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Dachshund: Too Brave For Its Own Sake?

Dachshund Achondroplasia

Whom will you call when you need someone to flush a fierce badger from its burrow? Dachshund, that’s who! Dachs is the German word for badger. The German “dachshund” English translation is “badger dog.” The Dachshunds initially chased and flushed badgers from their burrows. This dangerous job requires a very courageous dog, and this breed […]