Miniature Dachshund

Miniature Dachshund
Japanese: ミニチュア・ダックスフンド Minichua dakkusufundo
Origin	Germany
Price	Nintendogs: $540 Nintendogs + Cats: $1,380
Coat Length	Long (Nintendogs) Short (Nintendogs + Cats)
Coat Colors	Black & Tan Red Yellow Gold White
Size	Small
Appearances	Nintendogs Nintendogs + Cats
Versions	Dachshund & Friends Best Friends Golden Retriever & New Friends

The Miniature Dachshund (Japanese: ミニチュア・ダックスフンド, Minichua Dakkusufundo) is a toy dog breed in Nintendogs and Nintendogs + Cats. It is the mascot of Dachshund & Friends.

Breed Information

Official artwork of the Dachshund

Dachshunds are small dogs, originally bred with their characteristic elongated bodies to hunt problematic tunneling animals such as badgers and foxes.

Dachshunds come in standard and miniature size and can have three coat variations: short-hair, long-hair, and wirehair. They also come in more colors than are available in-game, such as gray, brown, pure black, chocolate-and-tan, and merle. They may not actually come in pure white in the real world, but they do come in piebald (white with black) and skewbald (white with other colours), which is nonstandard according to the American Kennel Club.

In-Game Description

• Nintendogs: "This breed appeared in Germany. Its elongated torso and short legs of this breed give it a comical air."
• Nintendogs + Cats: "This breed from Germany is unmistakable, with its very long torso and short legs."

Unlocking the Breed

Nintendogs

Version
Chihuahua & Friends	Obtain 50,000 Trainer Points
Labrador & Friends	Obtain 45,000 Trainer Points
Dachshund & Friends	Starter Breed
Dalmatian & Friends	Obtain 50,000 Trainer Points
Best Friends	Starter Breed

Version
Chihuahua & FriendsJA	Obtain 50,000 Trainer Points
Shiba Inu & FriendsJA	Obtain 40,000 Trainer Points
Dachshund & FriendsJA	Starter Breed

Nintendogs + Cats

Version
Toy Poodle & New Friends	Obtain 5,800 Owner Points. Play for 21 days in a row
Golden Retriever & New Friends	Starter Breed
French Bulldog & New Friends	Obtain 600 Owner Points. Play for 5 days in a row

In Nintendogs

In Nintendogs, Dachshunds come in three coat colors: Black & Tan, Red, and Yellow. They are classified as long-haired.

Black & Tan

Red

Yellow

Black & Tan, Red, and Yellow models (credit goes to satanlegs of Models Resource)

The preview icon for the Dachshund shown in the Kennel.

In Nintendogs + Cats

The Miniature Dachshund has bigger eyes and is classified as a short-hair dog. Its original color options are all available, but yellow Dachshunds are only available through the "Surprise Me!" option.

Red Dachshunds

Black & Tan Dachshunds

All Dachshund coat colors in Nintendogs + Cats (Credit: larsenv via Spriters Resource)

If the player chooses "Surprise Me!" they may find:

• a "golden" Dachshund
• a white Dachshund

A white Dachshund

Neighbors

Nintendogs

• Aster, owned by Billy
• Fathom, owned by Nate
• Lucky, owned by the Kennel (Display dog)

Nintendogs + Cats

• Loulou/Trixie, owned by Joe/Bob

Trivia

• There is a popular mispronunciation of the word "dachshund" as "dash-und". The correct pronunciation is "dock-sund".
• Black & Tan dachshunds are the most popular type of dachshund.

Gallery

Nintendogs

Three different dachshunds found at the kennel. Chihuahua & Friends.

DS version.

A red Dachshund in a News Boy Cap.

Nintendogs + Cats

A 3-D model of a dachshund found in the game's files.

A Black and Tan Dachsund does a trick in its house.

Neighbor Joe & his Dachshund LouLou.

LouLou at Cafe Petrov.

The preview icon for the Dachshund shown in in the Kennel.