Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired) Originating in Germany where he is known as the Teckel (badger dog) the Dachshund, is still used for both tracking wounded game such as deer, and for going to ground after badger or rabbits. In his native country there are three sizes: standard, miniature and Kaninchen (rabbit dog) all defined by measuring the circumference of the chest. In the UK there are two sizes with miniatures preferably weighing under 5 kilograms. There are three coat types in each variety: the Smooth haired, the Long haired and the Wirehaired and the six varieties all share the same breed standard, divided by size and coat. Breed Group Vulnerable Breed Size How much exercise? Length of coat How much grooming? Supposedly sheds? Town or Country Type of home Minimum garden size Lifespan Hound No Small Up to 30 minutes per day Short Once a week Yes Either Flat, Small or Large House Small/Medium Over 12 Years
Health Information You may be aware that some breeds of dog and their crosses can be susceptible to inherited disease. Of course you want to be sure that the dog you choose is as healthy as possible, and you would like to know that it has not inherited any undesirable disease-causing genes from its parents. There is some help in that DNA tests for diseases in purebred dogs are available for some conditions in some breeds, but there are not very many such tests just yet! There are also, however, a number of clinical veterinary screening schemes that dog breeders can use to increase the probability of producing healthy puppies. Details of the various screening schemes, both veterinary and DNA, that are available to breeders in the UK can be found at www.thekennelclub.org.uk/doghealth Potential dog owners should be aware that, at present, the application of various health screening results to breeding programmes is not always straightforward, and breeders may make choices for various reasons. A responsible breeder though, will always be willing to discuss relevant health issues with you. Breed clubs are often useful sources of breedspecific information. What Screening is relevant for the Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)? Kennel Club Assured Breeders must use the following screening schemes for sires and dams BVA/KC DNA test - PRA (cord1) The list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Breed clubs and experienced breeders are useful sources of information on health issues in the breed. All breeds have a Breed Health Coordinator. Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired) Clubs Name Telephone Dachshund Club 01905821820 Dachshund Club Of Wales 01639 884082 East Yorkshire Dachshund Club 01757 630826 Eastern Counties Dachshund Association 01406 821005 Great Joint Dachshund Association 02920 614339 Lancashire & Cheshire Dachshund Association 0161 775 7167 Midland Dachshund Club 01785 664461 Miniature Dachshund Club 01939 250210 Northern Counties Dachshund Association 01914 142701 Scottish Dachshund Club 01314 401763 Smoothhaired Dachshund Club 01904 761903 Southern Dachshund Association West Of England Dachshund Association 01823 601240 West Riding Dachshund Association 01709 510796 Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired) Rescue Organisations
Name Telephone Dachshund Rescue 07773 642782 Dachshund Rescue 07773 488568 Dachshund Rescue 07773 488586 Dachshund Rescue 07773 488725 Dachshund Rescue 07773 488599 Dachshund Rescue 07773 488640 Dachshund Rescue 07773 488635 Dachshund Rescue 07773 642786 Dachshund Rescue 07773 488626 Dachshund Rescue 07773 642781 Dachshund Rescue 07773 488579 Dachshund Rescue 07773 488682 Dachshund Rescue 01757 630826 Dachshund Rescue 07773 488712 Dachshund Rescue Dachshund Rescue 01757 630826 Scottish Dachshund Club Rescue 01383 830543 Assured Breeders Name Member since Phone Accolades Mrs R S Prideaux 21/12/2013 01173 039319 Bristol, Avon Miss F McKeegan Bedford, Bedfordshire Miss L Cooper Newbury, Berkshire Ms S Smyth Wokingham, Berkshire Mrs A K Sharkey Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Mrs V E Phillips Berkhamsted, Buckinghamshire Mrs E Daymond Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Mr T L Johnson Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Mrs A L Shelton Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Mrs E T Jones Wisbech, Cambridgeshire 13/02/2018 01234 766179 24/07/2017 07919 524312 12/09/2016 01189 793399 30/09/2008 01844 237902 19/03/2004 01442 851225 03/02/2016 01296 714771 27/05/2005 01487 822630 31/08/2008 01733 211175 26/10/2015 07557 676477
Mrs J D Baker 31/10/2008 01945 410787 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Mrs A G Leonard Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Mrs T Bennett Alderley Edge, Cheshire Misses K Parrott & A Clifton Bodmin, Cornwall Mrs R M Burley Newquay, Cornwall Mr E D Bennett Durham, County Durham Mrs J C Graham Carlisle, Cumbria Miss R Smalley & Mr D Williamson Chesterfield, Derbyshire Mrs S V Wilkins Buckfastleigh, Devon Mrs F Reynish Teignmouth, Devon Mr M A & Mrs C A Barlow Totnes, Devon Miss A P Hughes Christchurch, Dorset Mr K F & Mrs S D Godfrey Ferndown, Dorset Mr R & Mrs R A Dunhill Ammanford, Dyfed Mrs S J Davies Kidwelly, Dyfed Mrs D Blyth Battle, East Sussex Mrs V L & Mr W J Levinson Colchester, Essex Mr C & Mrs E Claassen Loughton, Essex Miss T R & Ms N E Davison Southend-On-Sea, Essex Mr J Andison & Ms K Peel Kelty, Fife Mrs E A Reed Fareham, Hampshire Mrs D J Bowley Southsea, Hampshire Ms C M Scott Hereford, Herefordshire Mrs C Worswick Hereford, Herefordshire 31/03/2008 01945 861496 06/04/2017 01625 474072 04/07/2017 01726 252864 31/10/2008 01637 889421 04/12/2012 07813 608632 30/09/2009 07742 145637 14/07/2017 07885 644093 31/08/2010 01364 716151 22/09/2016 07789 470320 28/09/2011 01803 864048 09/04/2018 07702 069600 11/12/2013 01202 855153 31/07/2009 01269 592624 24/05/2012 01269 870414 30/04/2008 01424 893700 31/01/2008 01206 735955 23/05/2017 07879 083129 22/09/2017 01702 294838 28/02/2010 01383 830543 31/10/2008 01329 663631 23/06/2017 02392 851755 31/01/2008 07789 394422 30/06/2008 01981 252913
Mrs P E Endersby 31/10/2008 01462 730101 Hitchin, Hertfordshire Mr P Davies Ashford, Kent Mrs J S Forbes & Miss A L J Hook Birchington, Kent Miss E Batten Cranbrook, Kent Mrs A Bourne Tunbridge Wells, Kent Mrs H C Chenery Leicester, Leicestershire Mrs H C Chenery & Mr S J Swain Leicester, Leicestershire Miss J Hawkins Loughborough, Leicestershire Ms L Brooks Gainsborough, Lincolnshire Mrs Y M Kent Gainsborough, Lincolnshire Mrs N S Mant-Wood Gainsborough, Lincolnshire Mr B P & Mrs A A Welham Grantham, Lincolnshire Mrs J Dent Lincoln, Lincolnshire Miss L Muggleton Lincoln, Lincolnshire Miss R L Williams Market Rasen, Lincolnshire Mrs C E Russell Roslin, Midlothian Mrs J R Baskerville Diss, Norfolk Mr M P & Mrs L M Dixon Ripon, North Yorkshire Mr A Barrett Kettering, Northamptonshire Mrs J Blackham Towcester, Northamptonshire Mrs K & Mr W Dickens Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Mrs D & Mr K Handy Thame, Oxfordshire Mr K J Rees & Mrs K M Jones Cardiff, South Glamorgan Mrs M P Oxley Doncaster, South Yorkshire 27/05/2014 01233 732284 30/11/2008 07748 043900 11/01/2016 07715 105808 30/11/2008 01892 864664 10/01/2013 07792 241235 29/10/2013 07792 241235 16/11/2017 07538 787513 31/03/2007 01427 811922 31/10/2009 07831 714329 15/03/2012 01652 648679 28/01/2005 01476 870732 31/01/2010 07535 186068 31/01/2008 12/08/2005 01673 857176 29/03/2012 01314 401763 21/11/2017 01379 668142 31/03/2010 01765 650493 23/03/2017 074112 19969 31/01/2010 01327 857997 30/11/2006 07903 772832 09/01/2013 07870 963345 30/11/2010 02920 488769 30/11/2009 01302 843106
Miss J Marshall & Mrs E J Pickering 29/07/2016 01302 840780 Doncaster, South Yorkshire Mr P J & Mrs N F Price Cannock, Staffordshire Mrs G J & Mr J A Thompson Cheddleton, Staffordshire Mrs C M Orton Tamworth, Staffordshire Mrs V E Stephen Aldeburgh, Suffolk Mrs S R Phillips Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk Mrs P Cheeseman Godalming, Surrey Mrs E Baker Morden, Surrey Mrs L Kholl Sutton, Surrey Ms N D Conway Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Mrs J Cumberland Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Mrs F Mitchell Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Mr W J & Mrs C A Thomas Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire Mr W J Thomas Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire Mrs C P Sheppard Neath, West Glamorgan Messrs D M Evans & K P Jarrett Neath, West Glamorgan Mrs J L Wolsey Swansea, West Glamorgan Mr K J Knight Swansea, West Glamorgan Mr D Doody West Bromwich, West Midlands Mrs S A Lent Crawley, West Sussex Mr S J & Mrs S D Jardine Worthing, West Sussex Mr G Blunt Worthing, West Sussex Mrs W & Mr C Kennedy Dewsbury, West Yorkshire Mrs S Metcalfe-Bilgin Keighley, West Yorkshire 31/03/2009 01543 276797 13/10/2011 01538 360097 19/03/2004 01827 286816 04/01/2018 01728 454859 11/04/2012 07760 828896 17/10/2017 07968 067679 19/03/2013 07815 561731 07/09/2011 07411 080807 22/01/2016 07860 608365 15/07/2016 07576 202402 28/02/2006 01661 825018 31/03/2009 01789 415336 31/03/2009 01789 415336 30/09/2008 01639 814218 01/03/2018 01792 323955 31/10/2009 01792 896869 02/08/2012 01792 896869 29/09/2016 07961 079282 25/09/2017 01342 714920 08/10/2013 01903 209138 17/05/2016 07714 300586 18/10/2013 07904 586794 30/11/2008 01535 633934
Mrs S & Mr J Hunt 31/03/2009 01793 493212 Swindon, Wiltshire Mrs J P Curtis Redditch, Worcestershire Mrs J N Boyce Redditch, Worcestershire 31/01/2010 07716 110452 31/12/2009 07734 059235 Accolade of Excellence Studbook Achievement Breed Club Membership Breeder Experience Denotes a significant contribution to Bred at least 3 dogs listed in the Current member of one or more 5 or more litters registered with the a breed. Studbook. breed clubs Kennel Club