Little Dog, Big Job

Check out this handsome fellow!

ON THE RUN: 'Wrigley,' a red smooth mini, appears to have bitten off more than he can chew as he chases a ball around Brittingham Park with owner Natalie Carroll on Wednesday in Madison, Wisconsin. Can we get a Woof? Source.

New ePresentation on IVDD

Dodgerslist, your Intervertebral Disc Disease resource, offers up a great new ePresentation called Shortcut Through IVDD. Don't miss it over at Dodgerslist.

What a great resource Dodgerslist is. There's always a link to them in the links column on your right. They have a very active discussion list, and are real pros when it comes to offering advice for IVDD dachshunds and general dachshund health.

Related: More on Dachshund Health

Dachshund Training: Anything is Possible!

We sure are impressed with red smooth 'Sooner!' Now don't forget it once you get home!

Sooner is an 11-month-old mini that graduated from the Neuman K-9 Academy pet dog boot camp in Southern Minnessota. The program covered sit, down, heel, sit + stay, down + stay, place, recall, treadmill training, and etiquette (no jumping up or barging through doors).

Related: More on Dachshund Training

Smokey the Therapy Dachshund

Junior League volunteer Lucy Ulmer reads with smooth black and tan 'Smokey' and 2-year-old Victoria Lopez at the Pinecrest Branch Library in Pinecrest, Florida, for a program that links up children and "reading buddy'' dogs. The program is called Paws-2-Read, and is so popular that it will soon be expanding to four other local library branches.
The children ''are so focused on the dogs and having fun, and even if they're having problems, they're not afraid to read aloud,'' project chair Robin Preston said.
Learn more about the program at the Miami Herald.

Related: More Therapy Dachshunds

The Universe Revolves Around Dachshunds

Enjoy this little roundup of humans and their dachshund companions in the news on a seasonably cool Wednesday, March 4th, 2009. Spring can't be too far away. Woof! Above, this red smooth hones his acting skills in a recent rendition of Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona at Millersville University in Millersville, Pennsylvania. Source.

Joliene Frost of Somersworth, New Hampshire, works to rehabilitate dogs that otherwise might be euthanized. Smooth black and tan 'Riley,' shown here, is learning to use his hind legs again. Read all about her rehab services and see more of Riley at Foster's Daily Democrat.

Dan Hug, right, and his wife, Phyllis Hug, carry two of their family's four dachshunds to safety as firefighters work at the scene of their house fire in Coralville, Indiana on Tuesday. Possibly only three of the four dogs were rescued in time. Our hearts go out to them, as their home was a total loss. Read about it at The Press-Citizen.

A noise from a hearing aid caused this dachshund-mix named 'Sammie' to attack his 86-year-old human, leaving her in severe condition. The freak attack was caused when the Orange County, Florida, woman bent over to put a leash on Sammie, and her hearing aid fell out of her ear, making a loud shrieking noise. Normally a sweet dog, Sammie is at Animal Services being monitored for rabies for ten days. Read the heartbreaking story and see a video at WFTV 9.

And finally....Smile! Don't be sad! Elizabeth Gessling holds red longhair 'QT,' as they wait to get their picture taken at the 159th All Breed Dog Show at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall on Saturday in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Enjoy your Wednesday.

Naming Dachshunds After Your Hobbies

"It doesn't matter how hard you can hit the ball if you can't chip and putt you won't get anywhere." So says New Zealander Francie Shagin, human mom of littermates 'Chip' and 'Putt.' Collectively the dogs, who have never spent a night apart, are known as the Noodles, a nod to their shape and the Maxfli golf ball of the same name. Read more at The Marlborough Express.

Not to be outdone, Merideth Canham-Nelson and her husband, Chris Nelson, who hail from Monterey, California, travel all over the world to drink beer. They're beer geeks. What are their dachshunds' names? 'Porter' and 'Stout!' Cheers! Don't miss Stout playing frisbee at their website.
Photo Source.

Got a dachshund named after your hobby?

You Don't Know Jack

Now's your chance. He sure is a Handsome Boy.

Dachshund Snowman

Dachshund Snowman, or the closest you might run across of one.

Thanks to our English Cream friend 'Honey' for sending this in! Your Long and Short of it All host 'Joey' has a major crush on you by the way. See more pics of Honey in her flickr set!

Slightly Related: The World's Oldest Dog?

Slightly Related: Dachs Boot

Brave Dachshund at The Battle of Quebec

The Battle of Quebec by Dan Ford (click image to enlarge)

(click here to listen to the soundtrack for this post)

We knew we were heroic, but who knew we had such an important place in history as The Battle of Quebec? This painting, titled The Battle of Quebec, by artist Dan Ford documents our place in history....or at least how handsome we look while the battle ensues.
Thanks to Pee Wee and our good friends over at the LA DOXIES meetup group for unraveling the mystery of this painting. Someone had seen it outside of a lecture hall at Harvard Business School, and various contacts determined that it's part of the Schwartz Art Collection there.
Read more about the painting at Harvard Business School.

Dachshund iModel Quits Biz Claiming Exhaustion

TOKYO - Her name is 'Cocoa,' a wildly popular Dachshund iModel working in Japan since she was only a pup, modeling devices for several local Apple resellers. Miss Cocoa shocked the dog modeling world this past week with an announcement that she's stepping down from the business indefinitely.
"The dog modeling world looks so glamorous, especially when you're the best like Cocoa is," said handler Tokai Yamura, "Balancing an iPhone or iPod on your head for long hours is very grueling work. She makes it look easy, but Cocoa wants more out of life."
Read more and see lots of Cocoa's modeling pics at iPhone Savior, The Cult of iPhone News and Satire.

A Lovable Dachshund

A Lovable Dachshund
by a young Beverly Sharmaine Adler

A sight I see is a Dachshund
licking his master,
Now I see, he's licking
even faster.
He's a lovable Dachshund,
lovable indeed,
He's what anyone would want,
anyone would need!

From the National Miniature Dachshund Club (N.M.D.C.) Miniature Dachshund Digest, October, 1967, p. 11.

Photo Details: Love makes the world go 'round for Beverly Adler, with v. Hohenhorst's Georgie Girl-M (owned by Leonore Loeb Adler). Photo by Stewart G. Daub.

More Dachshund Poetry.

Blown Away

Well, WE'RE blown away by this beautiful photograph titled Blown Away from photographer Shane Ooosterhoff. See more nice photos, including dachshund photos, at his official website, or his flickr photostream. There's some great stuff, Woof, WOOF!

© All rights reserved Shane Oosterhoff. Used with permission.

Update on Georgia Dachshund Rescue Story

Remember the recent heartbreaking story of 25 dachshunds which were rescued from a hoarder's home in Georgia? Well, thanks so much to 'Richard and Anna' for an update on 2 of the rescues!

Hello Long and Short of it All! On January 16th you did a feature on 25 Dachshunds that were removed from an elderly woman's home. Little did we know that when we read that story 2 of these girls would be finding their way to our home in PA. We are foster parents for All American Dachshund Rescue that took in some of these doxies. The top photo is of a girl named "Sweet Georgia Brown". She lost her own litter of pups right about the time this one was born...so when she came to our home as a foster she took to this little one like it was her very own. The second picture is of Bella who was adopted out to a wonderful family just yesterday. We thought maybe everyone would like an update, so we wanted to share these sweet girls stories with you.

Dachshund Lovers make great things happen. From the comments of the original story, Kristin noted that Dream Dachshund Rescue also took in 6 of the dogs. Such wonderful work.

Dachshund Humor (slightly saucy)

Three dachshunds - one long-hair, one wire-hair and one smooth are sitting in the waiting room at the vet's office when they strike up a conversation.

The smooth turns to the long-hair and says, "So why are you here?"
The long-hair replies, "I'm a pisser. I piss on everything - the sofa, the drapes, the cat, the kids. But the final straw was last night, when I pissed in the middle of my owner's bed."

The smooth says, "So what is the vet going to do?"
"Gonna give me Prozac," came the reply from the long-hair. "All the vets are prescribing it. It works for everything."
The long-hair then turns to the wire-haired and asks, "Why are you here?"
The wire hair says, "I'm a digger. I dig under fences, dig up flowers and trees, I dig just for the hell of it. When I'm inside, I dig up the carpets. But I went over the line last night when I dug a great big hole in my owner's couch."

"So what are they going to do to you?" the smooth inquired.
"Looks like Prozac for me too," the dejected wire hair said.
The wire hair then turns to the smooth and asks what he's at the vet's office for.
"I'm a humper," the smooth says. "I'll hump anything. I'll hump the cat, a pillow, the table, fire hydrants, whatever. I want to hump everything I see. Yesterday, my owner had just got out of the shower and was bending down to dry her toes, and I just couldn't help myself, I hopped on her back and started humping away."

The long hair and wire hair exchange a sad glance and say, "So, Prozac for you too, huh?"
The smooth says, "No, I'm here to get my nails clipped."


Photo Source: unknown, widely circulated on the net

Dachshunds at Chicago's International Kennel Club 2009

Over 6,000 dogs showed up last weekend for the 2009 International Kennel Club of Chicago. Once again we didn't get to go. Dad took about 50 pics though, and there are some beautiful Dachshunds and dogs. He even got to meet Uno the Beagle. Check out the pics in our flickr set.

We waited patiently at home while Dad admired the showdogs. He needs to appreciate what he has.

Awesome Dachshund Videos: Living St. Louis: Weiner Dog Race

From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Ruth Ezell follows a wife and husband team as they prepare to race one of their Dachshunds in the annual Weiner Dog Derby held as part of the recent Soulard Mardi Gras celebration. Now in its 15th year, the Pet Smart Derby is run entirely by volunteers and is looked forward to by many weiner dog enthusiasts.

Great event, nice video!

News From the Motherland

Is the grand age of 73 too old to adopt a shelter dog? Apparently it is in Bonn, Germany. Meet 73-year-old Lilo Weisser, and her new companion, 5-year-old 'Maja.' Mrs. Weisser recently lost her dachshund named 'Dorle,' and was looking for a new friend. She didn't want a puppy, but she had heard that it was hard for elderly people to adopt from the local shelter. Sure enough, even after a family friend said they would take the dog if anything happened to Mrs. Weisser, she was told that she was too old to adopt. This is a woman who still drives, and walks for an hour every day.
So, she contacted the breeder where she got Dorle, and was given a chance with beautiful Maja. The dynamic duo are said to be getting along well after a week, and enjoy 3 twenty-minute walks around the block and a longer walk through the woods every day. Read more at the translated General-Anzeiger.

Note: Some of the accuracy of this post may have been lost in translation.

Dachshund Found at Center of the Universe

Dachshunds are the center of the universe. So tell us something we DON'T know! Woof, WOOF!

Scientists have located the center of the universe and found a dog there.
A team of astro-nanomoleculists at the University of Freelovenburgspeil, Dortman, charted the infinite and ever expanding universe to pinpoint the location of the Big Bang and the center of it all.
Radio telescope measurements, backed by data from the Hubble telescope and astronauts at the International Space Station looking out the window, reveal barking from the second planetoid from the I2D42Cp star.
However the scientists are unable to explain why the pan-dimensional dog at the center of the multi-verse is a dachshund.
Read all about it The Spoof.

And so the Dachshund Revolution continues.

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Dachshund Lovers in History

Ch Nixon's Forest Sprite, one of the top brood bitches in the United States, is owned and handled by Dr. C. William Nixon of Massachussetts. From Adler's 1975 edition of This is the DACHSHUND.
Dr. Nixon is a renowned geneticist, supporter of color in dachshunds, breeder, and AKC judge.

The World's Oldest Dog, Continued

Meet 'Chanel,' a "wire-hair dachshund," who, at 20-years-old, is stated to be the oldest dog in the world. When last we saw "Chanel" in our post The World's Oldest Dog?, we deduced that her picture was a fraud, and actually that of our flickr friend 'Honey.' We believe this new photo above to be Chanel, we just aren't so sure that she's the oldest dog in the world. That said, we hope WE live to be at least 20! Rock on Chanel. Read all about her and see lots of pics at The Sun.