The Ground Work Expert, Dachshund

The Dachshund dog is probably one of the most recognizable breeds in terms of appearance for it is the only one that possesses an uncommonly elongated and low hanging body, and strangely shorter than usual legs . The name Dachshund suggests an obvious German origin and its meaning is in fact “badger dog” in German. It is in Germany where this dog was first developed, intentionally designed to own a special physical appearance for the sole purpose of scaring and fighting fatally the vicious badgers and other small animals out of their burrows.

Dachshund: The Superb German Dog Hunter, Burrow Creeper, and Loving House Pet

Dachshund is a German name that means “badger dog” and indeed, the Dachshund that we know of today is originally the chaser and capturer of the ferocious badgers. The Dachshund is irregularly long and narrow in body and oddly short in legs but these differences are what make it a superb under and above the ground hunter. In Germany where it began, this dog expertly and easily crawled in to the burrows of pesky badgers and other small animals; and the result, a good game of below the ground hunting.