Depot Dachsies
Your New England Dachshund Breeder
Dachshund Colors / Patterns
We decided that it was necessary to create a page with the colors and patterns that we produce. That way we are all using the same vocabulary. Most colors come in a variety of hues from light to dark. We've tried to include examples using our own dogs and puppies.
Colors: Black and Tan and Black and Cream
Black and Tan (Long Hair)
Black and Cream (Short Hair)
Colors: Chocolate and Tan and Chocolate and Cream
Chocolate and Tan (Short Hair)
Chocolate and Cream (Short Hair)
Color: Shaded Cream and Cream
Shaded Cream (Long Hair)
"Shaded" essentially means that black hairs are in the coat. Most of our shaded pups loose the majority of their shading as adults.
Cream (Long Hair)
Color: Shaded Red and Red
Shaded Red (Long Hair)
"Shaded" essentially means that black hairs are in the coat. Most of our shaded pups loose the majority of their shading as adults.
Red (Long hair)
Pattern: Dapple
Puppy is short hair
If you click on the picture above it will expand and be easier to see. There are several examples of dapples in this gallery. Often times, red and cream will hide dapple, and the only visible sign will be blue in the eye. Dapple is the only pattern that can produce blue eyes (or partial blue eyes) in dachshunds. However, please note that we cannot guarantee eye color.
Pattern: Piebald
Black and Tan Piebald (Long Hair)
Black and Cream Piebald (Short Hair)
Coat: Wirehair
(We also produce long and short/smooth hair pups. Examples can be seen above.)
Shaded Red and Red Wire Hair
(Photo from google of a Wire Hair)
Teddy and Lucy are our 2 wire hair dachshunds. They are siblings so they will not be bred together. We can only produce red and black and tan wire hair dachshunds currently. We can also have dapple reds or dapple black and tans!
