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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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As
a
companion
in
the
house
the
Dachshund
has
perhaps
no
compeer.
He
is
a
perfect
gentleman;
cleanly
in
his
habits,
obedient,
unobtrusive,
incapable
of
smallness,
affectionate,
very
sensitive
to
rebuke
or
to
unkindness,
and
amusingly
jealous.
As
a
watch
he
is
excellent,
quick
to
detect
a
strange
footstep,
valiant
to
defend
the
threshold,
and
to
challenge
with
deep
voice
any
intruder,
yet
sensibly
discerning
his
master's
friends,
and
not
annoying
them
with
prolonged
growling
and
grumbling
as
many
terriers
do
when
a
stranger
is
admitted.
Properly
brought
up,
he
is
a
perfectly
safe
and
amusing
companion
for
children,
full
of
animal
spirits,
and
ever
ready
to
share
in
a
romp,
even
though
it
be
accompanied
by
rough
and
tumble
play.
In
Germany,
where
he
is
the
most
popular
of
all
dogs,
large
or
small,
he
is
to
be
found
in
every
home,
from
the
Emperor's
palace
downwards,
and
his
quaint
appearance,
coupled
with
his
entertaining
personality,
is
daily
seized
upon
by
the
comic
papers
to
illustrate
countless
jokes
at
his
expense.
The
origin
of
the
Dachshund
is
not
very
clear.
Some
writers
have
professed
to
trace
the
breed
or
representations
of
it
on
the
monuments
of
the
Egyptians.
Some
aver
that
it
is
a
direct
descendant
of
the
French
Basset-hound,
and
others
that
he
is
related
to
the
old
Turnspits--the
dogs
so
excellent
in
kitchen
service,
of
whom
Dr.
Caius
wrote
that
"when
any
meat
is
to
be
roasted
they
go
into
a
wheel,
where
they,
turning
about
with
the
weight
of
their
bodies,
so
diligently
look
to
their
business
that
no
drudge
nor
scullion
can
do
the
feat
more
cunningly,
whom
the
popular
sort
hereupon
term
Turnspits."
Certainly
the
dog
commonly
used
in
this
occupation
was
long
of
body
and
short
of
leg,
very
much
resembling
the
Dachshund.
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