Special Characteristics of the Three Coat
Varieties
The Dachshund is bred with three varieties of
coat: (1) Smooth; (2) Wirehaired; (3) Longhaired.
Smoothaired Dachshund
Short smooth and shining. Should be neither too
long nor too thick. Ears not leathery.
For some examples of Smoothaired Dachshunds:
See Seymore
See Mase
See Beagle
Wirehaired Dachshunds
With the exception of jaw, eyebrows, and ears,
the whole body is covered with a uniform tight, short, thick, rough, hard,
outer coat but with finer, somewhat softer, shorter hairs (undercoat) everywhere
distributed between the coarser hairs. The absence of an undercoat is a
fault. The distinctive facial furnishings include a beard and eyebrows.
On the ears the hair is shorter than on the body, almost smooth. The general
arrangement of the hair is such that the wirehaired Dachshund, when viewed
from a distance, resembles the smooth. Any sort of soft hair in the outercoat,
wherever found on the body, especially on the top of the head, is a fault.
The same is true of long, curly, or wavy hair, or hair that sticks out
irregularly in all directions.
For some examples of Wirehaired Dachshunds:
See Wee Wee
See Panda
See Wheaties
Longhaired Dachshund
The sleek, glistening, often slightly wavy hair
is longer under the neck and on forechest, the underside of the body, the
ears and behind the legs. The coat gives the dog an elegant appearance.
Short hair on the ear is not desirable. Too profuse a coat which masks
type, equally long hair over the whole body, a curly coat, or a pronounced
parting on the back are faults. Tail-Carried gracefully in prolongation
of the spine; the hair attains its greatest length here and forms a veritable
flag.
For some examples of Longhaired Dachshunds:
See Tiger Lily
See Maggie
See Silky Pie |