The dachshund is a short legged dog and the name comes from Germany and means "badger dog".Colors are red.red and black,cream,blue,wild boar,chocolate brown,fawn,and a lighter "boar"red.A dachshund is a half dog and a dog-in-a-half.Weight:16lb to 18lb is the grown and the minature is less than 11lb.Among the initial Dachshund information and facts that you should know is that they are short, long dogs from the hound family. Their name comes from the German for badger dog. In fact, among the Dachshund information and facts many people don't know is that the German name for the dog, with "hund" sounding like "hound" might have led to the dog being mistakenly classified as a hound, when it actually may not be. Many Dachshund owners and breeders believe that the breed should be considered a terrier as their behavior and appearance (especially in the case of the wire-haired Dachshund) is much more similar to that classification.
