Daschunds

There are actually 2 major type of Daschund's; the Standard and the Miniature that can be divided into a total of 6 types based on coat; the Standard Longhaired, the Miniature Longhaired, the Standard Wirehaired, the Miniature Wirehaired, and the Standard Smooth, and the Miniature Smooth.

Dachshunds are very sociable and get along very well with most other dogs.The long-haired variety of Dachshund differs from the short-haired variety only by its softer and longer coat. Most probably the long-haired Dachshund was developed by crossing the short-haired Dachshund with some sort of Spaniel