“Although they might appear unlikely sporting dogs because of their size, physically they are a proper little package. In Germany they are required to carry out tests covering a variety of skills, from following a 40-hour-old blood trail to retrieving a duck from water,” he says. The tank never seems to run dry,” claims Bernd.ĭavid Logan used to train spaniels but was led into teckels through stalking – and a client who had wirehaired dachshunds. I believe they have a higher adrenalin level than most other dogs: they appear to have a higher pain threshold and unbelievable stamina. “Teckels are wonderful trackers and never give up. “They clamber over 4ft walls like monkeys.” TECKELS ARE ADRENALIN JUNKIES
They also lack the massive front often seen with show dogs. “Working dachshunds are less hefty and higher on the leg, so even a long coat doesn’t dangle on the ground. “A wire coat is what we’re striving for but smooth and longhaired dogs can also work they tend to be used more for trailing,” he says. “In Europe there’s no real division between animals for working and showing, they’re all purpose,” he says. Say “dachshund” and what springs to mind is probably a comical sausage dog capable of nothing more athletic than lifting its leg but Bernd, who lives in the north west, believes this is because in Britain a show type prevails that is almost unrecognisable from the original breed. “In their native Germany, all dachshunds are called teckels, and dogs of all coat-type and size are used for hunting – flushing and retrieving game, tracking wounded animals and for finding, bolting and despatching vermin,” says Bernd Kügow of Waldmeister Dachshunds.
Strictly speaking, a teckel is any dachshund but in Britain it usually means the working wirehaired variety. Actually, it’s a hunting powerhouse that comes in a pint-sized package. A teckel? What the heck’s that, you may be wondering. If you fancy the idea of a full-on sporting dog for everything from stalking to ratting but would prefer not to fight for space on the sofa or spend a fortune on food, a teckel could be just the ticket. And they can compete for prowess when ratting with terriers. Their mischievous and charming nature makes them one of the best country house dogs. Teckels are small dogs with a big personality. The wirehaired Dachshund, in France the greatest in numbers, is used the most often but the other ones are just as skillful.Teckels: the wire-haired dachshund is a sporting sausage dog It is the farmost best hunting dog: its at a time a terrier, a brush-crawler, a running dog and blood hound and it's always remarkably tough. It is a very sportive dog, and should be allowed to ware its energy in order to be good at home. It gets along very well with cats and other dogs in its house, but is perfectly able to assert itself in front of bigger congenerics. Because of their tough character they need to be educated firmly at a time gentle, stubborn and loafer, they charm their world.Īs a good guardian should, he keeps a distance from strangers, maintaining his affection for its close ones. World-famous the Dachshunds is known as both a game dog and a compagnon. Sometimes called "sausage" its somewhat odd appearance can give a totally wrong impression as to its intelligence. The long- and wiredhaired species were obtained by cross-breeding the shorthaired one with spaniels and terriers. Originately from Germany, the Dachshunds were used to chase badgers, since their short legs enabled them to enter their holes.
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