Did you know that the Dachshund has several knicknames depending on where you live:
Doxie (US)
Dackel or Teckel (Germany, France)
Wiener dog/Hotdog (US)
Sausage dog (UK/Australia/New Zealand)
Teckel (The Netherlands),
Worshond/Weenie Dog (South Africa)
Jamnik (Poland)
Jezevcik (Czechoslovakia)
Tax (Sweden)
Bassotto (Italy)
Doxie (US)
Dackel or Teckel (Germany, France)
Wiener dog/Hotdog (US)
Sausage dog (UK/Australia/New Zealand)
Teckel (The Netherlands),
Worshond/Weenie Dog (South Africa)
Jamnik (Poland)
Jezevcik (Czechoslovakia)
Tax (Sweden)
Bassotto (Italy)
6 comments:
I like the Italian name which presumably refers to the dog being very low off the ground?
What about "Fred"?
What a lot of names for a little dog!
My friend used to have 2 of these dogs, they were cuties but forever wanted to mount you!
CJ xx
Gravhund ( Denmark )
Thank you, Anonymous, for completing the list.
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