For 100 years toys have been produced in Bad Kösen, a small resort town on the Saale River in Germany. Käthe Kruse founded the company in 1911/12 as a doll making workshop. The first plush animals were presented at the Leipzig Trade Fair in 1958.  

This Wire Hair Dachshund measures 9" from nose to tail.  His fur is mohair, and he has glass eyes and a felt nose.