THE DACHSHUND 
A great controversy has raged for some 
years over this standard of points which 
treats the Dachshund as a “‘ hound” pure 
and simple, and entirely taboos the “ terrier,” 
but at the time of its inception it was un- 
doubtedly a useful guide for all interested 
in the breed. 
Where I think the Dachshund Club made 
a great mistake was in not approaching the 
German Teckel Club, when it was formed 
some years later, and when it drew up its 
standard description of the points of the true 
type of Dachshund, 
and then revising the 
English standard to 
accord with the Ger- 
man version. The 
Dachshund is a Ger- 
man dog—practically 
the national dog — 
and the Germans 
should know better 
than we do the type 
best fitted for the 
severe work which 
the dog is expected 
to perform, and 
which even the Ger- 
man show dogs per- 
form to-day. 
Unfortunately the 
English club appar- 
ently made no effort 
to this desirable end, and it was only in 
the year of grace, 1907, that a_ select 
committee, appointed by the two clubs 
that now look after the interests of 
the breed, agreed to revise the English 
standard to bring it into line with the 
German. This is a step, though a late one, 
in the right direction, but it will take years 
perhaps to eradicate the evil done to the 
breed by the misconception of the true 
type. 
I cannot do better than give the standard 
of points formulated by the Germans, 
which will very soon, I trust, be the standard 
adopted by the authorities in this country 
for the guidance of breeders and judges of 
the Dachshund. 
Some illustrations of typical specimens of 
MISS M. W. S. HAWKINS’ LONG-HAIRED 
DACHSHUND ALEXANDER SCHNAPPS 
BY SCHNAPPS——ALEX. 
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the breed accompany this article, and these 
should be studied in conjunction with the 
description of the points which follows. 
Especially I would direct attention to Ch. 
Snakes Prince (p. 307) as being regarded on 
both sides of the Channel as eminently 
typical. A German authority, Herr E. von 
Otto Kreckwitz, having seen the illustration 
of this dog, wrote that he “never saw a 
Teckel nearer to my ideal than Snakes 
Prince, if his weight were only 18 lb. instead 
of 22 lb. His perfect back, the enormous 
bone, deep breast, 
length of head, and 
depth ; everything is 
complete.” 
There are, strictly 
speaking, three varie- 
ties of Dachshund— 
(a) the short-haired, 
(b) the Jong - haired, 
and (c) the rough- 
haired. 
Of these we most 
usually find the first- 
named in this coun- 
try, and they are no 
doubt the original 
stock. Of the others, 
though fairly numer- 
ous in Germany, very 
few are to be seen in 
this country, and al- 
though one or two have been imported 
the type has never seemed to appeal to 
exhibitors. 
Both the long-haired and rough-haired 
varieties have no doubt been produced by 
crosses with other breeds, such as the Spaniel 
and probably the Irish Terrier, respectively. 
In the long-haired variety the hair should 
be soft and wavy, forming lengthy plumes 
under the throat, lower parts of the body, 
and the backs of the legs, and it is longest 
on the under side of the tail, where it forms 
a regular flag like that of a Setter or Spaniel. 
The rough-haired variety shows strongly a 
terrier cross by his “ varmint”’ expression 
and short ears. 
The Germans also subdivide by colour, 
and again for show purposes by weight. 
