Hunting dogs · the Scent

Dachshund[3]

See it in the tree

Photograph of the Dachshund breed
Photo: Ellen Levy Finch (Elf), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Family
Hunting dogs[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
Scent Hound[1]
FCI
Standard no. 148, group 4[4]
Origin
Germany[4] Map point 51° N · 10° E[5]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
Other names
Teckel (French), Teckel (Dutch)[3]
In the study
DACH[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

It sits in a group of 9 breeds whose order the DNA does not decide. [1]

Also in the Scent Hound clade: Basset Hound, Beagle, Bloodhound, English Foxhound, Otterhound, Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen, Redbone Coonhound.

Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.

Sources

  1. Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
  2. Dogtrails families, data/manual/families.json: editorial choice by breed, not a datum; drafted 2026-11-09, under review by Paul (data/manual/families.json) read 2026-11-09
  3. Wikidata Q29099 (dachshund) read 2026-11-09
  4. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 148 "DACHSHUND" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  5. Wikidata Q183 (Germany, P625) read 2026-11-09

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