2007-03-25 13:51:25 · 7 answers · asked by judah_ebarle 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Yes, it's really true: They were bred to hunt badgers and foxes. So they had to fit in their lairs. Thats also where the name comes from. "Dachs" in German is a badger and "Hund" is a dog.
2007-03-26 00:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Zaius 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They were bred to go into the ground and get badgers.
2007-03-25 13:59:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
they were breed to chase rats in the castles and need to be low to the ground to go where the rats go
2007-03-25 14:02:44 · answer #3 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They're achondroplastic dwarfs.
2007-03-25 13:55:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
because thats just tha way that they are,i have one but she is a miniature,she is so cute!!!!
2007-03-25 13:58:19 · answer #5 · answered by bethany 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
because that is the way God made them
2007-03-25 13:58:24 · answer #6 · answered by BEACHRESCUE 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
if longer, they would dig in when they walked
2007-03-25 13:54:21 · answer #7 · answered by bombaybubba 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋