A dachshund is a dog with tiny legs and a long body. We are all familiar with its design. Sometimes the dachshund is also called the wiener dog for short (though I don’t know how some dachshund lovers feel about that one!). The name actually comes from Germany. The first syllable means beaver and the second means dog. Although the dachshund is thought to be a hound, it actually is not. The dachshund is actually closer to the terrier grouping of dogs because of its behavior and appearance. The misunderstanding stems from the fact that ‘hund,’ the German word for dog sounds so similar to the English word for hound. The Germans themselves classify the dachshund as a Dackle, not a hound at all. In Germany, dachshund art is very popular given the origins of this wonderful creature.
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