Talk:Dachshund

message: Are "doxon" or "doxie" valid nicknames for a "dachshund" ?
"Doxie" has been used for ever. It's a easier to read version of "dachsie" which is pronounced fairly similarly and is short for "dachshund."
"Doxon," "daschund," "dotson," "doxen," and "dash hound" are all misspellings/mispronunciations, with "dash hound" being probably the most common one. Just because it is common does not mean it is "equally correct." It is not a regionalism like, say, "aluminium" is, or a dialect difference such as speakers of AAVE using "axe" instead of "ask." An earlier comment suggested it was valid because "I've seen it used on Etsy." Etsy does not spell check its users' posts before they go live. Either the seller on Etsy cannot spell "dachshund," or they are banking on their buyers not being able to spell it and want to optimize their hits in the search.
Jjjjjjjjjj (talk) 02:23, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunately all that is Original research.  ... Thanks,   CJ [a Kiwi] in  Oz  02:58, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Are Etsy and eBay staff using the terms, or are users using the terms? If it's the latter, then it's not a reliable source (although it could be indicative of how the terms are being used). Let's find a better source before including. —C.Fred (talk) 15:08, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

text: For a similar search of: doxon dachshund on HighBeam there's 0 results. So that's evidence that doxie has gotten to be more prevalent than doxon. Jjjjjjjjjj (talk) 01:40, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

text: And a search for just doxon on HighBeam is giving 26 results, but it doesn't seem that any of them are references to the dachshund dog breed. Jjjjjjjjjj (talk) 01:45, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Doxon and doxie as nicknames for a dachshund

message: Is there a reason why dachshund in the text (as well as on at least one other page is lowercase? It looks like other dog names, even those not including a modifier that usually takes a capital (French, English, etc.), are capitalized:
*Bulldog
*Border Collie
*Pug
*etc.
I didn't want to make a change in case this was a particular element of how the breed is discussed. I really don't have a dog in this fight, to use a related expression; I just noticed the inconsistency and was wondering why it existed. nwatra (talk) 14:34, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Per MOS:COMMONNAMES, common names ... except there they contain proper names or when such name starts in a sentence use lower case initial letters. I am assuming this applies to dogs. Here's a link that discusses caps in dog names: http://www.onlinegrammar.com.au/dog-breeds-and-capital-letters/. Seems to be "a trend towards more minimal capitalization" in the dog world, however, the names of animal breeds are often capitalized in publications produced by official breeders. As far as WP is concerned, I think we have to adhere to the "rules" set out in MOS:COMMONNAMES. So, dog names should not be capitalized unless they include a proper name or at the beginning of a sentence.-- BC  talk to me 22:16, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. So it looks like a fair number of the other dog pages (and some cats and horses, based on some quick searching) are out of sync with MOS:COMMONNAMES. (Looks like this has been an question for a while; I feel like bringing them into alignment will be a big task. nwatra (talk) 20:33, 17 September 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: WP should include something clear about caps and dog/cat/horse breeds. Consensus should be reached, and such consensus should relate to proper grammar (e.g. see above link) and the fact that there is supposedly a trend towards more minimal capitalization. IMO, WP should not adopt a capitalization policy based on the fact that official breeders' publications most often capitalize their breeds.-- BC  talk to me 21:21, 17 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name capitalization question 

message: Just added a link to educational article with a video about Dachshund. I think it will be very interesting for kids (video) and adultsMark.barkan (talk) 11:09, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links part modified 

message: Re: German field marshal Erwin Rommel
A military rank or job title is capitalized when followed by a person's name to form a title, but not when modified. MOS:MILTERMS says "Military ranks follow the same capitalization guidelines as given under § Titles of people", and that section says "For fuller details, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies § Titles of people." The example there (in MOS:JOBTITLES) shows that a modified title is not capitalized: "Mao met with US president Richard Nixon in 1972." Of course, if not modified by the nationality, it would be changed to "Mao met with President Richard Nixon in 1972.", with "President" capitalized. So MOS:JOBTITLES takes precedence over the other two abridged sections of the MoS. Chris the speller yack 00:43, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Capitalization (or not) of military ranks