{"id":8178,"date":"2017-02-21T12:16:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T12:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=8178"},"modified":"2017-02-21T12:16:30","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T12:16:30","slug":"the-history-of-the-dachshund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/the-history-of-the-dachshund\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of the Dachshund"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perhaps you have heard it before, that Dachshunde<\/strong> (also known as “sausage dogs” in English) are the typical dog to own in Munich, but why? Here ‘s a little bit of history about the cute, stumpy legged dogs.<\/p>\n

The breed originated from Germany and literally translates to “badger dog” (Dachs<\/strong> = badger, Hund<\/strong> = dog) and were used to hunt. During World War I and II the breed became less popular in America and Great Britain as it was associated with Germany. After the war was over the popularity of the dog increased again.<\/p>\n

 
\nWhy are they so popular in Munich?<\/em>
\nWhen the Olympics was held in Munich in 1972, they had their first ever official mascot – which of course was a Dachshund!\u00a0 He was called Waldi and was picked not only because the breed comes from Germany, but also because his qualities reflected on the athletes – perseverance, agility and also stubbornness. The mascot was striped with the colours of the games. Since then the breed has always been associated with Munich and is still a popular dog to own. The breed has also been popularized through TV, for example in crime series as a trusty partner or also on the side of a popular celebrity.<\/p>\n

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Waldi the mascot. Photo by Marcos Dopico on Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

Other names and nicknames:<\/em>
\nPerhaps you have already heard of different names, such as the sausage dog, or different pronunciations like “Dashhound”.<\/p>\n

Here are a couple of other names:
\nder Dachshund<\/strong> (singular)\u00a0 die Dachshunde<\/strong> (plural)
\nder Dackel<\/strong> (singular)\u00a0 die Dackel<\/strong> (plural)
\nder Teckel<\/strong> (singular)\u00a0 die Teckel<\/strong> (plural) – the name is known for when the dogs are especially bread for hunting.
\nEnglish nicknames: Sausage dog, Wiener dog, Dashhound.<\/p>\n

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Der Dachshund. Photo by Sergey Urzhumskov on Flickr (CC BY 2.0) .<\/p><\/div>\n

I hope you enjoyed this post about the history of the Dachshund, I always knew they were popular in Munich and enjoyed researching the history of them.<\/p>\n

Bis zum n\u00e4chsten Mal!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Until the next time!<\/p>\n

Larissa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Perhaps you have heard it before, that Dachshunde (also known as “sausage dogs” in English) are the typical dog to own in Munich, but why? Here ‘s a little bit of history about the cute, stumpy legged dogs. The breed originated from Germany and literally translates to “badger dog” (Dachs = badger, Hund = dog)…<\/p>\n

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