dubkitty wrote:the badger-killing prototype dachshund, as the name implies, is from Germany. i'd look to German dogs and badgers as the original size relationship.
Wow, yes you are right, the German Dachshunds (presumably the one you get in USA) are 3 times larger than the ones I've seen in the UK which are apparently the miniature version of the breed. That makes a lot more sense now.
Anyway they are back to peanuts tonight because the only fruit I have left are clementines and our badgers don't like those.
I now return you to your normal (non badger) viewing