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Dachshunds
come in three breed standard coat types: smooth, longhair, and
wirehair.
Smooth
Dachshund: The standard smooth Dachshund is the most popular in
the United States. The coat is short, smooth, and shining.
Longhair
Dachshund: The standard longhair dachshund was
developed by breeding smooth dachshunds with various land and
water spaniels. The result was a beautiful animal that tends
to be more docile than the other two coats.
Wirehair
Dachshund: Wirehair dachshunds were thought to be developed by breeding smooth
Dachshunds with various hard-coated terriers and wire-haired
pinschers. The coat is wiry, short, thick, and rough. Like their
smooth cousins, the wirehair dachshunds tend to be mischievous.
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