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What the breed of dog who was orignally bred for fighting badgers?
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∙ 14y ago
The badger dog is the Dachshund. In fact, that's what its breed name mean in German - "dachs" mean badger and "hund" means dog.
The name derived from the Dachshund's original use, that is, to hunt badgers by digging deep down into its burrow and fighting with the fierce ones.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoDachshund.
It came from two German words "dachs" meaning badger, and "hund" meaning dog.
And also, the dachshund was called dachshund because it was used for hunting badgers.
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∙ 14y agoThe Dachshund in Germany. Dachs meaning Badger , Hund meaning Hound. Their long slim bodies fit nicely into a badgers hole.
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∙ 8y agoA badger dog is another name for the dachshund - the word dachshund literally means "badger hound" in German.
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