Congratulations to all the Dachshunds who raced at the 2012 Buda Wiener Dog Races in Buda, Texas over the weekend. Hundreds of dogs, usually over 600, competed to take the crown in the 15th annual event. We haven't heard who this year's Champions are yet, but we'll keep you posted as more coverage is available.
In the meantime, enjoy Dudley O. Selleck's hilarious journey to the 2012 Buda races by youtuber sjcselleck.
Wiener Dogs Tear It Up In Buda, Texas
Drabbling In Bubbles, Part Four
Dachshund Luxuries
Those Very Special Dachshunds: Vasco da Gama
Counting With Sausage
If you know someone who needs to learn to count to ten - this is for you. Video by youtuber nataliecrowdis who notes: I made this video to help my baby niece learn to count. Kids love sausage dogs, so what better way for her to learn her numbers. The dog's name is Pavel. He's a good boy.
Drabbling In Bubbles, Part Three
Wally sure enjoys his bubbles!
Thanks as always to our friend 'Princess Lea,' who hails all the way from Slovenia, for sending in the latest Drabble!
Read more Drabble at GOCOMICS.
Pookie the Dachshund Prepares to Write the Great American Canine Novel
Once, there had been a crust of pizza that she managed to eat off the sidewalk. Oh, it was so many years ago now, but the faint taste of pepperoni flooded back, as had Proust's taste of that youthful madeleine, and with it, all the memories of her canine life that she was now inspired to record for eternity.
Quickly she wrote, for she knew that soon her master would demand she go out for her evening poop.
We'll be first in line when Pookie's novel comes out.
Is It Or Isn't It A Dachshund On The New Yorker?
Josh Duhamel and Fergie Lose Their Little Meatloaf
Today's Dachshund
Dick Clark, Dachshund and Dog Lover
A June, 2001 article in the Pet Press goes on to say:
He got his name because “we found him as a street dog in San Bernardino. As a youngster Dick’s Uncle gave him a ceramic Dachshund, and he’s loved Dachshunds ever since. He’s had at least three of them during the years, and that’s one of the reasons he wanted to keep Bernardo.
And of his Dachshund 'Louie,' syracuse.com notes:
In a 2002 interview with The Post-Standard, Clark talked about living in Central New York and working seven nights a week, spinning records as a radio DJ fresh out of SU. When he came home late at night, Clark recalled, his wife and baby were sleeping. His dachshund, named after an SU roommate, waited up.
“The thing I remember about Louie was he was always there to greet me,” Clark said. “He was just a terrific dog.”
Thanks for everything Mr. Clark.
Thanks to a good friend of The Long and Short of it All for sending in a link to The Bark!
What The........Where In The Heck Are Joey And Rowdy?
Dachshund On Google Home Page
Odds are pretty good that it will never happen again, so be sure to head over to Google today, where a disabled Dachshund is featured in a photograph on the home page. Google is celebrating the 100th birthday of French photographer and pioneer photojournalist Robert Doisneau, 14 April 1912 – 1 April 1994.
TALE OF A DACKEL
Shopping For Dachshunds at Restoration Hardware
We love to go shopping at Restoration Hardware - it's our favorite home furnishings store - and boy were we surprised with the number of new things they have for Dachshund Lovers! Above, it's Dachshund Silhouette Art - your best friend is presented over a map of their birthplace - that's right - it's Germany for us Dachshunds. Measuring in at 14" x 18", the wood framed piece will set you back $119.
Dita Von Teese Mourns the Loss of Her Beloved Eva
Firefighters Rescue Dachshund Stuck in Tree in Cemetery
Flashlights in hand, the women searched until they thought they heard barking in the back of the cemetery.
"We rushed to where we thought we heard it, and we traced it to this big oak tree with major brush around it," she said. "Once we got to the tree, the barking stopped."
Austin was on her porch and came rushing over at the familiar sound of Cappy's bark. Thinking her dog was caught in the brush, she started cutting some of it away with clippers.
The women started getting frustrated with searching in the dark, when two Beaufort police officers stopped by to see what three women, a dog and a car were doing in the rear of the cemetery, Mrs. Austin's friend Kim Bonturi said. One officer shone his light up in the tree and spotted the dog.
The dachshund had climbed up 12 feet in the tree, out of reach of the women and officers even with Bonturi's eight-foot ladder.
The women had to wait about 45 minutes until firefighters Vezin and David Evans, who had been out on a medical call, arrived with a ladder.
"She was just happy to be in her mom's arms," Bonturi said of the dachshund.
Cappy seemed to be fine, Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department spokesman John
Read more here: http://www.islandpacket.com/2012/04/09/2030373/firefighters-rescue-dog-from-tree.html#storylink=cpy
The dog lapped up an entire bowl of water when she got home, said Bonturi, who works with Chain Free Beaufort, a nonprofit dedicated to helping animals.
Read more here: http://www.islandpacket.com/2012/04/09/2030373/firefighters-rescue-dog-from-tree.html#storylink=cpy
The Man Of Your Dreams
Easter With The Sheridan Avenue Boys
Dachshunds all over the world celebrated Easter Sunday yesterday, and those Sheridan Avenue Boys were no exception. Handsome, Handsome, Handsome, Handsome, and Handsome, also know as Jack, Jetson, Jordan, Lincoln, and Lego, impressed the crowds wherever they went with their festively colored bow ties. Thanks to their mom for sending in the awesome photos!
Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin
'Slinky Dog,' the Dachshund toy from the movie Toy Story, is brought to life as the "Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin," a ride at Walt Disney Studios Park in France and at Hong Kong Disneyland. The ride is part of the Toy Story Playland in France, and Toy Story Land in Hong Kong. The France ride opened on August 17, 2010, and the Hong Kong installation opened on November 17, 2011. Looks like great fun for kids of all ages!
Retro Dachshund Fun: Here Comes Peter Cottontail
You know you're getting old and that time is marching on when you consider something from 1991 to be retro. But it was over 20 years ago! In this news photo from March 17, 1991, a Dachshund named 'Heady' goes for a romp in Rowlett Park, Tampa, Florida.
Have a Blessed Easter.
Family Donates Puppy After Tragic Dachshund Death
Not to fear - there really are wonderful people left in this crazy world we live in. A poor Albany, Georgia Dachshund named 'Ali' ate the bulb of a sago palm plant and passed of liver failure within a week. After hearing of Ali's plight, strangers gave Ali's family a new Dachshund puppy. Excerpt from WALB News:
Dachshund Interspecies Musings: Watch Out For That Iguana
All About Cosmo
We love it when Dachshund Lovers detail their affection for their long dogs - whether writing in to us with stories and photos, or telling the world all about it in a video. When we stumbled across jewellery designer Zina S. Sparling speaking so poetically about her beautiful boy 'Cosmo,' we had to share. Unfortunately, the video was not available for embedding, but we contacted her, and she graciously agreed to let us post it. So, without any further ado, and delivered with the graceful style of Dachshund Lover Ingrid Bergman, meet little 'Cosmo.'
If you're interested in lush exotic jewelry, with some pieces inspired by such luminaries as "Hitchcock, Tippi Hedren, and the ubiquitous, unique, and gorgeous Kim Novak," check out Zina S Sparling Jewellery.
Those Special Dachshund Mixes: Meet Giles!
Gimme a Lick of that Free Ice Cream!
One More Shot
Hoodie Talk
She said that her mother, a five-foot-tall Jewish lady living in Queens, N.Y., had a dachshund she’d walk every evening when she came home from work. One night, after she got back on the elevator, two very large, dark-skinned men followed her on board. Panicked, her mother stared at the floor until the elevator reached her floor, where she quickly got off.
But the two strangers were right behind her. Then the larger of the two men came around in front of her mother, bent down, picked up the dog and told her that the dog’s nails had not been clipped correctly. Her mother looked up to where the voice came from.
It was Bill Cosby.
The comedian then introduced her to the other man, a New York comedian named Scooey Mitchell, who lived on her mother’s floor.
“They say it takes at least five generations to effect a true change in acceptable cultural habits and standards,” Judy said. “We seem to have a longer road to travel when it comes to the impact of clothing.”
Reunited And It Feels So Good
United Dachshunds
"We, the peoples of the United Nations, determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal right of men and women and of nations large and small....And for these ends to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbors...have resolved to combine our efforts to accomplish these aims." ~ Preamble, Charter of the United Nations.
Photo by Jaskirt Dhaliwal, for Bennett Miller's Dachshund UN in Birmingham, England, last weekend.
Cuddle Puddle
Dachshund UN Travels to the UK
Australian artist Bennett Miller's Dachshund UN traveling art installation has broken the boundaries of Australia, showing up Saturday as part of the live art Fierce Festival in Birmingham, England. 47 Dachshunds from all over the West Midlands participated in the event. Excerpt from the Sunday Mercury:
The international body is often accused of having no teeth but there were plenty of gnashers on show in the reproduction assembly.
The mock UN meeting took place outside the Ikon Gallery, in Oozells Square. Exhibition bosses said the scale replica of a former UN office in Geneva was designed to be thought-provoking on the issue of human rights.
An exhibition spokesman said: “Dachshund UN is both a large scale architectural installation and a performance work that examines the role of the United Nations as a risk management organisation.










































