Dachshunds Take the Catwalk in Tokyo

Tokyo was the place to be this last weekend as Japan's first 'New Year Dog Party' kicked off on Saturday. The two-day event also hosted Pet Fashion Week NY, the annual New York City trade show that began in 2006 as an event for people in the pet industry. There were over 20,000 people in attendance. Stealing the show was the chocolate dachshund pictured above, modeling a $20,000 Swarovski crystal-studded dog coat, by the designer Manfred of Sweden. Read all about it at The Independent. See more pics at China Economic Net.

Looks just perfect for a fashionable dachshund

Event design as seen on nydogparty.com

Dachshunds 'Trot for the Cure'

Photo: Melissa Haneline / The Post and Courier

What a great pic! Nine-pound black and tan smooth miniature 'Karl' gets a friendly sniff from 95-pound German Shepherd 'Rocky' at the Trot for the Cure event at Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina, yesterday. Hundreds of dogs and their owners trotted to raise money for canine cancer research. See more pics (with doxies!) from the event at The Post and Courier.

New Pedigree 'Anti-Dachshund' Commercial

15 seconds of fun to start your Monday off right.

Related: Pedigree's 'Rub My Belly' dachshund commercial.

Dachshunds in Pop Culture: Marianne Koch

Who? Marianne Koch (born August 19, 1931) is an author, physician, and retired German actress of the 1950s and 1960s, best known for her appearances in Spaghetti westerns and adventure films of the 1960s.
She appeared in over 65 films between 1950 and 1971 including Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars in 1964 in which she appeared alongside Clint Eastwood.
She returned to college in 1971 to study medicine, and practiced an an internest in Munich until 1997. We don't know the name of her wire-hair dachshund. Find out more about Marianne Koch at this translated German wikipedia link.

Marianne Koch and Clint Eastwood in A Fistfull of Dollars

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Dedicated Dachshund Lovers in the News

Meet red smooth 'Mylee Star' and her 7-year-old human Kennedy Dillow, of Jackson, Missouri. Kennedy and Mylee are pictured here at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, where Kennedy is about to donate $803, money she earned making and selling jewelry to help animals in need. This is after she donated $1,047 last summer! Wow! Mom won't let Kennedy have any more animals at home; she has another doxie 'Zoey Belle,' and 10 fish. Mom says "This is a way Kennedy can help more animals."
Read all about Kennedy's philanthropistic endeavors at the Southeast Missourian. Her work is available in shops and boutiques in Jackson and Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and also online at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri.

Dachshund Lover Joan Ingpen Dies at 91

The unfortunate news of the death of dachshund lover Joan Ingpen was announced this week. She passed December 29th at the age of 91. Ingpen was a legendary figure among opera impresarios who introduced the musical world to Luciano Pavarotti, Georg Solti, and Joan Sutherland; co-founded the Philharmonia with Walter Legge; and played major casting and administrative roles at three of the world's leading opera houses: Covent Garden, Paris Opera and the Met in New York. Joan Ingpen is pictured above with her first husband Alfred Dietz and her business partner 'Williams,' her black and tan smooth dachshund.
Excerpt from The Telegraph: Joan Ingpen's abiding legacy will be Ingpen & Williams, the management agency that she founded in 1946. The most prominent London concert promoter at that time was Ibbs & Tillett, and Ingpen felt that any respectable impresario should similarly have a double name, giving the impression of being a solid partnership.
But, being unable - or unwilling - to find anyone to work with, she took the name of her dachshund, Williams. This arrangement had the distinct advantage of the dog being unable to answer back. Read the rest at The Telegraph, and find out more about Ingpen & Williams at wikipedia.

A Look at Fostering Dachshunds

Meet rescues black and tan smooth piebald 'Abby,' and black and tan smooth 'Norman.' They're pictured with dachshund lover Benny Archuleta, of Jacksonville, Florida, a saint in the world of dachshunds and dachshund rescue. Among many dachshund-related rescue and other activities, Mr. Archuleta maintains the Dachshund Rescue Web Page.

He also maintains that the dedicated foster families are the true backbone of rescue.

Jacksonville.com had a look at fostering in the Jacksonville, Florida, area. Here's an excerpt: Norman bounded across the room and leaped into Benny Archuleta's lap, putting himself nose to nose. Norman then put his paws on Archuleta's chest and licked his face, giving him a wet, slobbery kiss.
Yes, Norman is a dog, a dachshund to be specific, but this dog loves Archuleta because he rescued Norman and put him in a foster home.
"A rescue by definition is an unwanted dog. I was shocked to know how many dachshunds are unwanted, and we just want these dogs to be wanted," said Mona Cortellesi, who fosters Norman and several other dachshunds with her husband, Robert. "They just want to be loved and they give a lot of love in return."
See more pics of Mr. Archuleta with Norman, and read all about fostering at Jacksonville.com. Be sure to visit the Dachshund Rescue Web Page.

Meet the dachshund "Tom Brady"

In a follow-up to yesterday's story, meet handsome little English Cream(?) longhair 'Tom Brady.' Excerpt from the Boston Herald: Tom Brady is dogged by fans - even in the Big Apple - but the New England Patriots QB/QT doesn’t bite!
That’s according to music exec Brad Davidson, aka Wiener Dog Man, who played defense for No. 12 yesterday, telling us that his football hero was much nicer in person than he appeared on a video posted on TMZ.com.
Of course he was.
“I think he thought it was a setup, but when he noticed I was wearing a Pawtucket Red Sox hat he realized I was a true fan,” Brad told the Track.
In the videoclip, Tom appears amused when a star-struck Brad tells him the name of his little hot dog. Brady reluctantly shakes the fan’s hand and flees into the car, where he is heard to complain to the driver that fan facetime is the “story of my life.”
But Davidson said Tom’s the victim of a bad call.
“In the car he was laughing and said (it was) nice meeting me and he even said bye to little Brady,” said the Pats fan.
Read the rest at the Boston Herald.

Tom Brady Meets Dachshund "Tom Brady"

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady met some of his fans on Monday in New York: dachshunds 'Tom Brady' and 'Fenway.' Tom, the human, seemed to be a little bewildered by it all. Tom, the dachshund, was probably crushed that he didn't get a little pat on the head from his idol and namesake.
TMZ provided the video, and the Boston Herald provided a recap: The video posted yesterday shows the newly crowned AP Offensive Player of the Year exiting galpal Gisele Bundchen’s pad in the Apple Monday morning carrying a white canvas bag and pink dog carrier containing Vida, Gi’s Yorkie.
Let’s break down the tape: Tom runs into a fan, wearing a Red Sox cap, walking a pair of Dachshunds on the sidewalk as he makes his way past the paparazzi to a waiting town car.
“Hey, man, wanna know what the name of my dog is? Tom Brady! Swear to Gawd, swear to Gawd,” the Boston sports fan tells his football idol.
Tom looks down at the hot dog hound and laughs.
“I’m a huge, huge fan,” says Wiener Dog Man, shaking Brady’s reluctantly offered hand. “Fenway’s the other dog. Awesome man, good luck. We’ll be rootin’ for ya.”
Brady, with a hang-dog expression, then tosses his bag - but thankfully not Vida - in the trunk of the car whose driver is heard to say, “Sorry about this.” Tom woofs back, “Story of my life.”
Tom’s supermodel sweetie reportedly left for a fashion show in her native Brazil Sunday night, and left her pint-sized pooch in the care of her pigskin prince, who brought the Yorkie to Boston.

Watch the video at TMZ.com.

Myko and Fira Win "Best Family" in Canadian Photo Contest

Meet pretty 'Myko' and 'Fira' from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. They won for 'best family or group of pets' in The Chronicle Herald's 4th Annual Petpourri Pet Photo Challenge. Way to go Myko and Fira! It's hard work to look that cute!
Best overall photo in the contest went to a pair of cats. (huh?)
Myko and Fira's human, Danielle King, says her dynamic dachsie duo "love to entertain, cuddle and enter speed-eating competitions."
Read all about the contest, and see all the winners at The Chronicle Herald.

Bayou Dachshund Club Field Trials

Dachshunds like to work hard and play hard! The Bayou Dachshund Club of New Orleans held a Dachshund Field Trial on Saturday in Prentiss, Mississippi. After the trials and awards, there was a 'field trial parade,' where the doxies and humans were dressed in a Mardi Gras theme. See over 100 pics, and read all about field trials at the American Kennel Club.

Dachshunds in Pop Culture: Paddlefoot in Clutch Cargo

Huh? Clutch Cargo is an animated television series noted for its very limited animation, yet imaginative stories. The series was a surprise hit, and could be seen on 65 stations nationwide in 1960.
The stories centered around Clutch Cargo, described as "a writer and pilot with a muscular build, white hair and rugged good looks". As was typical of adventure serials, Clutch Cargo was sent around the world on dangerous assignments. With him on the assignments were his young ward Spinner and yes, his pet dachshund, 'Paddlefoot.' Some dachshund friends of ours in Chicagoland are named 'Spinner' and 'Paddlefoot!'
Because of budgetary limitations and the pressure to create television animation within a tight time frame, the show was the first to use the "Syncro-Vox" optical printing system. Clutch Cargo employed the Syncro-Vox technique by superimposing live-action human lips over limited-motion animation or even motionless animation cels.
There were 52 Clutch Cargo adventures which are now available on DVD. Find out more about Clutch Cargo at Toon Tracker.

Clockwise from top left: Clutch, Swampy, Spinner, and Paddlefoot.

Enjoy Paddlefoot and his pals in "Jungle Train."

Red Smooth Dachshund

As far as we can tell, this comfy looking dachshund pillow by Naked Decor is only available at eBay. It's about 18 bucks for a single pillow 'cover' only.

Dachshunds Gear Up to Show in Palm Springs This Weekend

Meet handsome red smooth 'Champion Laurjosh Tuscan Sun' (can we call you 'Champ?') with 10-year-old junior handler Benjamin Gold and veteran show presenter John Mayhall. Mr. Mayhall is offering some tips to Benjamin for confirmation in the mini-smooth dachshund class during the 2008 Kennel Club of Palm Springs All Breed Dog Show in Indio, California, this weekend. Best of luck to Champ and Benjamin! Read all about the event, touted as "probably the largest all-breed dog show in the country" at The Desert Sun.

Related: Dachshunds and Junior Showmanship

The Anne-Claire Petit Dachshund

Dutch designer Anne-Claire Petit offers up these nice handmade crocheted dachshund toys.....for kids, not dachshunds. Find them at a children's boutique near you. About Anne-Claire Petit

It's Cold in Texas Too

Meet 'Phatso'

We like to talk about the weather. Maggie is hot in the summer with her long hair, and Joey is cold in the winter with his smooth coat. We're hot, cold, hot, cold, we can never make up our minds.
It's exactly zero degrees in Chicago right now, so we aren't feeling so sorry for our friend, black and tan smooth 'Phatso' in Corpus Christi, Texas, where temperatures are expected to soar to 50 degrees today. Regardless, it's cold at night, and Phatso sure looked fabulous in his fashionable sweater yesterday morning.
Read all about the return of freezing weather in Corpus Christi at The Caller Times.

Kirby Makes a Statement

Red smooth 'Kirby' at the Key West Dachshund Walk. We're so proud of you Kirby!
REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau Source

Dachshunds Celebrate New Years in the News

This is handsome smooth chocolate and tan piebald 'Jake' sporting his Tennessee best while being picked up by his human, Dianne Walls from Chattanooga, at a New Year's eve parade on Monday in Tampa, Florida. Jake was boarded Tuesday while Walls cheered on the Tennessee Volunteers at the Outback Bowl. Source

'Odie,' a well-heeled chocolate longhair piebald dachshund from Cudjoe Key, Florida., is assisted with a minor wardrobe malfunction by his human, Cindy Hogan, during the Third Annual Dachshund Parade in Key West, Florida, on Monday. The patient, bespectacled pooch had lost his blue shorts as an estimated 100 fellow four-legged participants brought up the rear. (AP Photo/Key West Citizen, Rob O'Neal) Source

Kisses! A red smooth sable(?) dachshund shows affection for his human just prior to the Third Annual Dachshund Walk Monday in Key West, Florida. The event attracted more than 100 dachshunds and their owners for a New Year's celebratory jaunt down sidewalks bordering the island city's Duval Street. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Andy Newman) Source

The Weather Dachshund

Meet handsome black and tan smooth 'Sampson' from Chicago, Illinois. Sampson lives with his littermate black and tan smooth brother 'Tommy,' and English Cream longhair sister 'Gina Marie.' He's the big brother that manages his crew.
Sampson was on the local Chicago NBC news last night in their weather photos feature. Way to go Sammy!
We know Sammy personally, he's best buddies with Joey. Now, Joey will play with Maggie and a few other doxies sometimes at local dachshund meetups, but he really likes to play with Sampson. It's so fun to see the big standard boys go at it, they're both usually pretty laid-back fellas. They'll get really wild, even get up on their hind legs and wrestle with their front paws, then after about an hour, they settle down and lick each other's ears.

We were able to photograph Sam the man on TV: