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earthdogs are natural diggers
Expert Advice: Dog Sports Earthdogs: Terriers & Dachshunds are Underground Hunters
Among the marvels of human ingenuity is the way various breeds of dog were developed, mentally and physically, to tackle specific jobs. Consider the farmer’s eternal war against rodents and other burrowing mammals that devastate grain stores, raid henhouses, tear up fields, dig away riverbanks, and carry disease. As their number-one weapon in subterranean warfare, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/intro-earthdog-terriers-dachshunds-fearless-leaders-underground-movement/ | February 25, 2019
Longhaired Dachshund standing outdoors.
Dog Breeds Dachshund
The famously long, low silhouette, ever-alert expression, and bold, vivacious personality of the Dachshund have made him a superstar of the canine kingdom. Dachshunds come in two sizes and in three coat types of various colors and patterns.
https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/dachshund/ | November 6, 2017
Sports & Events Dachshund Field Trials: Information
In Dachshund field trials braces of dogs are put on the scent line of a rabbit or hare and judged on the quality of their work on the scent line. The Dachshunds should never appear to be running haphazard but rather should display sensible and efficient actions with an intense enthusiasm for hunting. The dogs […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/field-events-hounds/dachshund-field-trials/information/ | October 26, 2017
Sports & Events Dachshund Field Trials: Rules Resource
Maximum of 8 Trials per Year (May 2023) Tracking Collars Permitted/New Stakes Judging Requirement (July 2020)   Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedure For Dachshunds
https://www.akc.org/sports/field-events-hounds/dachshund-field-trials/special-notice/ | October 26, 2017
Sports & Events Dachshund Field Trials: Articles
2008 Junior Handler is Absolute Winner at DCA National Field Trial Bayou Dachshund Club of New Orleans and Dachshund Club of America 2006 Wolverine Dachshund Club Hosts Field Trials At Detroit Beagle Club
https://www.akc.org/sports/field-events-hounds/dachshund-field-trials/spotlight/ | October 26, 2017
Sports & Events Bayou Dachshund Club New Orleans 2008
January 5, 2008 - Prentiss, Mississippi The Bayou Dachshund Club of New Orleans held a Dachshund Field Trial on Saturday, January 5, 2008 in Prentiss, Mississippi. The Bayou Dachshund Club of New Orleans is celebrating 10 years of field trials. After awards on Saturday, the club held a field trial parade. Participants decorated their "floats," […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/field-events-hounds/dachshund-field-trials/spotlight/bayou-dachs-club-new-orleans-2008/ | October 26, 2017
Sports & Events Dachshund Field Trials: Get Started
The variety of the Dachshund breed is mirrored in the vast differences we see in the Dachshund field trials across the country. From the level, open terrain at the Lone Star Dachshund Conservancy Grounds in Ladonia, TX to the olive groves in Chino, CA to the steep hills in Vacaville, CA to the rolling hills […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/field-events-hounds/dachshund-field-trials/getting-started/ | October 26, 2017
Sports & Events Dachshund Field Trials: History
(Originally edited and written by A. Hamilton Rowan, Jr.; updated by M. Sue Richey, from material submitted by George C. Wanner.) In the early 1930s, the short-lived U.S. Dachshund Field Trial Club held the first organized field trial for Dachshund. The hounds were put to ground in artificial rabbit burrows and were judged by rules […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/field-events-hounds/dachshund-field-trials/history/ | October 26, 2017
Sports & Events Dachshund Field Trials
Did you know that Dachshund translates to "badger dog" in German? Indeed, there are many similarities between a Doxie and a badger: From their long and low bodies to their abilities to hunt both above- and below-ground. Dachshund Field Trials (“competitions”) are held in fenced-in areas, and the objective is to “track the game,” meaning to follow […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/field-events-hounds/dachshund-field-trials/ | October 26, 2017
Canine Partners Rescue Dachshund Stars on Rose Bowl Surfing Dog Float
Coppertone, a rescue Miniature Dachshund, is already a star for her surfing prowess, but she received the national spotlight on New Year’s Day as part of the Surf Dog Float in the Rose Bowl Parade. The float, at 90 feet long and 148,000 pounds, set a Guinness World Record for the heaviest and longest float […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/rescue-dachshund-stars-on-rose-bowl-surfing-dog-float/ | January 6, 2017

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