Pronunciation

[Frzframe]

Okay I know this sounds bad but just how do you pronounce dachshund? A friend of mine who I just found out raises them pronounced it dach hound. I don't think that is right. I saw on a site somewhere how to say it properly but now I can't find it. Can anyone help me? Thanks

[~Jen~]

I say it "Dach shund" i hate when ppl say "dashhound" lil peive of mine i guess...lol

Jen

[Dolly's Mom]

I say is DOX UND. I can't STAND Dash hound or dash n.


Sandi

[Oscar's Mom]

I say it like 'dacks hund'. I also hate dashhound.

[Shelbie]

Yep, I agree, its dacks hund and I'm Englsh and you all know we talk proper like what we're supposed to!<IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm26.gif" border=0>

[Wienergal]

Yeah, it drives me crazy when people say "dash-hound" too. It's German. It's pronounced docks-hoont.

I also have to say that seeing our little buddies referred to as "doxies" makes me slightly nuts too. A "doxy" is a prostitute. I have this unpleasant mental image of long little doggies wearing fishnet stockings and leaning against lampposts.... http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/uh-oh.gif

[Oscar's Mom]

Oh My...I never knew "doxy" ment prostitute http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/blushie.gif I had thought doxie was cute, but dont understand where that came from, dachsie seems to make more sense. I will have a hard forgetting your image...it did make laugh though http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/lol.gif

[pluto'slanie]

<IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm12.gif" border=0> There are 2 guys near my house that say "Here comes the little Datsun." I know Pluto is long, but long enough to transport people?<IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm32.gif" border=0>

[Dolly's Mom]

Er, um Wienergal,

We DO have quite a few Tarts and Trollups amongst us. Especially the ones who insist on running around nekid wearing only their Snoods.http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/lol.gif

[Penny's Aunt]

Ah, yes, the little doxie with the red hair, wearing nothing but a garter belt, fishnet stockings (4, the front ones are being held up with cranked-up suspenders), a cheap pink rhinestone necklace with a few of the rhinestones missing, painted toenails, & chewing delicately on a chunk of rawhide.

BTW, at her level, she SHOULDN'T be lounging against the light post... that's where the boys have been leaving their p-mail.

[~Jen~]

LOL Lanie!!! I know a BREEDER that calls them datsun's ...rofl i had forgotten about her til you just reminded me everytime she would say it i want to correct her SOOOOOOOOOOOO bad but she is in her late 50's about my moms age and i was taught better than to be critical of someone older than me ... needless to say i didnt buy from her ... how can you buy a puppy from a breeder that cant even say the name of the breed right...lol I also hate to see Dachound ... that makes me nuts too...lol http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/smile.gif

Jen

[Uschi]

I'm a member of the "Dax-hoond" pronunciation crowd, but generally I stick with "Dachsies" -- not sure how much longer I can do that with a straight face tho, Wienergal. http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/oogle.gif

Oh, and yeah, though the name is German, most Germans/West Europeans call them "Teckel"... guess that'd make me not only married to a techie, but mother to a "Teckie" <IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm35.gif" border=0>