The History of Badger Hunters

The Dachshund was bred in Germany some 600 years ago.

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"Dach" means badger, in German, and "hund" means dog. As the breed name suggests, the Dachshund was built to hunt badgers. For a dog of any size, a badger is a formidable adversary, weighing anywhere from 25 to 40 pounds, with razor-sharp teeth and claws. The cleverness, courage, perseverance, and strength that are hallmarks of today's Dachshund were first bred into his long-ago ancestors to best equip them for battling a dead