Editing Dachshund (section)

== Classification ==
While classified in the hound group or scent hound group in the United States and Great Britain, the breed has its own group in the countries which belong to the [[Fédération Cynologique Internationale]] (World Canine Federation).<ref>{{cite web|title=Fédération Cynologique Internationale Group 4 "Dachshund Group"|url=http://old.fci.be/nomenclatures_detail.asp?lang=en&file=group4|work=Fédération Cynologique Internationale|access-date=16 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815103443/http://old.fci.be/nomenclatures_detail.asp?lang=en&file=group4|archive-date=15 August 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Many dachshunds, especially the wire-haired subtype, may exhibit behavior and appearance similar to the [[terrier]] group of dogs.<ref name="Nicholas">{{cite book | last = Nicholas | first = Anna | title = Dachshund | publisher = TFH Publications | location = Neptune City | year = 1987 | isbn = 0-86622-158-1 | page = [https://archive.org/details/dachshund0000nich/page/10 10] | url = https://archive.org/details/dachshund0000nich/page/10 }}</ref> An argument can be made for the scent (or hound) group classification because the breed was developed to use scent to trail and hunt animals, and probably descended from the [[Saint Hubert Hound]] like many modern scent hound breeds such as [[bloodhound]]s and [[Basset Hound]]s; but with the persistent personality and love for digging that probably developed from the terrier, it can also be argued that they could belong in the [[terrier]], or "earth dog", group.<ref name="Nicholas" />