Page "Dachshund" Paragraph 36

The exact origins of the dachshund are therefore unknown.

According to William Loeffler, from The American Book of the Dog ( 1891 ), in the chapter on Dachshunds: " The origin of the Dachshund is in doubt, our best authorities disagreeing as to the beginning of the breed.

" What can be agreed on, however, is that the short-haired dachshund gave rise to both the long-haired and the wire-haired varieties.