Long-haired Dachshund

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General Appearance
Long and low, but with compact, well muscled body, bold, defiant carriage of head and intelligent expression.

Characteristics
Intelligent, lively, courageous to the point of rashness, obedient. Especially suited to going to ground because of low build, very strong forequarters and forelegs. Long, strong jaw, and immense power of bite and hold. Excellent nose, persevering hunter and tracker.

Temperament
Faithful, versatile and good tempered.

Head and Skull
Long, appearing conical when seen from above; from side tapering uniformly to tip of nose. Skull only slightly arched. Neither too broad nor too narrow, sloping gradually without prominent stop into slightly arched muzzle. Length from tip of nose to eyes equal to length from eyes to occiput. In Wire haired, particularly, ridges over eyes strongly prominent, giving appearance of slightly broader skull. Lips well stretched, neatly covering lower jaw. Strong jaw bones not too square or snipy, but opening wide.

Eyes
Medium size, almond-shaped, set obliquely. Dark except in chocolates, where they can be lighter. In dapples one or both ‘wall’ eyes permissible.

Ears
Set high, and not too far forward. Broad, of moderate length, and well rounded (not pointed or folded). Forward edge touching cheek. Mobile, and when at attention back of ear directed forward and outward.

Mouth
Teeth strongly developed, powerful canine teeth fitting closely. Jaws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Complete dentition important.

Neck
Long, muscular, clean with no dewlap, slightly arched, running in graceful lines into shoulders, carried proudly forward.

Forequarters
Shoulder blades long, broad, and placed firmly and obliquely (45 degrees to the horizontal) upon very robust rib cage. Upper arm the same length as shoulder blade, set at 90 degrees to it, very strong, and covered with hard, supple muscles. Upper arm lies close to ribs, but able to move freely. Forearm short and strong in bone, inclining slightly inwards; when seen in profile moderately straight, must not bend forward or knuckle over, which indicates unsoundness. Correctly placed foreleg should cover the lowest point of the keel.

Body
Long and full muscled. Back level, with sloping shoulders, lying in straightest possible line between withers and slightly arched loin. Loin short and strong. Breast bone strong, and so prominent that a depression appears on either side of it in front. When viewed from front, thorax full and oval; when viewed from side or above, full volumed, so allowing by its ample capacity complete development of heart and lungs. Well ribbed up, underline gradually merging into line of abdomen. Body sufficiently clear of ground to allow free movement.

Hindquarters
Rump full, broad and strong, pliant muscles. Croup long, full, robustly muscled, only slightly sloping towards tail. Pelvis strong, set obliquely and not too short. Upper thigh set at right angles to pelvis, strong and of good length. Lower thigh short, set at right angles to upper thigh and well muscled. Legs when seen behind set well apart, straight, and parallel. Hind dewclaws undesirable.

Feet
Front feet full, broad, deep, close knit, straight or very slightly turned out. Hindfeet smaller and narrower. Toes close together, with a decided arch to each toe, strong regularly placed nails, thick and firm pads. Dog must stand true, i.e. equally on all parts of the foot.

Tail
Continues line of spine, but slightly curved, without kinks or twists, not carried too high, or touching ground when at rest.

Gait/Movement
Should be free and flowing. Stride should be long, with the drive coming from the hindquarters when viewed from the side. Viewed from in front or behind, the legs and feet should move parallel to each other with the distance apart being the width of the shoulder and hip joints respectively.

Coat
Smooth-Haired: Dense, short and smooth. Hair on underside of tail coarse in texture. Skin loose and supple, but fitting closely all over without dewlap and little or no wrinkle.
Long-Haired: Soft and straight, or only slightly waved; longest under neck, on underparts of body, and behind legs, where it forms abundant feathering, on tail where it forms a flag. Outside of ears well feathered. Coat flat, and not obscuring outline. Too much hair on feet undesirable.
Wire-Haired: With exception of jaw, eyebrows, chin and ears, the whole body should be covered with a short, straight, harsh coat with dense undercoat, beard on the chin, eyebrows bushy, but hair on ears almost smooth. Legs and feet well but neatly furnished with harsh coat.

Colour
All colours allowed but (except in dapples which should be evenly marked all over) no white permissible, save for a small patch on chest which is permitted but not desirable. Nose and nails black in all colours except chocolate/tan and chocolate/dapple, where brown permitted.

Size
Ideal weight: 9-12 kgs (20-26 lbs). Miniatures Ideal weight: 4.5 kgs (10 lbs ). It is of the utmost importance that judges should not award prizes to animals over 5.0 kgs (11 lbs).

Faults
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.

Note
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

March 1994

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We are grateful to The Dachshund Club for permission to use extracts from

"The Illustrated Standard of Points of the Dachshund of all varieties" by J. P. Sayer.

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General Appearance:
Long and low, but with compact, well muscled body, bold defiant carriage of head and intelligent expression.

Characteristics:

Intelligent, lively, courageous to the point of rashness, obedient. Especially suited to going to ground because of low build, very strong forequarters, and forelegs, long strong jaw, and immense power of bite and hold. Excellent nose, persevering hunter and trackers.

Temperament:

Faithful, versatile and good tempered.

Head and Skull:
Long, appearing conical when seen from above; and from a side view tapering uniformly to the tip of the muzzle. Skull only slightly arched. Neither too broad nor too narrow, sloping gradually without a prominent stop into a slightly arched muzzle. The length from the back of the skull to the eyes should be the same as from the eyes to the end of the muzzle.

In Wirehaired particularly, ridges over the eyes strongly prominent, giving appearance of a slightly broader skull.

Lips well stretched, neatly covering the lower jaw. Strong jaw bones, not too square or snipy, but opening wide.

Eyes:
Medium size, almond shaped, set obliquely. Dark except in Chocolates, where they can be lighter. In Dapples, one or both wall eyes are permissible.

Ears:
Set high and not too far forward. Broad, of moderate length and well rounded (not narrow, pointed or folded). Forward edge touching the cheek. Mobile, and when at attention, the back of the ear is directed forward and outward.

Mouth:
Teeth must be strongly developed; the powerful canine teeth fitting closely.  Jaws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite; i.e. the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Complete dentition important.

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Figure 7: correct "Scissor" bite, with closely fitting top and bottom canine teeth. Any deviation from this is a fault.
Figure 8: incorrect "overshot" jaw which is more common than...

Figure 9: incorrect "undershot" jaw

Figure 10: shows a "pincer" bite where both upper and lower teeth meet exactly edge to edge. This too is incorrect

There should be 22 lower teeth and 20 upper teeth. Number and alignment should both be examined by judges

There should be 6 incisors in each jaw (Faults: missing incisors - typically one missing, but occasionally two missing.  Judges should check these.)

There should be 2 canines in each jaw - 1 on each side

There should be 8 pre-molars in each jaw - 4 on each side (Faults: missing pre-molars)

There should be 4 molars in the upper jaw - 2 on each side - and 6 in the lower jaw - 3 on each side
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Neck:
Long, muscular, clean with no dewlap, slightly arched, running in graceful lines into shoulders, carried proudly forward.

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Figure 1: the ideal head and skull. Eyes should be dark (except in chocolates) and oval. Round eyes are a fault.
Figure 2: excessively pronounced stop, low set and folded ears.

Figure 3: short, snipy jaw, with high-set ears.

Figure 4: ideal head, seen from above, with the jaw tapering uniformly to the nose.

Figure 5: faulty jaw, pinched in between the eyes and nose.

Figure 6: shows dewlap (baggy skin under the neck). The skin should fit closely all over the body.
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Forequarters:
Shoulder blades long, broad and placed firmly and obliquely (45 degrees to the horizontal) upon very robust rib cage. Upper arm the same length as shoulder blade, set at 90 degrees to it, very strong and covered with hard supple muscles. Upper arm lies close to the ribs but able to move freely. Forearm short and strong in bone, inclining slightly inwards; when seen in profile moderately straight, must not bend forward or knuckle over, which indicates unsoundness. Correctly placed foreleg should cover the lowest point of the keel.

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Figure 11: shows the ideal profile view of the forequarters; the dotted line indicates the extent of the breastbone. The point of the breastbone should be prominent and high up.
Figure 12: shows the correct shape and length of the breastbone. It should form a graceful curve down through the forelegs and well back towards the abdomen. There are 9 full ribs and 4 floating ribs on each side.

Figure 13: shows the ideal front view of the forequarters. The chest should be very oval and comparatively broad. The legs are close fitting to the ribcage down to the wrists. Below the wrists, the legs are straight and well apart. The feet may be turned slightly outwards or quite straight.

Figure 14: shows a chest that is too narrow ("chicken-breast"). The forelegs are too close together at the wrists and the feet are splayed out ("10 to 2").

Figure 15: shows a breastbone that starts too low and is not prominent. It is short and comes down to a point behind the legs

Figure 16: is an even more exaggerated example of a faulty breastbone and forechest.

Note that a very deep chest is a fault as insufficient ground clearance will restrict the dog's movement and ability to do a day's work. At its lowest point (between the forelegs) it should be no lower than the wrist (knee). Low to ground means lowness from the withers, not lack of ground clearance.
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Figure 17: shows the correct angulation of the shoulders and upper arm (set at 90 degrees). The correct form can be gauged by the width between the point of the breastbone and the back of the shoulder (as shown by the dotted lines).
Figure 18: shows the shoulder blade too steep and the upper arm joined at an angle greater than 90 degrees. Note also the less prominent forechest ("flat front") which often accompanies upright shoulders; and the forelegs that are placed too far forward. The dotted lines also highlight the lack of width between the point of the breastbone and the top of the shoulder.

Figure 19: shows further exaggeration, leading to knuckling over of the forelegs.

Figure 20: seen from the front, upright shoulders may, in bad cases, also cause the elbows to stand out from the ribs. The body should not hang loosely between the legs.
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Figures 21, 21a and 21b: show the correct form of the feet. Forefeet should be large, round and close-knit, with firm pads and a distinct arch to each toe. There are 5 toes, but only four in use. The skin on the forelegs should not be wrinkled. The feet may be turned slightly outwards or quite straight.
Figures 22 and 22a: show an incorrect, long, narrow foot ("hare foot"). A small, round "terrier foot" is also incorrect.
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Body:
Long and full muscled. Back level, with sloping shoulders, lying in the straightest possible line between the withers and a slightly arched loin. Loin short and strong. Breastbone strong and so prominent that a depression appears on either side of it in front. When viewed from the front, thorax full and oval; when viewed from side or above, full volumed so allowing by its ample capacity complete development of the heart and lungs. Well ribbed up, underline gradually merging into the line of the abdomen. Body sufficiently clear of the ground to allow free movement.

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Figure 11: shows the ideal profile view of the forequarters; the dotted line indicates the extent of the breastbone. The point of the breastbone should be prominent and high up.
Figure 12: shows the correct shape and length of the breastbone. It should form a graceful curve down through the forelegs and well back towards the abdomen. There are 9 full ribs and 4 floating ribs on each side.

Figure 13: shows the ideal front view of the forequarters. The chest should be very oval and comparatively broad. The legs are close fitting to the ribcage down to the wrists. Below the wrists, the legs are straight and well apart. The feet may be turned slightly outwards or quite straight.

Figure 14: shows a chest that is too narrow ("chicken-breast"). The forelegs are too close together at the wrists and the feet are splayed out ("10 to 2").

Figure 15: shows a breastbone that starts too low and is not prominent. It is short and comes down to a point behind the legs

Figure 16: is an even more exaggerated example of a faulty breastbone and forechest.

Note that a very deep chest is a fault as insufficient ground clearance will restrict the dog's movement and ability to do a day's work. At its lowest point (between the forelegs) it should be no lower than the wrist (knee). Low to ground means lowness from the withers, not lack of ground clearance.
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Figure 23: shows the ideal outline. The line of the back from withers to rump should be level. The body should be long and muscular. Too short a body gives a "cloddy" appearance. The underline should not be "tucked up" to the abdomen (like a Greyhound). One head length equals neck length; tail length, and body depth. And, three head lengths equal length of the body from breastbone to hock.
Figure 24: shows a hollow back (sometimes known as "soft in back").

Figure 25: shows hindquarters higher than the shoulders.

Figure 26: shows a roach back, where the back is arched between the withers and the rump.
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Hindquarters:
Rump full, broad and strong pliant muscles. Croup long, full, robustly muscled, only slightly sloping towards the tail. Pelvis strong, set obliquely and not too short. Upper thigh set at right angles to pelvis, strong and of good length. Lower thigh short, set at right angles to upper thigh and well muscled. Legs when seen from behind set well apart, straight and parallel. Hind dewclaws undesirable.

Pictures and Discussion
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Figure 27: shows the long pelvis, with the upper thigh set on at a right angle to it. The lower thigh (shinbone) is of such length that the hock joint stands just clear of the back of the thigh. The foot bones stand vertically, up to the hock joint. The correct angulation can be gauged by the width shown by the dotted lines.
Figure 28: shows the correct hindquarters from behind, with good width. The hind legs are lighter in bone and the feet are smaller than the front ones.

Figure 29: shows a short pelvis and upper thigh set at an angle greater than 90 degrees. The lower thighbone is also too short. The back of the thigh overhangs the hock in this case. The dotted lines show the narrowness of this construction. This will result in cramped movement.

Figure 30: shows the same angulation, but with a more normal length of lower thigh, resulting in the hocks projecting too far behind the thigh.

Figure 31: shows narrow hindquarters, with the legs too close together and the feet turned outwards.

Figure 32: shows the pelvis bone set too sloping and with a long lower thigh and long foot bones, resulting in a "sickle-hock". Note also, the low-set tail.

Figure 33: shows "cow hocks", with the hock joints close together.

Figure 34: shows "bandy hocks", with the feet turned inwards.
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Feet:
Front feet full, broad, deep, close knit, straight or very slightly turned out. Hind feet smaller and narrower. Toes close together with a decided arch to each toe, strong regularly placed nails, thick and firm pads. Dog must stand true, i.e. equally on all parts of the foot.

Tail:
Continues line of the spine, but slightly curved, without kinks or twists, not carried too high, or touching the ground when at rest.

Gait/Movement:
Should be free and flowing. Stride should be long with the drive coming from the hindquarters when viewed from the side. Viewed from in front or behind, the legs and feet should move parallel to each other with the distance apart being the width of the shoulder and hip joints respectively.

Coat - Wire-haired:
With the exception of the jaw, eyebrows, chin and ears, the whole body should be covered with a short, straight, harsh coat with dense undercoat, beard on the chin, eyebrows bushy, but hair on the ears almost smooth. Legs and feet well but neatly furnished with harsh coat.

Smooth-haired:

Dense, short and smooth. Hair on underside of tail course in texture. Skin loose and supple, but fitting closely all over without dewlap and little or no wrinkle.

Long-haired:

Soft and straight, or only slightly waved; longest under neck, on underparts of body and behind legs where it forms abundant feathering, on tail where it forms a flag. Outside of ears well feathered. Coat flat and not obscuring outline. Too much hair on feet is undesirable.

Colour:
All colours allowed but (except in dapples which should be evenly marked all over) no white permissible, save for a small patch on chest which is permitted but not desirable. Nose and nails black in all colours except chocolate/tan and chocolate/dapple, where brown is permitted.

Size:
Standards: Ideal weight 20-26 lbs (9-12 kg).

Miniatures: Ideal weight 10 lbs (4.5 kg). It is the utmost importance that judges should not award prizes to animals over 11 lbs (5 kg).

Faults:
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon t