Miniature Long Haired Dachshund
Reduced in size for rabbit rather than badger, the Miniature Long-haired Dachshund keeps the working outline of the standard dog under a flowing, silky jacket. It is registered as…
About the Miniature Long Haired Dachshund
Reduced in size for rabbit rather than badger, the Miniature Long-haired Dachshund keeps the working outline of the standard dog under a flowing, silky jacket. It is registered as a breed in its own right in Britain, and the ideal weight of roughly 4.5 to 5 kg is the line that separates it from a small standard.
The coat should be soft and straight or gently waved, longest on the ears, the chest, the underside and the tail, with real feathering rather than a fringe. Colours cover the usual Dachshund range, and dapple is among them, which brings the same non-negotiable rule found throughout the family: never mate one dapple to another, as the double dapple combination can leave puppies deaf, blind or with malformed eyes. Look for a stud with a level back, a good depth of chest and no exaggeration in length.
Ask for the IVDD radiograph grade before anything else, and treat an unscreened dog as an unknown on the problem this breed is most likely to hand on. A current eye certificate matters, and so does a DNA result for cord1-PRA, which is well established in the miniature varieties. A sensible body weight and easy, level movement tell you as much about the dog's future as the paperwork does.
Health & breeding
We check every hip, elbow, eye and DNA result you give us against the Royal Kennel Club’s public records by hand, and we record who checked it and when. The Royal Kennel Club’s public records may not include all the screening a dog has had, so a dog with no Royal Kennel Club record showing is not necessarily untested.
Breed Right’s summary — under The Royal Kennel Club Health Standard
Health tests for the Miniature Long Haired Dachshund
This panel is Breed Right’s summary of the testing that matters for the breed under The Royal Kennel Club Health Standard. The Health Standard is the Royal Kennel Club’s guidance for breeders, not a registration rule. It describes tests to ask about — it is not a report on any individual dog. The Royal Kennel Club’s public records may not include all the screening a dog has had, so a dog with no Royal Kennel Club record showing is not necessarily untested.
Good Practice — the Royal Kennel Club’s minimum before breeding
The tests the Royal Kennel Club says breeders should, at a minimum, complete before breeding.
| Test | Type | Scheme | What’s involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| IVDD spine screening (RKC scheme, Dachshund Health UK) | Screening scheme | RKC | Grade 0–3 from one X-ray at 24–48 months. |
Best Practice — further tests it recommends
Completing these as well as the Good Practice tests is what the Royal Kennel Club calls Best Practice.
| Test | Type | Scheme | What’s involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| DNA test — cord1-PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy, cone-rod dystrophy 1) | DNA test | Laboratory | The result printed on the laboratory certificate. |
| Eye testing (BVA/KC/ISDS) | Screening scheme | BVA/KC/ISDS | Result printed on the eye certificate. |
Breed hip median
Too few dogs of this breed have been scored (BVA Hip Dysplasia Scheme breed statistics 2025 — 15 years: 1 dog) to give a meaningful breed median. Source · How hip scores work
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Miniature Long Haired Dachshund stud dogs
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