Gentle
and loyal, combative and tenacious but also
touchy and obstinate. House-trained
but keen and hardy and a reliable
watchdog in the yard. One of the oldest
breeds and – in a certain sense – a
universal dog for both work and pleasure.
Miniature
dachshund was bred by crossing the smallest
individuals of standard dachshund for
work below the ground – den-hunting. It
is also effective above the ground when
tracking or ousting small game and it is a
speaking while trailing dog. Keenness of an
earth dog, calmness of a blood hound and
stamina of a hound – that is a complex
of characters that no other breeds have.
