You just can't miss it. Dachshund could be the only dog, which is uniquely different from other dogs. Its unique features such as short legs with unusually long body have always attracted people. In the show rings, it catches the Judges eyes for its beauty and elegance. This breed became popular in 1839, in English shows.
Dachshunds are great diggers of earth, thanks to their physical features.
Hence, it is called as an earth Dog - a Terrier. Dachshunds is remarkably versatile and equally adaptable as a house pet with good scenting powers and fairly keen eyesight. Dachshunds became famous in England and grabbed attention in 1839 with Queen Victoria's Dashy. The following year when the Queen married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburge Gotha, the Prince Consort brought more Dachshunds from Germany. After that Dachshunds started appearing regularly at English dog shows as early as 1866.