Of the 23 dogs to hold the Guinness World Record for oldest living dog, two have been Dachshunds and one a Dachshund mix. Two Dachshunds Have Been the “World's Oldest Dog”ĭachshunds typically live 12-to-15 years-longer than most dog breeds. It's not a very serious sport, since Dachshunds were never meant to be racing dogs, but it sure is a hoot.Ĩ. The Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals have been going on every year in Southern California since 1995. Olympic officials actually plotted that year's marathon route in the shape of a Dachshund.ĭachshund races started in Australia in the 1970s and have since spread around the world. This was the first time the Olympics had a mascot. The official mascot of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games was a colorful Dachshund named Waldi. To counteract this effect, the AKC tried rebranding Dachshunds as “badger dogs,” the translation of their German name, or as “liberty pups.”Ħ. This association led to a decline in the breed's popularity in America. They Were Temporarily Rebranded During WWIĭachshunds were associated with Germany during World War I because they were used in a lot of propaganda, and Kaiser Wilhelm II had a well-known love for Dachshunds. The name was later shortened to hotdog.ĥ. But would you believe that the original name for the hotdog was the Dachshund sausage? The deli product was so-named because it resembled the dog breed.
Breeders probably crossed smooth Dachshunds with other dog breeds to produce the two other coat varieties.ĭachshunds are sometimes called wiener dogs because their long bodies resemble hotdogs. All Dachshunds used to have smooth coats, and the smooth variety is still the most popular. They Have Three Different Types of Coatsĭachshunds can have smooth, wirehaired, or longhaired coats. The miniatures weigh up 11 pounds and under.ģ. The standard Dachshunds weigh up to 35 pounds and were used to hunt badgers and wild boars. Over time, they were bred in different varieties to hunt different kinds of prey.īreeders created two different sizes of Dachshunds-standard and miniature. Despite their small size, Dachshunds are brave and fierce. Dachshunds' short legs keep them low to the ground to track scents, and their narrow bodies allow them to crawl into burrows, looking for badgers. The name “Dachshund” is actually German for badger dog.
Here are some interesting facts you didn't know about Dachshunds: But their long bodies and short legs were meant for more than just making humans fall in love with them. Dachshunds, affectionately called Doxies, are famous for their adorable, funny shape.
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