Coat-- With the exception of jaw, eyebrows, and ears, the whole body is covered with a uniform tight,

short, thick, rough, hard, outer coat but with finer, somewhat softer, shorter hairs (undercoat)

 everywhere distributed between the coarser hairs.

The absence of an undercoat is a fault. The distinctive facial furnishings include a beard and eyebrows.

On the ears the hair is shorter than on the body, almost smooth.

The general arrangement of the hair is such that the wirehaired Dachshund,

when viewed from a distance, resembles the smooth. Any sort of soft hair in the outercoat,

wherever found on the body, especially on the top of the head, is a fault.

The same is true of long, curly, or wavy hair, or hair that sticks out irregularly in all directions.

 

Tail-- Robust, thickly haired, gradually tapering to a point. A flag tail is a fault

 

Color of Hair--While the most common colors are wild boar, black and tan,

and various shades of red, all colors are admissible.
A mall amount of white on the chest, although acceptable, is not desirable.

 

Nose and nails--same as for the smooth variety.