The Dachshund - Fit for function

Welcome to Ian Seath’s illustrated and extended guide to the UK Dachshund Breed Standard.  Ian is Chairman of the Dachshund Breed Council and first published this guide as a paper handbook in February 2011.  Please read the introduction to find out why I wrote the guide.  You can buy the guide here.

The Dachshund Breed Standard is the copyright of the Kennel Club and is available, in full, here.

The American Kennel Club Breed Standard is here.  The FCI Breed Standard is here and the WUT commentary on the standard with illustrations of correct and faulty construction and movement is here.  A clause-by-clause comparison of all three Standards is here.

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