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The History of Badger Hunters

DOGUE

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Issue 12

The Dachshund was bred in Germany some 600 years ago.

The History of Badger Hunters

"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

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