There’s a fair amount of information to wade through when trying to understand the dachshund dog breed. After pulling details about sizes of dachshunds, type of fur, coat colors and patterns and mixes together and then looking at a dachshund and trying to figure out their characteristics-it’s still tricky to decipher. Even with the guidelines right there in front of you.
Sizes of Dachshunds
- Standard Dachshund: weighs 16 to 32 pounds, stands 10 to 13 inches at their shoulder
- Tweenie Dachshund: weighs 11 to 16 pounds, stands N/A*
- Miniature Dachshund weighs 8 to 11 pounds, stands 9 to 12 inches at their shoulder
- Kaninchen (Rabbit) Dachshund: weighs 6 to 9 pounds, stands 8 to 11 inches at their shoulder*
*Not acknowledged by the American Kennel Club (AKC) as a size of dachshund.
Dachshund Coat Types
- Smooth (short hair)
- Long Haired
- Wire Haired
Dachshund Fur Colors
- Black*
- Black & Cream
- Black & Tan
- Blue (Grey)
- Blue & Cream
- Blue & Tan
- Chocolate*
- Chocolate & Cream
- Chocolate & Tan
- Cream
- Fawn (Isabella)*
- Fawn (Isabella) & Cream
- Fawn (Isabella) & Tan
- Red
- Wheaten
- Wild Boar (Agouti)
*Not recognized as standard dachshund colors by the AKC
Dachshund Fur Patterns
- Brindle
- Brindle Piebald*
- Dapple (merle)
- Double Dapple*
- Sable
- Piebald
*Double Dapple is not recognized as standard dachshund markings by the AKC. Double dapple dachshunds should not be mated due to known risks to the health of their puppies including vision and hearing problems, being blind or deaf, or even missing eyes or micro eyes. Adopt don’t shop, to help stop unsafe breeding. Adopt a rescued dachshund.
Dachshund Mixes
- Chiweenie: Dachshund and Chihuahua
- Dachmation (Dachshund x Dalmation)
- Dachriever (Dachshund x Float Coated Retriever)
- Dachshound Dachshund and Bassett Hound
- Daimaraner (Dachshund x Weimaraner)
- Dameranian Dachshund and Pomeranian
- Dorgi Dachshund and Corgi
- Doxbull Dachshund and Pitbull
- Doxiepoo Dachshund and Poodle
- Doxle Dachshund Beagle
- Doxiepin Dachshund and Miniature Pinscher
- Frenshund (Dachshund x French Bulldog)
- Goldenshund Dachsund and Golden Retriever
- Labshund (Dachshund x Labrador Retriever)
- Papshund Dachshund and Papillon
- Terrishund (Dachshund x Terrier)
Source: Meg Marrs K9 of Mine The World’s Most Awesome Dachshund Mixes: Wacky Wieners
