Miniature Dachshund Patterns
Please note that AKC will not register more than one pattern per Dachshund. (exception is a Brindle Piebald)
BRINDLE - The Brindle pattern in Dachshunds appears like a series of stripes (like a zebra) along the base
color. One parent must be a Brindle in order to have the pattern appear.
DAPPLE - Dapples Dachshunds show patches or spots of lighter color mixed in with patches of the self color.
They sometimes have white on the chest. If the dapple pattern appears across the face, one or both eyes may
have blue speckles or may be entirely blue. In order for Dappling to occur in a puppy, one of the parents must
show the dapple gene.
DOUBLE DAPPLE - Double Dapples usually have larger areas of white on their bodies in addition to their
base color and patches / spots. Eyes may be completely blue and they may have white on their heads, white
nail tips, white on their feet, white on their underside and their sides. Breeding double dapples can be
dangerous as deafness, reduced eye size and blindness may occur. Double Dapples are produced when two
single dapple parents are bred together.
PIEBALD - Piebald Dachshunds show a white spotting pattern over the base color. Piebalds should never
have blue eyes. If they do, then they should be registered as Dapples. They should also have no shading within
the white areas or body spots. The amount of white varies, ranging from a white collar, white chest, underside,
tail and feet to almost pure white.
WILDBOAR - Wildboar Dachshunds have a light brown base coat and a black overlay. The Wildboar color is
noted by its light color base showing through the nose area, around the eyes and also the underside of the body.
Wildboar is most common in wire haired Dachshunds but can appear in smooths as well.
SABLE - True Sable Dachshunds are very difficult to describe. Sable is seen in long haired dogs only. The red
is so dark as to appear black. The whole body except for the face and feet are seen with the base color of the
dog with black tips at the ends. The face and feet are usually the base color. Therefor a Red Sable will have red
at the base of the hair with black tips - the face and feet will be red. One parent must show the Sable pattern to
produce a Sable Dachshund.
