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The Wirehaired Miniature Dachshund

The Wirehaired Dachshund is sweet, loving, funny and intelligent.  He has all the charecteristics of his Smooth Coat and Long Haired brothers.  Wirehaired Dachshund Puppies are the rarest, or the hardest to find of all the coat types.  They are incredible!  If you haven't had the pleasure of owning a Wirehaired Dachshund, you're really missing out.  Historically, they are said to be a cross between a Smooth Coat Dachshund and a small terrier.  (Perhaps a Dandie Dinmont or a Scottish Terrier?)  They have a scruffy,wirey or rough coat.  Wirehaired Dachshunds are suprisingly soft, given the description.  They can be kept in a natural coat or a groomer can help with stripping the coat to give you a show appearance.  They actually come a few unique colors. Such as Wheaton, Wild Boar, and Cream.  
Below are some pictures of our Wirehaired Dachshunds and their puppies.
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This is Barney.  He is a Solid Black Wirehaired Ponderosa Miniature Dachshund.  
We are so proud of Barney.  He is a therapy dog!  Extremely intelligent and well mannered.  He is going for his canine good citizen award soon.  Barney's parents are terrific people.  We get to see them really often.  They live here in Kentucky.  You can see such a light in their eyes when they talk about their Wirehaired Doxie!  

 

   
This is Saxton and Gretchen! They are both Wirehaired Ponderosa Miniature Dachshund Puppies.  Gretchen is cream and Saxton is black and tan.  They are brother and sister and live with Ruth in Cincinatti, Ohio.  They are a joy to her, her neighbors, and her whole family.  Her letters tell us that the neighbor children come knock on the door and ask to play with them!   How cute is that?

                                   
                  Red Brindle Wirehaired Dachshund                       Black and Cream Wirehaired Dachshund
                                                                                                                                                           This is a Cream Wirehaired Dachshund.  In Wirehaired Dachshunds, Creams are classified as a light strawberry blond color.  Not to be confused with the red wirehaired dachshund, which is much darker in color.  Cream Wirehaired Dachshunds will typically have very light blonde hairs that mingle in their coats.  (Usually on top of the head) This is more than likely the same color genetically as an American Cream Dachshund.  You'll find this color in American Cream Piebalds, too.  They will have black noses, nails and paw pads. If your Dachshund is similar in color, but has reddish colored nose, paw pads, and nails..it is more than likely a dilute red.            
 
This is Sugar and Spice.  They are sisters from them same litter.  We lovingly call them "The Twins".  They are Wild Boar Wirehaired Miniature Dachshunds.   Wild Boar is a beautiful blend of brown, tan, and black hair.  It should mostly be found in Wirehaired Dachshunds, but can occasionally come out in smooth coat dogs that have a wirehaired background.
This is not to be confused with a Red Sable.  Who is Red at the base and black at the tip on all of it's body hairs.  A lot of the older pedigrees would list longhaired red sables, or even red shaded (red at the base with black tips on some of the hairs)as wild boar.

 
These are Cream Brindle Wirehaired Dachshunds!

 
 These are Black and Tan Wirehaired Dachshund Puppies

This is a Wheaton Wire haired Dachshund Puppy. Wheaton is a color found only in the wirehaired variey of the dachsund. Wheaton is a lovely blend of white and gold hairs.  They have black noses, paw pads and nails. I'm sure it would be possible to produce a wheaton smooth coat if both parents carried the color and wirehaired in the background.  If you have one..please send pictures!  I would love to see it and share it here on this page.