Dachshund – the representative of group of hunting dogs which are called norny. Distinguish sleek-haired, long-haired and wire-haired dachshunds. The most frequent (basic, standard) a look is the dachshund sleek-haired, it cannot be confused with any other breed of dog since it has a number of the bright characteristics inherent only to it.
Instruction
1. The head of a dachshund has the extended wedge-shaped form which is evenly narrowed to a nose. At a flat forehead superciliary arches are very pronounced. The muzzle extended, slightly hook-nosed, differs in the clean, well outlined lines.
2. The mouth of a dachshund is stretched rather strongly, corners come for the line of eyes. Densely tense (not drooped) lips well cover the lower jaw, forming the small, but accurately expressed fold in a mouth corner. Jaws and white teeth of a dachshund skintight to each other are strongly developed, canines strong, if necessary (on hunting) closed to death. Bites, both kleshcheobrazny, and nozhnitseobrazny, are equivalent.
3. Eyes at a dachshund of average size, are put slantwise, have the oval form and dark brown color at any color of wool. However, at a version "marble" blue eyes and also eyes of unequal color are allowed (for example, one eye light, another – dark, it depends on what "spot of marble" falls on area of eyes). Protein of an eyeball is visible slightly, expression of eyes clever, vigorous, resolute, not angry more likely curious and expecting the order or a praise.
4. Thin ears, trailing, mobile, rounded off on tips, the first line densely adjoins to cheekbones. Ears are put widely and highly in the direction back in such a way that distance between an ear and an eye rather bigger, than at other hunting dogs.
5. A neck at all species of dachshunds extended, strong, highly put. The skin on it free, but does not create a so-called suspension on a throat. From the head to a breast the neck considerably extends. The brawny and wide thorax sharply is given forward, forming on sides of the hollow. Oblong withers, the high, acting over the line breasts. A trunk narrow and long, the belt at a healthy young dog is always tightened, a back direct, imperceptibly passing into a waist. Roundish, wide croup.
6. Shoulders at a dachshund even by sight and furthermore to the touch, have strong plastic muscles. Strong forearms, very short, are bent so that wrists considerably approach.
7. Short forepaws, thick, strong. Stand directly, a foot are divorced in the parties. Hinder legs dense in hips, brawny, with pronounced corners (calcaneal bones and so-called skakatelny joints are especially accurately shown). Fingers of all four extremities are collected in a lump, small pillows chubby, claws short and extremely strong.
8. The tail at all dachshunds rather long, narrowed to a tip, will be bent a semi-arch. Knocking over of a tail to dachshunds is done seldom, usually it occurs at the request of the owner or according to the instruction of the veterinarian.