They may be smooth-haired, wire-haired, or long-haired. Dachshunds have a wide variety of colors and patterns, the most common one being red. Patterns such as dapple (merle), sable, brindle and piebald also can occur on any of the base colors. Dachshunds in the same litter may be born in different coat colors depending on the genetic makeup of the parents. Even one single, lone stripe of brindle is a brindle. If a dachshund has one single spot of dapple, it is a dapple.
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