A POPULAR BREED Around the world there are more than 400 dog breeds One of these is the dachshund These dogs are very lively Let's learn why dachshunds are the thirteenth most popular breed in the United States Did you know A dachshund can dig a hole 18 inches 48 cm deep in less than a minute
Some people call these dogs dachsies
THE DOG FAMILY Dogs come in all shapes and sizes Yet all dogs belong to the Canidae family The name comes from the Latin word for dog which is canis This family includes coyotes foxes wolves and more Humans and dogs have lived together for at least 16 000 years In the beginning humans bred them to hunt Soon they trained dogs to do other jobs such as guarding property and herding livestock
All dogs including the dachshund are descendants of the gray wolf
