Fond Remembrances: Itty Bitty Paintings for Joey and Maggie

'Joey' and 'Maggie' on canvas in front of Frankenmuth Dachshund

Continuing on with yesterday's theme of being taken back by the kindness of people, one day last April we got a package in the mail from our good pals 'Turbo' and 'Lily,' two long dogs who work closely with and volunteer a lot of their time for MidWest Dachshund Rescue.  We had no idea a package was coming from them, and when we opened it, we were absolutely shocked at the beauty inside:  itty bitty paintings of your 'Long and Short of it All' hosts 'Joey' and 'Maggie,' complete with itty bitty easels to display them on.  Apparently Turbo and Lily had a relative (we apologize that we can't read the artist's name on the back), paint several small paintings to be sold at MWDR's big "Cross Town Bark Around" Fundraiser in May.  In the process, two special paintings were created for Joey and Maggie, and they are just beautiful.  Joey's is great, and Maggie's is just awesome - the artist really captured Maggie's "look" - that wonderful "glare" that she gave Dad when she was tired of getting her photo taken, or any time her dinner was a few minutes late.  Again, these will be something we will treasure for the rest of our lives.  Thank you so much Turbo and Lily! 

The Whirr of the Tail

Anxiety - Maggie giving Dad that glaring look

Fond Remembrances: The Wiener Wagon for Maggie and Joey

Sometimes we're a bit taken back by the kindness of people.  Take for example this awesome "Wiener Wagon."  We got a note in January from a reader of the blog, Grace Liesa, who asked us for our address and said she had something special to send us.  And boy, did she!  It was Maggie and Joey's very own Wiener Wagon!   Grace hand-crafted and sent this to us solely out of the kindness of her heart, in honor of Joey making it through his surgery last year, and Maggie and Joey's birthday, which was last December 23rd.  We tried to get photos of Maggie and Joey beside it to post on the blog, but we could never get a good photo of both of them that also detailed this wonderful sculpture.  As time moves along so quickly, we never got the chance to post it to the blog, even after several more photo session attempts with Maggie and Joey.

We would like to rectify that situation, as something so special, especially after Maggie's passing, must be shared with everyone.  It means more now than it ever did, and will be something we will treasure for the rest of our lives.  Thank you so much Grace.

Grace noted to us:  I know you all had a rough one in 2010 (I realize that was an understatement), so I hope this cheery sculpture will bring smile to your face. May Joey and Maggie have a much smoother ride in their Wiener Wagon in 2011.  Take care, and send our doxie kisses to Joey and Maggie, and tell them although we've never met in person, we surely love them in our hearts, and think loving thoughts of them all the time. That was how this special sculpture was created.

Get your very own Wiener Wagon in Grace Liesa's etsy shop:  CJ Doxie Custom Sculptures.

Shout Out From Adele

We love moody English pop stars around these parts, and were surprised and honored to find out that singer Adele might like us too - at least she gave us nice linkage on her official website.  Danke Schön!

After a little research, we can't find that she has her own Dachshund, but seems to have a beautiful Bulldog!? 

UPDATE 11/30 1 PM:  Thanks to Mollie for sniffing out a photo of Adele with her Dachshund!  Like Molly says, this red smooth is tiny and cute!  Photo Source.  By all means, if you have any more info, please leave a comment.

Adele is set to release her second studio album, 21, on 24 January 2011 in the UK and 22 February in the U.S.  'Rolling In The Deep,' seen here, is the first single.  Bark on.  We are a bit mesmerized by her voice.

Adele was the first recipient of the BRIT Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008. She is a multi-Grammy Awards nominee who has won two awards, Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2009. Source.

Clancy

It's hard to write of the passing of Dachshunds here, and even harder when you know them personally.  So, with tears streaming down our face, we report the passing of our dear friend, incredibly handsome red smooth 'Clancy,' who left this planet on Wednesday, October 20th, 2010.  He had just had his 11th birthday, and his passing was quite unexpected.  Words can't express our sorrow, and words can't express the love and admiration we have for him, and his humans - true friends and Dachshundists to the core.
Clancy was a "special needs" dog - a breeder boy who had gone blind - and his humans found it in their hearts to adopt him and give him the best life he could possibly have.  And while his blindness may have hampered him in some situations, his lovable Dachshund personality would always shine through and quickly bring a smile to your face.
Clancy and his humans have been big supporters of this site for many years now - a cursory look details submission after submission from our pal Clancy.  And if you don't know his humans, you know his Dad's work - he writes most of the fine monthly columns at Dachshund Delights - which most recently included a beautiful poem about your 'Long and Short of it All' host 'Joey.'  And you've no doubt read his Dad's work in other places around the net and you didn't even know it - surely you've read Poe's First Draft of 'The Raven'?
We took the above photo of Clancy at a local Dachshund meetup here in Chicago.  His dad would always carry him in the blue checked knapsack because that is where Clancy felt comfortable.  We will sure miss you, little guy.  You were so loved.

2010 Dachshund Spring Fiesta Photos and Video

Hundreds of Dachshunds and Dachshundists descended on Washington Square Park in New York City on Saturday for the 2010 Dachshund Spring Fiesta.  This is our sign that Spring has truly arrived!  Enjoy these awesome photos by flickrer ennuipoet. 



While there seemed to be some technical difficulties with The Dachs Song this year, looks like a great time was had by all.  Video by youtuber tatumpiano.

Happy Thanksgiving: Turkey Theft!

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Those Sheridan Avenue Boys strike again!  Thanks so much to their mom for sending in these delicious Thanksgiving photos.  Above is 'Lincoln' with Gobbles the Beanie Baby, but watch out!......



'Jetson' tries to steal Gobbles while Lincoln is sleeping!  Turkey Thief!

We're sure that won't be the only turkey stolen by a Dachshund this Thanksgiving. 

Have a great one.

Life With Baxter

In case you haven't heard, our good pal 'Baxter,' the smooth red star of such video hits as Welcome Spring, Happy Yappy Show Sing-a-long, and Dachshund Boogie, now has his very own blog! It's fantastic, and it's called kalyxcornucopia.
Baxter has a great new video just posted called my quest. If that's not enough for you, the tales of his toys will leave you laughing on the floor:

Duk Duk attacked by unknown assailant
Duk Duk's Road to Recovery
baxter caught with new toyfriend
Anonymous toyfriend revealed

We Love Baxter. Maggie thinks he's so hot. Joey thinks he's a little hot too.

Donate 4 Dachshunds

If you haven't done so already, please head on over to Who's Your Dachshund and give generously in their Donate 4 Dachshunds fundraiser. Contributions will be split up between ten dachshund rescue organizations and animal shelters all over the world!

A local video company helped out by donating their time to create this really nice video for the cause. Can we get a woof?

Related: Dachshund News Roundup!

Dachshund News Roundup!

Proving once again that you can never spend too much money on your dachshund, here's a dachshund news roundup on a seasonably cool Monday, April 13th, 2009. Can we get a woof?! Above, we may be in a recession, but for some animal lovers - nothing is good enough for the pampered pet. That includes a multi-million dollar diamond necklace. This smooth chocolate hottie is wearing a necklace that is worth $3.2 million. Source. Thanks to our pals Bogie and Monty for the link!

Related: Diamond Dog New York

Related: Diamonds Are A Dachshund's Best Friend

In show dog news, Paige Hartman, 4, of Strasburg, Pennsylvania, helps her mother, Tara Hartman, prepare 'William,' a black and tan long-hair owned by Linda Beamer of Hanover, for the Harrisburg Kennel Club Dog Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Saturday. Read all about the event at pennlive.com.

Kisses! In rescue news, meet red longhair 'Sophie,' and her human Lynne Van Luven, who hail from Birch Bay, Washington. Sophie is one of 150 dogs rescued from a Gold Bar, Washington puppy mill in January. Sophie was in poor medical condition after her rescue, but with lots of love and medical care, she's doing great. Read her story at The Bellingham Herald.

And finally....SAY CHEESE (our favorite)! Camera operator Julian Gibbs of Bedord, Canada, photographs a pair of dachshunds for our friends Who's Your Dachshund? last week in DeWolfe Park in Bedford. Read about Mr. Gibbs' company, Firefly Digital Media Inc. at The Chronicle Herald.

Please make sure to stop and visit Who's Your Dachshund, they have put together a great on-line fundraiser for dachshunds and companion animals all over the world called Donate 4 Dachshunds, and need your support if you haven't done so already!

Have a great Monday!

South Beach Dachshund Winterfest Recap

Hundreds of dachshunds descended on Miami Beach, Florida, on Saturday for the 7th Annual South Beach Dachshund Winterfest! This year was the biggest ever; congrats to the organizers, and we know the dachshunds had a great time. See 21 nice pics of the event by photographer Federico Serrano in a set over at flickr.
Also, don't miss THE WORLD'S LONGEST DACHSHUND PHOTO by Mr. Serrano, and see more pics as they come in at The Official Site of the South Beach Dachshund Winterfest.

Were you there? Tell us about it!

Related: 2008 Recap

Who's Your Santa?

We're betting that this dachshund nightshirt is on the holiday wishlists of our friends over at Who's Your Dachshund?....the devilishly delightful dachshund blog taking the internet by storm. This is festive attire for sleeping or lounging. V-neck. 100% cotton. Machine washable. $29.95 at Catalog Favorites.

Our Special Dachshunds: Meet Oscar!

Oscar enjoys a good romp in the laundry (click image to enlarge)

Clara from Portugal writes: This is Oscar. He's 9 months old and a bundle of energy and cuteness. I've always wanted to have a dachshund and when my husband and I decided to get a dog, we were going back and forth with the terriers and the beagles and the dachshunds. Until, of course, we saw Oscar. Now neither of us wants another breed and we're thinking of getting another one. We live in an apartment but we have a huge back yard and built a fenced space for him to run. Oscar sleeps in the house at night and during the day is outside, napping in the sun, racing, growling at the trees; he rarely makes any kind of noise, except from 7pm to 8pm. If we don't feed him there's hell to pay. When we go on walks he's the envy of the neighbourhood. Young or old, everybody finds Oscar the cutest and he works that like a superstar… laying on the floor on his back, licking people's fingers, and making those sad puppy dog eyes…

Maggie says that Oscar is a hottie! She'd love to romp in the laundry with him. Thanks for sharing his story Clara.

"Hot Dogs - Chicago Style" Bark in the Park

Huh? Your hosts, Joey and Maggie, joined a team of wiener dogs and friends: Hot Dogs - Chicago Style, to raise money from their family, friends, and co-workers to support Chicago's Anti-Cruelty Society in a 5K walk along Chicago's lakefront on Saturday. The team of dachshunds and friends raised over $18,000 for the organization, which was founded in 1899, is completely donor supported, and helps over 25,000 animals a year. There were over 3,000 dogs participating at the 14th annual Bark in the Park event. Woof! See more pics at Chicago Dachshund Lovers.

Giant Dachshund?

After a long day waiting for our dad to come home from work yesterday, we went outside to go for a walk and to do our duty. It was a beautiful day in the Windy City; the daffodils have just started blooming, and there were lots of spring smells to be investigated. Who should come strolling down the sidewalk but this big guy, and we had to do a double-take. Was he one of us? Was he a dachshund? Now, we're pretty big doxies ourselves, weighing in at about 20 pounds each. But this guy was HUGE.
Meet giant red smooth 'Leonardo!' Weighing in at 65 pounds, he's a big happy 2.5 year-old boy. He loves to eat the meals that his human cooks for him; his favorite is fried chicken. (We wanna go live at his house!)
We questioned his pedigree a bit, but he told us that he was 100% dachshund, and that his human paid $1,000 for him. We weren't about to doubt the big guy.

Leonardo, Maggie, and Joey

Leonardo and his human

Dachshund News Roundup!

Smiles! Meet little red smooth 'Buddy,' and his human Mitchell Olson, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Oshkosh Northwestern had a look at popular dog names in Oshkosh and around the United States, noting the trend to give human names to our canine friends. Here's an excerpt: “It was a difficult decision to pick his name,” Olson said of her miniature dachshund that is about 1 year old. “My husband wanted to name him something rough and tough because he’s so tiny.”
The Olsons, like many dog owners, say they went through a bunch of names the first few weeks before they finally found one that stuck. And, Buddy it was. A name, Olson said, that is not hard for the little guy to live up to.
“My son, his nickname was always Buddy and he said he wanted to name the puppy Buddy because he didn’t want to be called Buddy anymore. That’s how (the dog) got his name,” Olson said. “The name has to fit their personality, and his does.”
Read more about common dog names in Oshkosh and around the nation at the Oshkosh Northwestern.

Dogs of all shapes and sizes - and their owners - turned out for the Las Vegas Valley Humane Society Wag-A-Tail Walk-A-Thon fundraiser at Hills Park in Las Vegas, Nevada. Above, Royce Feour takes a break after helping his friend Michael Kanaley walk his dachshunds, 'Rocky,' front, and 'Chipper.' Chipper made the walk in the little red wagon. See more doggie pics at the Review-Journal.

Woof! We got a video shout out from our dachshund friends in Los Angeles, the LA Doxies meetup group! It looks so nice and warm there...we were cold in Chicago this weekend, but spring is almost here! 'Jake' and 'Libby' are the LA 'Joey' and 'Maggie!' How great. Hi 'Pauly!' We miss you 'Pee Wee,' come visit us soon! Here's a shout out right back at you from Joey and Maggie and all the doxies in Chicagoland!

A Note From Joey and Maggie

Dear Dachshund Friends,
It's such a beautiful spring weekend in the windy city that we're spending as much time outside as we can! We gotta work on that winter weight. We'll catch up with you on Monday with more doxie news and fun!
Maggie is always complaining that she never gets enough face time here, so enjoy some pics of Joey and Maggie at the park yesterday. WOOF! Here's a link to the 30 photos on flickr: Great Day in the Park.

Lots of Dachshund Love,
Your pals,
Joey and Maggie
The Long and Short of it All

Flickr photos link: Great Day in the Park

Dachshund News Roundup

Proving once again that dachshunds are taking over the world, here's another bonus roundup of dachshunds in the news from all over the globe. Woof! Above, 120 doxies and their humans attended Suburban Chicagoland Dachshund Lover's Luck of the Irish Dachshund fundraiser and get-together yesterday in Grayslake, Illinois. Money was raised for Midwest Dachshund Rescue, Dachshund Rescue of North America, Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society, and Dodger's Dachshund Orthopedic Disc Group E-mail Resource.


Jill Blasdel-Cortus, President of DRNA, holds her black and tan 'Gypsy,' during the Luck of the Irish Dachshund fundraiser. Read all about the event at The Daily Herald.


While there was no Best in Show for a dachshund at Crufts in the UK again this year, lots of doxies strutted their stuff to win titles. Above, Laura MacDonald, a 20-year-old who works in security at Norwich International Airport, took her four dachshunds to the Crufts competition on Sunday, and won a title with her doxie 'Roger.' Read all about it at Norwich Evening News. See all the wiener winners at Crufts.
Related: Dachshunds at Crufts

'Jewels,' a black and tan smooth double dapple dachshund owned by Paula and Eddie Alejos of Racine, Wisconsin, sits for a portrait with the Easter Bunny on Sunday at a pet night at Regency Mall. Read all about it at The Journal Times.

Sandy Gachassin, a member of the board of directors of the Iberia Humane Society, nuzzles with her blue-eyed red long-hair sable 'Buddy' during Walk in the Park, a fundraiser in New Iberia, Louisiana, on Saturday. Buddy was adopted from the Iberia Humane Society by Gachassin. Read all about the event at The Daily Iberian.

2008 South Beach Dachshund Winterfest Recap

Photo: DONNA E. NATALE PLANAS/MIAMI HERALD STAFF

Hundreds of dachshunds and their owners showed up for the 2008 South Beach Dachshund Winterfest on Sunday in South Beach, Florida. Above, 'Sadie,' from Ft. Lauderdale, cautiously has a smell of fear at the event in the Odorama Plex. It's OK Sadie, it's just for fun. See 10 fun photos and a great review of the event at the Miami Herald.

South Beach Dachshund Winterfest Today

What a fun photo! The 6th annual South Beach Dachshund Winterfest takes place today in Miami Beach, Florida. Doesn't look like winter to us! Over 300 dachshunds attended last year.
Just a few days ago, we were saying that St. Louis was the place to be for dachshunds this weekend, but now we're not so sure. See pics from previous years, and find out more at DachshundWinterfest.com.

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: