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Pictures of Dachshund Puppies and Dachshund dog breed informations
Pictures of Dachshund Puppies and Dachshund dog breed informations
Dachshund is a short-legged and long breed of dogs from hound family. Dachshund, a native of Germany, was developed to scent, chase and hunt badgers and other burrows dwelling animals and a miniature variety of Dachshund was also developed for hunting smaller animals such as rabbits. The German word Dachshund means a badger dog and the name Dachshund has come out of it. Owing to the long and narrow build, Dachshund are often nicknamed as hot dog dog or sausage dog or Wiener dog. Dachshund is perhaps the only breed of dog that can hunt below as well as above ground.
Dachshund comes in three varieties standard, miniature and rabbit and it has been categorizes into three varieties depending upon the coat short haired, long haired and wired haired. They have long and muscular body with short and stubby legs and with unusually large and paddle shaped paws that are used for efficient digging in the ground. Standard variety of Dachshund weighs around 15-30 pounds and miniature weighs about 10 pounds. They are often referred to as ‘two-dogs-long” or “half-dog high and one-and-half long. Their unique characteristics of long breed has made Dachshund an easily identifiable breed of dog and they have also become very popular in jokes and cartoons.
Pictures of Dachshund Puppies and Dachshund dog
Pictures of Dachshund Puppies and Dachshund dog
Pictures of Dachshund Puppies and Dachshund dog
Pictures of Dachshund Puppies and Dachshund dog
Pictures of German Shepherd Puppies
Pictures of German Shepherd Puppies
German Shepherd or Alsatian is a large breed of dogs from Germany. It was developed as a working or herding dog in the end of the eighteenth century and later on due to its strength, intelligence, obedience, loyalty and training capabilities, German Shepherd has been extensively used by Police and Military departments all over the world. Like Labradors, Alsatian is also one of the most popular breeds of dogs by registration.
German Shepherd is a medium sized dog with weight between 20 to 40 kg and height between 23-26 inches. Overall it is a well balanced dog with dome shaped forehead, long muzzle, black nose, and strong jaws with scissor-like teeth. Eyes are brown, lively and intelligent. German Shepherd comes in a variety of colors including black, tan and red, which are the most common colors. All-black, all-white, sable and blue color breeds are rarer. They have a double coat with close and dense outercoat and a thick undercoat. After Border Coolies and Poodles, German Shepherd rank third in the list of most intelligent breeds of dogs.
Pictures of German Shepherd Puppies
Pictures of German Shepherd Puppies
Pictures of German Shepherd Puppies
Pictures of German Shepherd Puppies
