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Smooth Dachshund:
The standard smooth Dachshund is the most popular in the United
States. The coat is short, smooth, and shining, with a hair color of red,
cream, black and tan, black and cream, chocolate and tan, blue and tan,
and isabella (fawn) and tan. Beyond colors, there are also a number of
patterns found in dachshunds. These patterns are dapple, double dapple,
brindle, sable, and piebald.

Longhair Dachshund:
There are two theories regarding how the standard longhair dachshund
came about. One theory is that smooth Dachshunds would occasionally
produce puppies which had slightly longer hair than their parents. By
selectively breeding these animals, breeders eventually produced a dog
which consistently produced longhair offspring, and the longhair
dachshund was born. Another theory is that the standard longhair
dachshund was developed by breeding smooth dachshunds with
various land and water spaniels. In either case, the result was a
beautiful animal, with a coat comparable to that of an Irish Setter and a
temperament like a spaniel. In general, longhair Dachshunds tend to be
more docile than the other two coats, though, like everything in life,
there are always exceptions to this rule. The hair colors are the same as
the smooth dachshund.

Wirehair Dachshund:
Wirehair dachshunds were developed by breeding smooth Dachshunds
with various hard-coated terriers and wire-haired pinschers. They look
very smart, with their beards and bushy eyebrows. The coat is wiry,
short, thick, and rough. Like their smooth cousins, the wirehair
dachshunds tend to be mischievous. Any of the colors above are
allowable, but the most popular colors in the United States are wild boar,
black and tan, and various shades of red.

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