Half Catahoula / Half Dachshund

Are they sure it's part catahoula? Or are they guessing b/c of the coloration? Dachshunds can be merle on their own...

I love Catahoulas. They are very loyal and in my experience, smart (sorry, St. Widge, that yours turned out to be dumb - but they're pretty right?). They tend to be very territorial so they're pretty good watch dogs. When I was a kid, our neighbors had dachshunds and every kid in the neighborhood was scared of them b/c they chased us on our bikes. haha! That's the only experience I have with them so I'm no help on that side of it. I'm guessing Primadox will be much more helpful.