"Muffin" is a long-hair blue and tan dapple.
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One-colored Dachshunds include red (with or without a shading of interspersed dark hairs or
sable) and cream. A small amount of white on the chest is acceptable, but not desirable. Nose and
nails-black. Two-colored Dachshunds include black, chocolate, wild boar, gray (blue) and fawn
(Isabella), each with tan markings over the eyes, on the sides of the jaw and underlip, on the inner
edge of the ear, front, breast, inside and behind the front legs, on the paws and around the anus,
and from there to about one-third to one-half of the length of the tail on the underside. Undue
prominence or extreme lightness of tan markings is undesirable. A small amount of white on the
chest is acceptable but not desirable. Nose and nails-in the case of black dogs, black; for chocolate
and all other colors, dark brown, but self-colored is acceptable.
Dappled Dachshunds - The "single" dapple pattern is expressed as lighter-colored areas
contrasting with the darker base color, which may be any acceptable color. Neither the light nor the
dark color should predominate. Nose and nails are the same as for one and two-colored
Dachshunds. Partial or wholly blue (wall) eyes are as acceptable as dark eyes. A large area of white
on the chest of a dapple is permissible. A "double" dapple is one in which varying amounts of
white coloring occur over the body in addition to the dapple pattern. Nose and nails: as for one and
two-color Dachshunds; partial or wholly self-colored is permissible.
Brindle is a pattern (as opposed to a color) in which black or dark stripes occur over the entire
body although in some specimens the pattern may be visible only in the tan points.
excerpts from the AKC Dachshund Standard |