I always found it funny that it is called "dachshund" in English. In German it is called "Dackel" and "dachshund" would be translated as "badger dog". I don't think that a badger is really meant here, but that the language has just developed a bit strangely (like with the word ampersand).

[–] ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

We call them that because they were meant to drive badgers from dens. It's why they are so inclined to be aggressive little shits when not properly trained

[–] Mkengine@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the explanation, I didn't know that and wikipedia does not explain that in their etymology section.

[–] ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

Always happy to help, it's not often that my families multiple generations of dog breeding and training actually provides relevant information to internet conversations

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

They don't look like badgers - they hunt badgers. They were bred specifically to hunt in burrows.