Another installment in the Notable Dachshund Kennels and Breeders series discusses Albert (Kippy) and Miriam Van Court, who were among the group that made a startling difference in changing the look of the modern American Dachshund. They liked long, low and beautifully made. Here is their story:
https://www.dachshundhistoryonline.com/albert-and-miriam-van-court-of-white-gables-kennel/
I have finally added another page to our website and I hope everyone agrees to how important these people were to the breed. They made such a great mark on the Dachshund group as breeders, exhibitors and as excellent Club members! please read about their involvement as Dachshund breeders and note what a difference their years made to the breed.
~ Dan Harrison
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… we celebrate the many facets of the Dachshund.
Fritz Engelmann famously commented in his Der Dachshund: “Take the hunt away from the Dachshund — and you take away the roots of his strength; he sinks down to be nothing but a dog.”
More than a century after Engelmann wrote those words, we still believe that a well-bred Dachshund is more than just a pretty face. His physique, intelligence and temperament should reflect the purpose for which the Dachshund was created. The breed standard stipulates as much:
Low to ground, long in body and short of leg, with robust muscular development; the skin is elastic and pliable without excessive wrinkling. Appearing neither crippled, awkward, nor cramped in his capacity for movement, the Dachshund is well balanced with bold and confident head carriage and intelligent, alert facial expression. His hunting spirit, good nose, loud tongue and distinctive build make him well-suited for below-ground work and for beating the bush. His keen nose gives him an advantage over most other breeds for trailing … The Dachshund must have agility, freedom of movement, and endurance to do the work for which he was developed … The Dachshund is clever, lively and courageous to the point of rashness, persevering in above- and below-ground work, with all the senses well developed. Any display of shyness is a serious fault.
Given the importance of these qualities, participation in the other seven event venues open to the Dachshund (more than any other AKC breed) allows fanciers to assess a dog’s ability to function as intended by the German foresters who developed this unique breed.
Based on the comments that we receive in person and on TDHP’s Facebook page, we know that people are aware of the ROM pages, educational articles, and pieces on notable fanciers of the past. But how many of you have visited the other pages of our website?
Some sections, like Performance and Obedience, have introductory pages that discuss the history of those events from a Dachshund-centric perspective. You can check out which dogs have won the DCA national field trial or obedience trial through the years. Find out how many Dachshunds have earned a MACH, a CT or DCA Versatility Certificate.
Go explore!
Tracy Freeling
Dachshund fanciers and their dogs are active in all AKC event venues. To give our readers some sense of just how active and multi-talented the breed is, lets review some statistics.
In 2012, Dachshunds earned the following AKC titles:
Championships
In addition to the 10 new agility championships earned:
Suffix Obedience Titles
In addition to the obedience titles listed above:
Suffix Tracking Titles
Earthdog Titles
Rally Titles
Suffix Agility Titles
In addition to the regular agility titles listed above:
Suffix Preferred Agility Titles
In addition to the preferred agility titles listed above:
FAST Agility Titles
Coursing Ability Titles
Therapy Dog Titles
Kudos to the hard working hounds and handlers represented by these figures!
Tracy Freeling
Looking at our website, I often go to the “Education” page and see what information I can look up. There are many articles on type , soundness and just informatiion on our Breed.
I would heartily recommend reading “Developing an Eye for Type in Dachshunds”, “Down and Back Please” and “The Perils of Fault Judging”. Any of them should , I would imagine, , get you to think hard about what you know about the current types being shown and how much more we all can learn!
Look here and LEARN!!!!
It has been over a year and we have spent a lot on the Dachshund History Project website, constantly adding things and we hope everyone is happy with what we are doing.
If anyone has any money to give to the project, please send it to Dawn-Renee Watters and she will put it in our bank account. We are always happy to have a little more monetary help and , as usual, hope we are providing you with the info you are seeking about this great Breed, the Dachshund!!
Since DCA is fast approaching, we thought we would ask if anyone has any old books about Dachshunds or any old Dachshund magazines they would like to donate or loan to TDHP effort.
We would use old pictures on the website and use any info about older breeders as a way of keeping the old dogs and their breeders relevant and known.
If you do have anything for us, please feel free to bring it to DCA in appropriately-marked packages with your names and addresses so we can return them ASAP should you prefer to loan the material.
Many of us from TDHP will be at DCA, so just look us up and give us anything you would like to share with the website. Remember, everything you share will be shared with the rest of the Dachshund Fancy, for the good of our breed.
Sharing and preserving as much information as possible is the reason we started this website! Thank you!
TDHP would like to extend our sympathy to Kim Vidrine and Paula Carter for losing one of the best.
CH Solo’s Premiere SL JE ROMO was lost yesterday. He was born January 3, 2001 and was taken on April 15, 2013. He was a top winner and a top producer and will certainly be missed by all those who share what he gave back to the Breed as produce. he was outstanding.
Again, our sympathy to the owners of CH Solo’s Premiere SL JE ROMO, Kim Vidrine and Paula Carter.
How many of you continue to read the AKC Gazette now that it exists as a purely digital magazine? Did you know that the magazine was still available?
The February 2013 issue, which includes Ann Gordon’s most recent Dachshund column can be found here.
For those who are interested, the digital Gazette can be accessed for free. To read current and past issues back through June 2008 online, go to http://www.akc.org/pubs/gazette/digital_edition.cfm . On that page, you will only see links that go back to January 2011. By opening any issue, however, you can navigate back as far as the June 2008 Gazette via the left hand panel that will show up in the viewer.
If you wan to download Gazette issues to read offline or save for future use, you can do that from http://www.akc.org/pubs/gazette/pdf_edition.cfm . Issues back as far as October 2011 are available there.
Tracy Freeling
In tribute to Miles McElrath, we have a new article on the website. Written in his own words, Miles had a very interesting outlook on the breeding of Dapples, not necessarily what would come to mind initially. He encountered many disappointments and obstacles during his journey; but his perseverance brought him success. Hopefully we will be able to add a few photos in the near future.
https://www.dachshundhistoryonline.com/historic-information/notable-dachshund-people/miles-k-mcelrath-from-rags-to-dappled-dachshunds/