History of the coat type Dachshund, The Smooth Coat
Smooth Haired Dachshund with his velvet coat, known as the sausage dog. The original Dachshund was the smooth haired Dachshund thought to have been developed in Germany from the St. Hubert hound in the 1600's which is also a popular character often seen as toys or in cartoons. The St. Hubert Hound, is now extinct. In the beginning, St. Hubert hounds were totally black, later the black & tan (2-tone color)came. Then the Red came.
The St. Hubert’s Hound was also a close relative of the Bloodhound. It is written also that Basset Hounds are related to the St. Hubert hound too along with Beagles and many other hounds we know today. For many years the Smooth or Short haired Dachshund were the chosen variety for the English show ring. This variety also dominated the American show rings for many years.
Pictured below is of our Benjamin a smooth coat Red male.
Benjamin's coat is short, dense, shiny and feels soft like velvet, the smooth coats is easy to care for, with minimum shedding. He has a tapered pointed tail. These little dogs today come in a variety of colors and patterns. This type of Dachshund can be either miniature, in between "tweenie" or standard size. It has been noted that although all types of Dachshunds share many common temperament traits, the smooth haired seems to become more attached to one certain member of the family, but still shows a high degree of independence, they are usually friendly and outgoing, very loveable and make excellent family pets. The Smooth haired is one of the three coat varieties of the Dachshund dog, the other two are the Long Haired and the Wire Haired. The most recognized Dachshund is the Red smooth. We love them all but, Marilynn is partial to Red smooths, this is my favorite! The 2 basic and traditional color of Dachshunds are the Red and Black & tan smooth. All the other colors and patterns were created and came to be later. The Black & tan and Red are the main basic colors to this breed.
History of the coat type Dachshund, The Long coat
Although this isn't the original coat type of the Dachshund breed, they sure are beautiful! We absolutely adore them! They are soft and cuddly, like teddy bears.
History of the longhair, When trying to design a longer backed Dachshund, in the process this created the second coat of Dachshund, known today as the longhair Dachshund. Please get to know the Long Haired Dachshund, with his beautiful coat and noble expression! You'll be in love!
The long haired Dachshund is thought to be the smooth haired Dachshund crossed with breeds like Spaniels or German Stoberhund. After a win at Crufts in 1923 the long haireds were given the respect they were due. In America the long haireds were mainly kept as pets until 1931 when the first long haired was registered with the AKC, it was not until 1940's that the Best in Show winner was a long haired Dachshund. Below is a picture of one type of the Stoberhund also known as Wachtelhund. This is believed were the piebald pattern came from into this breed.
The coat of this variety of Dachshund is similar to an Irish setter very slightly wavy, soft and shiny, longer on the underside of the body the ears and behind the legs, the hair should be the longest length on the underside of the tail forming a flag, shortest hair is down the dogs back.
If there is very thick hair on the paws, this is called mops and is seen as a fault. Because of their long coats they were not suitable for go to ground hunting so were used as bird dogs. To maintain the long coat in top condition, groom regularly and trim as required. This type of Dachshund is the quieter and gentler, of the three varieties, but this depends on the individual dog. The long haired is also the aristocratic of the Dachshunds with a dignified appearance, charming and affectionate nature. A Long haired Dachshund's coat looks it's best by age 2 and getting even better with every year that passes by.
The long haired Dachshund comes in an assorted range of colors and patterns from one colored, red or cream or two-toned including chocolate/tan, black/tan, Isabella/tan, Blue/tan. Patterns such as dappled, piebald, brindle and " The Rare Sable". You can only get a Sable if one parent is a Sable. Red with dark overlay should be marked a Red with no pattern.
Below is our Hans' perfect confirmation and headset. Hans is a Red dapple Longhair.
History of the coat type Dachshund, The Wire coat
Although the Wire Coat is not the original coat type of a Dachshund either. There's a explaination for why they have a beard and also why he is rough in texture. Understand more about the wire haired Dachshund a lively fun character, read on.
The wire haired Dachshund is thought to be bred from crossing the smooth Dachshund with the, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Schnauzer or German Wirehaired Pinscher. It was not until about 1940 that this variety of Dachshund was imported and shown in America. This breed proved to be a tough, strong dog that was able to hunt small animals such as badgers, rabbits and foxes.
This type of Dachshund has a coat that is thick, with a rough outer coat and a soft short undercoat, needs to be groomed regularly to keep the coat in top condition. This Dachshund is a bit of a character with a beard and bushy eyebrows, the ears have short hair nearly smooth, the tail is thickly haired and tapers to a point, but should not be a flag tail, this is a fault.
The wirehaired Dachshunds are the fun dogs, real extroverts, revelling in games and with a real sense of humour. They love being part of your world and don’t want to miss out on anything. The most common colors for this type of Dachshund are black & tan, wild boar, and various shades of red. This is a picture of a Benjamin's distant relative Ch. Ej's Top Gun MW, The top producing Dachshund male of all times. He has 121 champion children. Will Ben ever produce wire hair? The answer is NO, they must show it to throw it. Benjamin came from 2 smooth parents.
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