Smooth-Haired Dachshund > About Dachshund

 

Tail--Gradually tapered to a point, well but not too richly haired.

 Long sleek bristles on the underside are considered a patch of strong-growing hair,

not a fault. A brush tail is a fault, as is also a partly or wholly hairless tail.

 

Color of Hair--Although base color is immaterial, certain patterns and basic colors predominate.

One-colored Dachshunds include red (with or without a shading of interspersed dark hairs or sable)

and cream. A small amount of white on the chest is acceptable, but not desirable.

 

Nose and nails--black. Two-colored Dachshunds include black, chocolate, wild boar,

gray (blue) and fawn (Isabella), each with tan markings over the eyes,

 

on the sides of the jaw and underlip, on the inner edge of the ear, front, breast, inside and behind the front legs, on the paws and around the anus, and from there to about one-third to one-half of the length of the tail on the underside. Undue prominence or extreme lightness of tan markings is undesirable. A small amount of white on the chest is acceptable but not desirable.