Color: Black, gray, red or yellow in good harmony, much white is
objectionable.
Height: English standard, 7 to 9 in.; German standard, 7 to 8½ in.
Weight: English standard, 18 to 21 lbs.; German standard, three classes:
A. 15½ to 16½ lbs.; B. 15 to 22 lbs.; C. Over 22 lbs.
It will be observed from the above that there is a difference of opinion
between the German and English ideas as to the most desirable size of
the Dachshund. This dog is of a long, low and graceful conformation. His
figure though elongated should present a stiff and muscular appearance,
notwithstanding his short and crooked front. He should not appear lean
or weasel-like. His pert, saucy pose of the head is a desirable
characteristic. The skull is long and narrow, eyes small and in shade
should follow the color of the dog, ears long, broad and soft, chest
narrow and deep with breast bone prominent, stern long and strong, flat
at the root and carried low. His skin should be thick, subtle, loose and
in great quantity. There are three varieties as regards coat. A—The
smooth, short and strong coat. B—The rough, dense, not silky or long
coat. C—The long-coated variety, which should be straight, though it is
sometimes wavy, fine and glossy. It should be abundant on the neck,
chest, ears, forelegs and tail.
It is worthy of notice that though the Dachshund is of German origin,
the English Dachshund Club, founded in 1881, preceded the German Teckel
Klub by ten years, and Dachshunds were exhibited in England five or six
years before they made their appearance on the show bench in Germany.
The “points” of the two clubs also differed considerably, more
particularly in regard to the head and size. The English breeders seemed
rather to regard him as a hound, but nowadays there is little or no
difference between the best specimens of the two countries.
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POMERANIAN
(Spitz)
Color: White, black, blue, brown, chocolate, sable in all shades, red,
orange and fawn in all shades, and parti-colors. The whites must be free
from lemon or any color, and the other colors free from white. In the
parti-colors the colors should be evenly distributed in body patches.
Self-colored dogs with white feet or legs are objectionable.
Weight: About 24 lbs.
This is a compact, short-bodied dog, with head and face fox-like. Small
erect ears, and exhibits great intelligence in expression, docility in
disposition and activity in buoyancy and deportment. The skull should be
somewhat flat, eyes oblique, not set too wide apart, bright and dark in
color. The neck is short and lion-like, is covered with a profuse mane
and frill of long straight hair. The tail is a characteristic of this
breed and should be turned over the back, profusely covered with long
spreading hair. He should have a long, perfectly straight and glistening
coat, sound and even in color, and soft fluffy undercoat, the whole
effect being of a stand-off, weather resisting variety.
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POMERANIAN
(Miniature)
This breed has now been perfected as a toy variety to the almost entire
exclusion from the show ring of the original spitz. Formerly he was
produced in Pomeria, in all sizes from 20 to 40 lbs. weight. Then the
fashionable weight became 18 to 24 lbs., but latterly breeders have
perfected the variety and he is classified at shows as above 8 lbs. and
less than 8 lbs., until nowadays the smaller they are the more they are
appreciated. There are many poms around three or four pounds weight, and
some full grown specimens have been exhibited as small as 1½ lbs.
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