| Dachshunds come in two sizes recognized by most | | | | rabbit, dachshund classification. |
| kennel clubs in English speaking countries and all of | | | | A full-grown standard dachshund averages 16 lb to 28 |
| them in North America, the standard and the | | | | lb, while the miniature variety normally weighs less than |
| miniature.[1] However, many non-English speaking | | | | 11 lb. The kaninchen weighs 8 lb to 10 lb. Dachshunds |
| countries recognize a third size which is smaller than | | | | exhibit three coat varieties. The most common and |
| the miniature: the kaninchen (which means "rabbit"). The | | | | associated with the dachshund is the smooth-haired |
| Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI), or World | | | | coat. The next most recognized is the long coat. The |
| Canine Federation, is an international kennel club based | | | | wire-haired dachshund is least common, and most |
| in Belgium which has 84 member countries all over the | | | | recent coat to appear in breeding standards. Many |
| world, which include nations from every one of the | | | | people don't recognize wire-hairs as dachshunds and |
| currently inhabited continents of the earth except one: | | | | can be mistaken as other kinds of dogs. |
| North America. The FCI recognizes the kaninchen, or | | | | |