The Dachshund, also called Dackel or Teckel, has been known since the Middle Ages. Low, short legged, elongated but compact build, very muscular with cheeky, challenging head carriage and alert facial expression. His general appearance is typical of his sex. In spite of his legs being short in relation to the long body, he is very mobile and lithe. For decades the Dachshund has been bred in three sizes (Teckel, Miniature Teckel and Rabbit Teckel) and in three different kinds of coat (Smooth-haired, Wire-haired and Long-haired).

Source: FCI

See: The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
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JUDGING

Difficulties in Judging Dachshunds
by Dr Cesare Calcinati

(Internal) PDF - Difficulties in Judging Dachshunds - an FCI perspective - Dr Cesare Calcinati - WUT#1-2017.pdf

Note: breed names for all sizes (standard, miniature, rabbit) , coat types (short, long, wire) are listed
teckel, zwergteckel
dackel, zwergdackel
Dachshund Korthåret
Dachshund Langhåret
Dachshund Strihåret
Dvergdachshund Korthåret
Dvergdachshund Langhåret
Dvergdachshund Strihåret
Kanindachshund Korthåret
Kanindachshund Langhåret
Kanindachshund Strihåret
tax, långhårig dvärgDachshund Miniature, Long-haired
tax, långhårig kanin
Dachshund Kaninchen, Long-haired
tax, långhårig normalstor
Dachshund Standard, Long-haired
tax, strävhårig dvärgDachshund Miniature, Wire-haired
tax, strävhårig kanin
Dachshund Kaninchen, Wire-haired
tax, strävhårig normalstor
Dachshund Standard, Wire-haired

Country of Origin: Germany
VDH
Deutscher Teckelklub

Estimate of Heritability and Genetic Trend of Intervertebral Disc Calcification in Dachshunds in Finland

The Norwegian Kennel Club's X-ray Procedure for Detection of Calcified Intervertebral Discs in the Dachshund
for evaluation by the Norwegian Kennel Club

There are numerous breed standards.

The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

Three of the major international standards are:

The American Kennel Club

The Kennel Club, UK (Smooth-Haired), (Long-Haired), (Wire-Haired)

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale) - 07.11.2019/EN

NOTE: posted by the Deutscher Teckelklub 1888 e.V. https://www.dtk1888.de/:

"FCI-Standard 148

Am 29.11.2019 wurde der neue FCI-Standard 148 in deutscher Sprache veröffentlicht. Somit ist nun nach dem neuen Standard zu richten."

"The new FCI Standard 148 was published in German on November 29, 2019. The new standard must now be used."
New FCI standard 148 - German version
New FCI standard 148 - English version

The major changes concern colors and sizes and are shaded in the text. The males may be slightly larger than the bitches and now the size of the chest of normal dachshunds is also defined. In addition to these changes, other corrections and adjustments have been made. Not all of them are darkened.

1. Swedish Insurance Data

• Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.

• Genetic Diversity

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Smooth-Haired), (Long-Haired), (Wire-Haired)
   1. Links to Breed Health Conservation Plans (All Varieties)
2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
3. Finland:  new research on heritability of intervertebral disc calcification.

• PEVISA (Finnish): http://www.mayrakoiraliitto.fi/index.php/terveys/pevisa
  • Finland JTOs:

    1. Target programs for dachshund breeding and the PEVISA program 2017-2021

        
        

       At its meeting held on 9 August 2016 (6/2016), the Finnish Kennel Club's breeding science committee approved the target programs for the breeding of Dachshunds for the period 2017-2021. At the same time, the dachshund PEVISA program was approved to be valid for 2017-2021. A summary of the PEVISA program can be found at the following link  Dachshund PEVISA

       • JTO Coarse-haired dachshund 2017-2021
       • JTO Coarse-haired rabbit and dwarf dachshund 2017-2021
       • JTO Short-haired Dachshund 2017-2021
       • JTO Short-haired rabbit and dwarf dachshund 2017-2021
       • JTO Longhaired Dachshund 2017-2021
       • JTO Longhaired rabbit and dwarf dachshund 2017-2021

     4. UK: The Dachshund Breed Council: Dachshund Health Handbook

     5. CHIC: AKC: Screening requirements

Health Reports

Norske Dachshundklubbers Forbund - NDF - (Norwegian Dachshund Clubs Association) is currently comprised of 15 local clubs throughout the country.)

HEALTH SURVEY: 2018: The Dachshund Breed Council's 2018 Health Survey is open to UK and non-UK Dachshunds. 

UK: The Dachshund Breed Council: Health Survey 2018: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGD9i6y_wwv7W8kOyUytM9F9HDw7VbsJjoStiaibst83A6PQ/viewform

See INITIAL RESULTS from this survey:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GKVJQx9X7CzO4N26M2Nz5MOzqWS6-GojCZMAijjsS1c/edit#slide=id.gc6f73a04f_0_0

UK, Australia/New Zealand and Nordic results/analysis - January 2019

• https://dogwellnet.com/files/file/413-dachslife-2018-breed-surveys/

HGTD - All dachshund varieties

Genetic Tests (HGTD)

• Dachshund (General)
• Dachshund, Miniature Long-haired
• Dachshund, Miniature Smooth-haired
• Dachshund, Miniature Wire-haired
• Rabbit Dachshund, Long-haired
• Rabbit Dachshund, Smooth-haired
• Rabbit Dachshund, Wire-haired
• Dachshund, Standard Long-haired
• Dachshund, Standard Smooth-haired
• Dachshund, Standard Wire-haired

Dachshund Club of America: Breed Presentation (history, breed standard and you be the judge in PowerPoint)

• DCA Health and Welfare Trust Fund
• Canine Intervertebral Disk Disease
  Prepared for The Dachshund Club of America, Inc. by Patricia J. Luttgen, DVM, MS, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Specialty of Neurology, Denver, Colorado
• DCA Members Database

INTERNATIONAL

World Teckel Union (Working Dachshund)

• Resources: WUT Downloads

The Dachshund Breed Council UK's website contains a wealth of information!  Don't miss the  Dachshund Health Information Library

(many articles, presentations including Lafora's dx and Epilepsy.

Judges and Judging

• Back Disease: Video & DVD

• Genetics

• Health Reports

Dachshund Breed Council:

• Information on judging the breed - UK Breed Standard
• A quick guide to judging the Dachshund
• Judging the Dachshund -- A Health and Welfare Perspective

Dachshund Breed Council: Article - 2018 : “Not long and not low” – please read the Breed Standard

• https://dachshundbreedcouncil.wordpress.com/uk-breed-standard/not-long-and-not-low-please-read-the-breed-standard/
• Internal (PDF) -- “Not long and not low” – please read the Breed Standard

UK: Dachshund Breed Council recently launched the IVDD -- Invertebral Disk Disease Website

"Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD) is by far the most common health problem in UK Dachshunds: around 1 in 4 may be affected at some stage in their lives. Whilst many recover well in time, there is significant risk of permanent damage so severe it is life changing or threatening.  On this website, you can find out more about the causes, symptoms, treatments, expense, how to reduce the risks, plus details of our IVDD screening initiative."

More on Dachshund IVDD

• https://www.dachshund-ivdd.uk/

This website offers an excellent group of resources including InfoGraphics and a 2019 presentation "Herniated discs - "Slipped discs" WITH THE SHORT-LEGGED BREEDS" shared by DWN Community members Ian Seath and Frøydis Hardeng.

The Dachshund Club of America -- Health and Welfare Trust Fund website lists supported research projects.

The Dachshund Breed Council UK -- Research page (past and present projects)

CURRENT RESEARCH

• RESOURCES: IVDD website: https://www.dachshund-ivdd.uk/
• DNA test (genotyping of the FGF4 retrogene insertion on CFA12) - Recommendations for Dachshunds: Dachshund Health UK
  • DNA test for Intervertebral Disc Disease is not recommended
  • HGTD - See Application Information for this test.
  • Managing the Genetics of Chondrodystrophy (CDDY) | Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (ucdavis.edu)
  • 2020 Research: Breeding schemes for intervertebral disc disease in dachshunds: Is disc calcification score preferable to genotyping of the FGF4 retrogene insertion on CFA12

• Pilot Study to validate AHT’s research into the Lafora mutation in Mini Wirehaired Dachshunds

• Give a Dachshund a Genome!

• Cone-Rod Dystrophy Research in the Miniature Longhaired Dachshund: Summary – July 2016

Prevalence of radiographic detectable intervertebral disc calcifications in Dachshunds surgically treated for disc extrusion

Cecilia Rohdin, Janis Jeserevic, Ranno Viitmaa and Sigitas Cizinauskas

Intervertebral disc disease in Dachshunds radiographically screened for intervertebral disc calcifications

Anu K Lappalainen, Elina Vaittinen, Jouni Junnila and Outi Laitinen-Vapaavuori

Estimate of heritability and genetic trend of intervertebral disc calcification in Dachshunds in Finland (available in DWN downloads)

Anu Katriina Lappalainen, Katariina Mäki and Outi Laitinen‑Vapaavuori

• Estimate of heritability and genetic trend of intervertebral disc calcification in Dachshunds in Finland (DWN Article)

Danish Study/Survey -- Herniated disc in dachshunds -- Incidence Study and follow-up study -- (in Danish)

Diskusprolaps hos gravhunde -- Incidens studie og follow-up studie på rygfotografering og brugen af Kstatus og indekstal

DachsLife 2015: an investigation of lifestyle associations with the risk of intervertebral disc disease in Dachshunds
BioMed Central -- Canine Genetics and Epidemiology
R. M. A. Packer, I. J. Seath, D. G. O’Neill, S. De Decker and H. A. Volk

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

Canada: Western Dachshund Club
Eastern Canada Dachshund Club
Ireland: Irish Dachshund Club
Norway: Norske Dachshundklubbers Forbund
USA: Dachshund Club of America

USA/Canada: North American Teckel Club: http://www.teckelclub.org/ (Hunting focus)
Finland: Suomen Mäyräkoiraliitto SML - Finska Taxklubben FTK ry