Wire-Haired Dachshund
General Appearance
The general appearance is the same as that of the Short-haired, but without being long in the legs, it is permissible for the body to be somewhat higher off the ground.
Hair
With the exception of the jaw, eyebrows, and the ears, the whole body is covered with a perfectly uniform, tight, short, thick, rough, hard coat, but with finer, shorter hairs (undercoat) everywhere distributed between the courser hairs, resembling the coat of the German Spikey-Haired Pointer. There should be a beard on the chin. The eyebrows are bushy. On the ears the hair is shorter than on the body, almost smooth; but in any case conforming to the rest of the coat. The general arrangement of the hair should be such that the Wire-haired Dachshund, when seen from a distance, should resemble a Smooth-haired. Any sort of soft hair in the coat is faulty, whether short or long, or wherever found on the body. The same is true of long, curly or wavy hair, or hair that sticks out irregularly in all directions. A flag tail is also objectionable.
Tail
Robust, as thickly haired as possible, gradually coming to a point and without a tuft.
Color of Hair, Nose and Nails
All colours are admissible. White patches on the chest, though allowable, are not desirable.
Long-haired Dachshund
General Appearance
The distinctive characteristic differentiating this coat from the other varieties is alone the rather long, silky hair.
Hair
The soft, sleek, glistening, often slightly wavy hair should be longer under the neck, on the underside of the body, and especially on the ears and behind the legs, becoming there a pronounced feather; the hair should attain its greatest length on the underside of the tail. The hair should fall beyond the lower edge of the ear. Short hair on the ear, so-called "leather" ears, is not desirable. Too luxurious a coat causes the long-haired dachshund to seem coarse, and masks the type. The coat should remind one of the Irish Setter, and should give the dog an elegant appearance. Too thick hair on the paws, so-called "mops" is non-elegant and renders the animal unfit for use. It is faulty for the dog to have equally long hair over all the body, if the coat is too curly, or too scrubby, or if a flag tail or overhanging hair on the ears are lacking; or if there is a very pronounced parting in the back, or a vigorous growth between the toes.
Tail
Carried gracefully in prolongation of the spine, the hair attains here its greatest length and forms a veritable flag.
Colour of Hair, Nose and Nails
Exactly as for the Smooth-haired Dachshund
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