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36 sats \ 3 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 28 Mar \ parent \ on: Dog Breed Of The Day - Rat Terrier Animal_World
That was a Jack Russell Terrier. As @siggy47 noted in a comment above, the "rat" in the name is because these guys were bred to hunt rats.
Even so, the Dachshund hunted badgers and didn’t have it in its name. “Rat” sounds like a derogatory nickname, but I understand the origin. Thanks for pointing it out.
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Heh. "Dachs" is the German word for Badger. It just sounds niftier when we don't translate it.
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My German is a bit rusty—just kidding. Lol.
Now I know a word in German.
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