Thanks so much for the warm wishes and great links while we were on vacation. While Dad was off galavanting around in Kansas, we stayed at the glamorous Dachshund-loving home of Clara's Canine Care and Pet Photography for about 4 days. Maggie had a great time, but Joey had bad separation anxiety topped off with diarrhea from the stress.
While Maggie was tired when she came home, Joey was just exhausted. He plopped himself on the bed and didn't move, even while Dad cooked dinner and ate - something quite unusual for the little man. Dad put the fuzzy blanket on us because the house was still pretty cold, and it was just heaven. Dad was getting worried about Joey being so still for so long, but finally after a four-hour power nap, Joey was up and around and back to his troublesome self.
We can't make this stuff up, seriously. Meet 'Ding Ding' the smooth black and tan Dachshund who hails from Wuchang in central China's Hubei province. Ding Ding is causing quite a stir in his homeland, as he is now known as a bit of a celebrity after taking up fishing! Excerpt from Ananova:
"I often swim in Donghu Lake, and used to leave him on the bank to take care of my clothes and valuables. But he couldn't stop jumping into the water and swimming with me," his human, Mr. Lin, said. "When he was swimming, he would bite anything floating in the water, like bottles, foam rubber, or dead fish, and bring them back to the bank. "But several days ago he suddenly started catching live fish from the lake. Within 10 minutes he had brought back three big fish, weighing more than 3kg."
Over 130 Dachshunds competed in the annual Savannah Wiener Dog Races on Saturday in Savannah, Georgia. Congrats goes out to 'Molly' for winning the championship again this year, and to all the dogs who participated! Read lots more, and see a great slideshow of the event, which is now sponsored by Dachshund Rescue of North America, at the Savannah Morning News.
Father Albert Vannorsdall, left, blesses Jackie Baker's dachshund, 'Molly,' at St. Francis Episcopal Church's Blessing of the Animals Saturday morning in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Jocye Murdock, center, also brought her dachshund, 'Lucy,' to be blessed at the annual event. Source.
Will you look at how handsome these wirehairs are?! Their human Hilary writes:
Dear Joey and Maggie,
We are 2 English dachsies! We have to spend the day in the office working with our owners but when it is free time we either like digging the garden up in the search for moles or out in the woods sniffing around for foxes!
Digby – very well named is 9 years and is a standard red wire-haired – pin wire Rufus – really cheeky is 4 years with softer curlier wire-hair
We love the site and have made it our home page.
Best wishes from sunny England.
We're honored to be your home page, and thanks for the fantastic photos! What a fine-looking duo.
If you haven't already done so, make sure to check out this month's feature story at Dachshund Delights for an interview with Jill Ciment, Dachshund Lover and author of the new Oprah-featured novel Heroic Measures. She speaks candidly about how 'Dorothy,' the Dachshund at the center of Heroic Measures is based on her own beloved Longhair. Don't miss it.
Got separation anxiety? We do. So does this red smooth Dachshund named 'Beth,' who hails from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Her human offers up a nice short story about life after adopting her from a family who no longer had time for her. Here's an excerpt:
She's cute as hell, sleek and black as a seal with caramel markings. Her brown eyes apologize for her mishaps and look at us with unadulterated love. She has a crooked tail because she was the runt of the litter, but we don't mind and she doesn't notice. It works like a metronome for a particularly lively ditty.
Check out THIS guy. A biker dachshund chills at a pet show in Belleview, Florida, last year. A pet costume contest will be part of the Nine Mile Pond festival at Lake Lillian in Belleview on this Saturday. Find out more at Ocala.com.
Ch Celloyd Virginia Woolf (click photo to enlarge)
Owned by Howard Atlee, 490 West End Avenue, New York City, N.Y. 10024. Bred by Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Case of Torrington, Connecticut. Handled by Howard Nygood, Wilton, Connecticut. Born November 3, 1962.
Virginia's total record through 1966: 5 Firsts in Group, 9 Seconds, 5 Thirds, 4 Fourths, 47 Bests of Variety, 2 Bests of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed and 48 Bests of Opposite Sex to Best of Variety. Ch Virginia will be bred to one of her competitors: Ch Crosswynd's Cracker Jack.
"Fearlessly Shown - A Fearless Shower"
A beautiful champion from the back cover of the February, 1967 issue of the American Dachshund.
And you thought we were kidding yesterday when we said that Dachshunds were chauffeured in stretch limousines for the events at the National Dachshund Races in Findlay, Ohio over the weekend. Finally, all the respect we deserve.
Multiple Airlines have teamed with Sherpa Pet Group to create a pet carrier which is guaranteed to be compliant with airline rules and regulations. If you are denied boarding due to this carrier, you will be refunded the cost of your airline flight and your pet airline travel fee. This red smooth Dachshund named 'Rico' and American Airlines demonstrates. Find out more at Count On News or Sherpa Pet Group.
Proving once again that weekends are for Wiener Dogs, here's a Dachshund News Roundup on a surprisingly cool blustery fall day, September 28, 2009 (your Long and Short of it All host 'Joey' is not happy about the weather shift!). Kicking things off, check out the handsome red smooth piebald above! His name is 'Prince Rusty,' and he's having a great time running around with his human, Taylor Wood, on Saturday at Dog Fest 2009 in Springfield, Missouri. Over 1,000 humans and 500 dogs attended the event. Read all about it the News-Leader.
Heading east to Cape Cod, it was the second annual Doxie Days on Saturday in Dennis, Massachusetts. Meet the organizers of the event, black and tan longhair 'Isabella' and her human Roseanne Smith. There was a Blessing of the Dachshunds, vendors, rescue organizations...lots of Dachshund Love on the beach! Don't miss all the photos at CapeCodPets. And with an intro like this, you know the write-up is good:
What do William Randolph Hearst, E.B. White, Jack Ruby, Andy Warhol, Queen Victoria, Donald Rumsfeld and Pablo Picasso have in common? Surprise! They were all owners of dachshunds. The popularity of this breed, which is ranked seventh in registrations by the American Kennel Club, crosses all cultural stratas.
Heading just ever-so-slightly west of the Cape, it was the Third annual Dachshund Day held in Westport, Massachusetts, on Saturday. Over 40 Dachshunds attended the event, which included a parade, raffle, social time, and agility demonstrations! Read all about it and see lots of pics at the Herald News.
Back in the Midwest, red smooth 'Bendi Sue' ran for the glory of it all on Saturday at the National Dachshund Races in Findlay, Ohio. This huge 2-day event featured a parade and Dachshunds chauffeured in stretch limos! We're sure that more pics will be posted soon on the official site, but this pic is from The Courier.
And back to Missouri, participants in the Dachshund Derby get off to a running start Saturday at the Old Munichberg Association Oktoberfest celebration in Jefferson City. Read more about the event at the News Tribune.
And finally, heading south to sweet warm Florida, Dachshund Rescue of South Florida held A Dog's Day In Venice Yappy Hour in Pembroke Pines. Looks like everyone had a great time! We're guessing that the $2 wine or beer and $5 martinis were a hit!
Meet 5-month-old smooth black and tan 'Mango' and his human, six-year-old Abi Sharma, who hail from Penticton, BC, Canada. Abi had his world turned upside down on Tuesday when he was outside playing with his puppy Mango, and a woman stopped to pet his dog and then took off with it! Poor Abi was scared to tell his parents that someone had stolen his dog! Excerpt from the Penticton Western News:
“My son was so scared and upset, he even said he never wants to play outside again,” said Sam Sharma. “Who would do such a horrible thing like this — stealing a puppy from a little boy?” Luckily the answer to Sam’s question was answered, as the little boy and his best friend were reunited on Wednesday afternoon.
The most important thing is that Mango is back home, but read the whole story, including the lies the perps told when confronted by Abi's Mom and a friend at the Penticton Western News.
The always funny popular talk show host and new American Idol judge 'Ellen' answers some questions a viewer had about the Dachshunds in the picture behind her. Via youtuber neufundland.
