than that of the dachshund. 



During the last ten or fifteen years this breed has been largely 

 imported into England for badger dogs, as well as for hare hunt- 

 ing. Opinions differ as to their merits in these capacities, some 

 declaring that they are inferior to our own Beagles and terriers ; 

 while others maintain that a good one will face anj' badger with 

 as much pluck as our gamiest terrier. The balance of evidence in 

 my possession is, however, strongly against this last opinion, and 

 I think it may be alleged that any of our terriers will beat him in 

 going to ground to fox or Ijadger. As to nose, I am induced to 

 believe that it is on the average better than that of our modern 

 beagles. 



Dr. L. J. Fitzinger, in his book on dogs, mentions twelve vari- 

 eties of the dachshund, but it is generally believed that all but one 

 of them are cross-bred. The one pure strain is that described by 

 him as der Krummebeinige, or crooked-legged, which is known in 

 this country as the dachshund, par excellence, and will be alluded 

 to here only. This dog, in proportion to his height and weight, 

 possesses great strength ; but his muscular power can be better 

 displayed in digging than in running, wherein his remarkably short 

 and crooked forelegs render his gait ungainly and rolling to a 

 degree amounting to the ridiculous, hence his -use in Germany is 

 to mark the badger or fox to his earth, for which also his keen 

 nose is well suited, and as the entrance to the sleeping- chamber 

 of the former is kept as small as is consistent with his size, the 

 dachshund is able to dig away the earth so as to reach the exact 

 spot, which his tongue at the same time serves to show his master, 

 and thus enable him to dig down to it. The dachshund is also 

 used for driving deer to the gun ; but for this purpose the straight- 

 legged cross geradbeinige dachshund is most in demand, which 

 variety is generally also larger in size and more hound-like in 

 character. In constitution the dog is hardy, but in temper some- 

 what wild and headstrong, so that he is often difficult to get under 

 command when once on the scent. He is also snappish in kennel, 

 and inclined to fight on the slightest provocation, or often without 

 It. His tongue is loud and shrill, without the deep bell-note of the 

 old-fashioned hound. The best breeds are met with in the vicinity 

 of Scharzwald, Stuttgard, Lonberg, and Eberstein, near Baden- 

 Baden. The points of the dachshund are as follows in numerical 

 value and description : 



1. The skull, value lo, is long and slightly arched, the occiput 

 being wide, and its protuberance well developed ; eyebrows raised 

 but without any marked " stop." 



2. Ttitjaw, V. lo, is long and tapering gradually from the eyes ; 

 but, nevertheless, it should not be " pig-jawed " — the end, though 



