Sizes & Body Shape

Standard, miniature and rabbit (Kaninchen): what the weight classes mean, why the chest circumference matters more than the label, and the anatomy behind the silhouette.

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Sizes & Body Shape

Standard, Miniature and Rabbit (Kaninchen): The Three Sizes Explained

The dachshund comes in a big version, a small version, and — in FCI countries — a smaller-still version defined not by weight but by the burrow it can enter.

July 15, 2026 5 min read

Sizes & Body Shape

'Tweenies' and Why the Scale Matters More Than the Label

Plenty of dachshunds land between the size classes. The in-between dog is fine — the marketing around the very small one is not.

March 30, 2026 4 min read

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Dachshund Decoded is an independent, ad-free encyclopedia devoted to a single breed: the low-slung, long-backed, famously stubborn badger hound the Germans call the Dachshund and the rest of the world calls the sausage dog.

Everything here is organised the way you would actually want to learn about the breed — by where it came from, what its three coats and three sizes really mean, how its colours and patterns are inherited, what living with the personality is like, and the health realities every owner should understand before bringing one home.

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