16 Cool Facts About Dachshunds By Allen Abby - There are at least 6 marking combinations: brindle, dapple, sable, brindle piebald, dapple piebald, and piebald. Doing the math reveals that there are 540 color/coat/pattern possibilities. The official, breed-specific, names for these long and narrow dogs are Dachshund (Us and Germany), Teckel (Germany), and Dackel (Germany). Please follow and like us: