Dachshund

= ﻿Dauchshund =

By: Zachary Sterling

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genis: Canis Species: Canis Familiaris

**Canidae**
**General Characteristics:** In the family **Canidae** there are four general characteristics to classify them. The first one is they all __walk on four toes__. We know their toes as paws, but the scientific name is "toes." The second trait all Canidae have are they all __walk on thier four legs__. The third trait they all have is they all __have a tail__. The last major characteristic all Canidae have are they __have non-retractable claws__.



**Examples** Here are four examples of animals that are in the Canidae family. The Coyote, Wolf, Fox, and Domesticated Dog ( House Dog). Coyote- Wolf- Fox- Domesticated Dog (house dogs)-

Dachshund origins
The origin of dachshunds goes all the way to Germany. This is where they were first bread. They originally had long legs, eventually obtained shorter legs to travel into fox holes and badger holes. For dachshunds were bread to hunt badgers, foxes, and rabbits. That is why their name in German means “Badger Dog.”Their popularity spread throughout Europe and eventually America. But their fame in America died away from World War I to World War II. Their fame died away since they were from Germany. Eventually they regained their popularity and are very popular in the U. S. A..



Types of Dauchunds
There are three main kinds of dauchshunds. The first kind is the wired dachshund. This kind of dachshund that has curly-like hair with the color of grey and tan. The second kind of dachshund is the long-haired dachshund. The long-haired dachshund is an ordinary dachshund, but with long hair that drags on the floor if not groomed. It comes in only brown or brown and tan. The last and most famous kind of dachshund is the short-haired dachshund. The short-haired dachshund is the most common kind of dachshund. It has short hair that does not need to be groomed much and comes in the colors of black and tan, brown, brown and tan, and red. They all can be found in miniature sizes.  ** Movement ** Dachshund’s scurry around on their little legs. They walk with their feet parallel to each other. Their movement can also be a little choppy. They can run at high speeds from time to time.

** Metabolism ** These dogs eat as much food as they can get. They chew food with their sharp teeth. They eat squirrels, birds, fruit, badgers, and foxes in the wild. They also eat leaves to calm down stomach aches.

** Growth and Development ** It takes an average of 1 year for a dachshund to mature to its full size. Its weight depends on whether it is standard size or miniature size. For standard dachshunds it is 16-32 lbs. and 11-14 lbs. for miniature dachshunds.

** Response to Stimuli ** The dachshund has a muscular body. Its body is not exactly in proportion. It has large toes (paws) that help digging into holes to find prey underground like badgers and foxes. It has loose skin so that its skin does not rip underground from rocks, roots, and other sharp objects. It has a long snout with a highldgers and foxes. It has loose skin so that its skin does not rip underground from rocks, roots, and other sharp objects. It has a long snout with a highly-developed nose to smell food odors easily. So as you can see dachshunds have many well adaptations to help them survive.

** Reproduction ** A dachshund has a liter of 4-8 puppies. It takes around 63 days for a litter of puppies to be born.

** Gender Differences ** The only difference between male dachshunds and female dachshunds is that the male dachshund as a little larger than the female dachshund. Thanks for reading!! :) **Sources** **[]** **[]** **[]**