The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-26

era was the kind OF dog tina. was pleasing
20 tho fastd'ous besides being Of use to
the hunter In more ways than one. The
insc IONS of the time prove the Dhot-
mes Ill. who regned over Egypt about
5000 b. G.. was fond OF q dachshund, and
that the breed was highly cs.remHd AZ
the court OF that monarch The images OF
dogs similar 10 duchshunds were discov-
cred by Dr. ltaughtOn on the early Assy-
lian sculptures,
So the d1chshund Is not fashion OF
this day OF FAD of the moment. Rather
is he Of ono Of the longest pcdgrc,d
breeds or varieties of dom"sticat,d dogs
living he has always more ar less been
The property OF persons in high places,
people ~ position. the atllucnt and the
luxurious
Tho dachshund is now looked upon as a
distinctly German breed. u is said that
there wcra mo- dachshunis in the Father
land until after the French revolution,
when the French refugees ar cm.grdn's
took with them the French dachshunds 10
their new homes THAT contention. how
cver ls nor generally considered We.
founded. The dhchshund Is considered D
he the national dog Of Germany. aud h.
IS what the bulldog is To- the English. the
poodle % tho French. the bor2oi to the
Russian and the Boston terrier TO the
, American. The rough dachshuud is per
hapS more q native of the SOUTH and
There may b, cross 90 the old spaui"ls
a. Huns ,ry and Pennsylvania IN his make
up on. o. th. best specimens of the
rough dtchshlnd now IN tbs United states
Us tHt property OF Mrs. Payne whitney.
Ho cam" {" tn" Grc"n'rcc Kennels at
NauuaS~,t. h.. J.. from the kennels ot
Count Lasllp Sz"chenyi i'm Austria. The
late dr. n. MutchonbaCker Of New York
ACCOMPLISHED much for the dachshund in
America.
The make and shape of the dachshund
ma been always nearly the same. although
there htN, been slight divergenCps IN
type. a distinction being made between
what Is known as the "hound" and the
terrier types The hound type is the
more inclined to the long and narrow
head with the long and pendulous ears.
ret low, a. a bloodhound, ON the con-
trary, the terrier type is fiat over the
head the ears are set on higher than in
the other or houui,,ke dog and the body
Is generally shorter. The houudliISc type
Was at one time the more favored IN Eng
land, while the terrier type had the call
IN Germany. I'm both countries there
were the two types, and cacn gained
popularity and had its partisaus The
hound type gained good deal among
those people who kept these dogs as COM
panlOns, the terrier type appealed more
10 those who liked a working dog rather
;han soft aud gentle creature of the
miniature hound kind
IL Is worthy OF note tnat ddGnSnundS
were first given breed classes in Eng
land IN 1873. and in 1875 the Prince II
Wales. aftcrward King Edward VII, won
with tho red Colured Deurstitch. a black
and tan dachshund OF his own breeding,
and OF the terrier type. In some nota hlo
cases, however the hound type of head
Is particularly noticeable on some of the
dogs on the show benches in America
There 81 not the crook In tho legs OF the
American dachshunds as was liked and
demanded Of the judges heretofore.
The "crooll" Of the dachshund was con-
sdered one OF the most important and
dlstlnguishah.e points of the breed.
'Inc legs are among the more important
parts OF the dachshund They should
come down from the chest, which is
broad and massive. slope well toward one
"uqther tin the ankle joints nearly touch
the chest dropping down to the ankles"
bHe writer remarks that the fore feet
should be AN men from the chest turn
away from one another and spread out
y dog, however, with only an inch be-
tween chest and feet would have great
difficulty lu travelling as u working dog
II was difficult matter to breed dachs-
hund perfectly sound In his front and
possessing a project crouk. Perhaps that
IS the reason there ls an evident disin-
clination on the part Of judges nowadays
10 keep sharp lookout for tho correct
crook.
There are, Of course, crooked and
straight legged hounds The deformity,
Co lpuN upon, rs present In the basset
hounds, rough ana smooth, the dachshunds
Of France IN an Indian breed, in the
SW dish beagle and in the spaniels OF
HUNGARY and olsrwher, in southern
Europe The dashshuud is meant to be
slow gong or travelling hound or dog
whether hr Ice used on the line for trail
ing wounded deer or other game or
practically - terrier over ground and
under ground
Hunting ana locating the badger s the
correct or acknowledged task OF the
c.'lshut by the use OF his good voice
and per, strn, ways he has always been
found mos, useful dog for those pur-
posses. THE daChshund tx a Keen nosed
and stnshl. dog. Finding at nights the
,'la on their nocturnal hunting OK
p"d.toUs they run them TO their earths,
gong after them and remain baying at
lt' quarry until the hunters directed by
tie Noise Of the dog, dig down and catch
tN' ''rh pig. That is, primarily, the use
a.. the dHchshund or badger dog At
I'au.c he rs. of course, pet and "A con
SAINT and faithful companion
Tnr darhshund trials at the continental
SHOWS lu Europe are Interesting Arti-
h"''l "ar,hs are laid down in thu form of
MAJ, Tsround pipes From common en-
ONn'e several branches divcrgr and one
o. NOR" Of these branch channels may
h' closed while lho others communicate.
|. y ION or q badger is put in at the entrance
\ 90 the earth rud given time to take his
own course, Then a ddchshund is put in,
ana .r NE is a good ON" he will use his
nose IA tho best Of his ability and locat,
MS game, ON coming up with III" animal
y IKE or bays al him. The dogs time