“…Their characteristic cutaneous ridge in this breed is an autosomal dominant mutation of fibroblast growth factor genes that predispose the animals to dermoid sinus [39,40]. This developmental abnormality has been reported in several other breeds, including the American Cocker Spaniel, English Cocker Spaniel, English Springer Spaniel, Boxer, Chow-Chow, Golden Retriever, Shih Tzu, Siberian Husky, Yorkshire Terrier, German Shepherd, Rottweiler, Boerboel, Great Pyrenees, Swedish Vallhund, Chinese Crested, Victorian Bulldog, and occasionally in domestic cats [6-8,11-14,16,17,41-46]. No reports of dermoid sinus in Dachshunds were found in the literature.…”