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11. Stern.—Set on fairly high, strong at root, 
and tapering, but not too long. Neither too 
much curved nor carried too high ; well, but not 
too much, feathered ; a bushy tail is better than 
too little hair. 
12. Coat and Skin.—Hair short and close as 
possible, glossy and smooth, but resistant to the 
touch if stroked the wrong way. The skin tough 
and elastic, but fitting close to the body. 
13. Colour.—One Coloured :—There are several 
self colours recognised, including deep red, yellow- 
ish red, smutty red. Of these the dark, or cherry, 
red is preferable, and in this colour light shadings 
on any part of the body or head are undesirable. 
‘Black’ is rare, and is only a sport from black 
and tan. 
Two Coloured :—Deep black, brown (liver) or 
grey, with golden or tan markings (spots) over the 
eyes at the side of the jaw and lips, inner rim 
of ears, the breast, inside and back of legs, the 
feet, and under the tail for about one-third of 
its length. In the above-mentioned colours 
white markings are objectionable. The utmost 
that is allowed being a small spot, or a few hairs, 
on the chest. 
Dappled :—A_ silver grey to almost white 
foundation colour, with dark, irregular spots 
(small for preference) of dark grey, brown, tan, 
or black. The general appearance should be 
a bright, indefinite coloration, which is con- 
sidered especially useful in a hunting dog. 
Very little attention has been paid to breed- 
ing for colour in this country, and the subject is 
not understood; but in Germany, where the 
Dachshund is classified at shows by colour as well 
as by weight, the breeding for colour has been 
brought to a fine art, and certainly, though a 
good dog, like a good horse, is never of a bad 
colour, it is good to look upon perfection of colour 
as well as other points. Very elaborate advice is 
laid down in Germany for the guidance of breeders 
in keeping thecolours pure, and some of the colours 
have special clubs to promote the breeding. 
Speaking generally, on this very large subject, 
it may be noted as an axiom that light eyes, red 
noses, and pale colours are produced by the 
too close breeding of red to red. Brown, or liver, 
dogs bred to red produce flesh-coloured noses 
and false colours—as, for instance, the pale 
“chocolate? and tan—and more use should be 
made of the black and tan to obtain the desirable 
black nose, eye, and rich colour, whether red or 
liver. 
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Ob (HED: 
The original colour of the Dachshund was 
black and tan, and it is the most prominent still 
on the Continent, but in this country it has been 
neglected for many years, and with a deplorable 
result as far as colour goes. 
14. Weight.—Dachshunds in Germany are 
classified by weight as follows :—Lighi-weaght— 
Dogs up to 16} lb., bitches up to 154 Ib. Middle- 
weight—Dogs up to 22 lb., bitches up to 22 lb. 
Heavy-weight —Over 22 lb. Toys—-Up to 12 Ib. 
The German pound is one-tenth more than the 
English. The light-weight dog is most used for 
going to ground. 
For the purpose of showing the comparative 
values of the “ points,” as set forth in the fore- 
going standard, I add the following table of 
values. The German club does not give this. 
General appearance 10 
Head and skull 9 
Eyes 3 
Ears 5 
Jaw 5 
Neck 3 
Forequarters 10 
Legs and feet 25 
Body 9 
Hindquarters 10 
Stern 5 
Coat and skin 3 
Colour . 3 
Total . 100 
At the time of writing there are three 
specialist clubs to foster the breeding of 
true type Dachshunds in the United King- 
dom. Of these one is Scottish and two are 
English. The English clubs are ‘The 
Dachshund Club ” (Hon. Sec., Capt. Barry, 
12, Queen’s Gate Terrace, London, S.W.) 
and “The Northern Dachshund Asso- 
ciation”? (Hon. Sec., T. A. Lever, Esq., 
Greville Lodge, Dickenson Road, Rusholme, 
near Manchester). The honorary secre- 
taries of either club will furnish all in- 
formation relative to membership. ‘‘ The 
Scottish Dachshund Club” has for its 
honorary secretary Mr. A. Tod, 5, St. 
Andrew Street, Edinburgh. 
