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:

Happy New Year!

Best wishes from The Long and Short of it All.
May all your Dachshund Dreams come true in 2008!
Imagine if every year that passed actually equaled seven.

Key West Dachshund Walk Today

If only we lived in Key West. The warmth. The sun. The dachshunds! In this Dec. 31, 2007 photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, 'Lola,' left, and 'Nosey,' (what a great name!) right, pause for a moment during the annual Key West Dachshund Walk in Key West, Fla. The third New Year's Eve procession of canines down sidewalks that border the island city's Duval Street is scheduled to begin at noon Monday, Dec. 31. Organizers anticipate the event will attract more than 100 dogs and their owners.
Source: Yahoo News

Dachshunds Love Pet Sitters

Are you getting this hint Dad? We're so bored while you're at work! Meet pretty red longhair 'Pippen,' and pet sitters Amy Isbell, and Jessica Lozez holding 'Lulu' the ferret. Amy and Jessica are employees of Treasured Pets, a professional pet sitting service out of Tyler, Texas. Excerpt from The Tyler Morning Telegraph: Spend an afternoon with the sitters and it becomes clear the job comes with its own set of challenges.
At the first stop, the women were greeted by two wiggling wiener dogs, Pippin and Ellie, who barked in anticipation of a play session.
As the dogs raced around the living room, the sitters retrieved Lulu the ferret from a nearby cage.
After several minutes of play and grooming, the animals, their energy spent, settled back in for a mid-morning snooze.
Read all about Treasured Pets and pet sitting at The Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Dachshunds in Pop Culture: Lady Una Troubridge

Who? Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge (born Margot Elena Gertrude Taylor; 8 March 1887 – 24 September 1963) was a British sculptor and translator. She is best known as the long-time partner (28 years) of Marguerite "John" Radclyffe-Hall, the author of The Well of Loneliness.
Troubridge was an educated woman who had many achievements in her own right. Most notably she was a successful translator and introduced the French writer Colette to English readers. Her talent as a sculptor prompted dancer and choreographer Nijinsky to sit for her several times.
Hall and Troubridge raised and showed dachshunds and griffons. The dachshunds shown in the above Romaine Brooks portrait of Troubridge were a prize winning pair given to her by Hall.
Find out more about Una Troubridge at wikipedia.

Lady Una Troubridge and Radclyffe-Hall at Crufts dog show, 1923

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Dachshunds Welcome Home Long-Lost Family Members in the News

Meet red smooth dachshund 'Goofy' and his humans Sukrit Silas (right) with brother Shashwat of New Delhi, India. Sukrit came home from the US where he attends Princeton University; he’s among the six Indian students admitted by the elite school this year. Sukrit had a rough homecoming with his grandfather just passing 5 days before his arrival. We know he's happy to see Goofy though. Apparently Goofy is torn between chasing squirrels in the garden and the long-lost Sukrit. Read all about the Silas family at livemint.com.

2007 Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals Winner: Sammy Davis

Dachshunds take off in one of the races of the 2007 Wienerschnitzel Final races

Way to go 'Sammy Davis!' Sammy Davis hails from San Francisco and his humans are Sabrina Seiden and Patrick Major. Congratulations! Photo source
And congratulations to all the dachshunds who raced. As they say: "there are no losers, you are all wieners!"
The Big Bay Balloon Parade, which the races were a part of, airs nationally on the USA Network on Friday, December 28th at 9 a.m. EST/PST. Check your local listings and see if the wieners make it on the air!

Meet Dewy

Wow, what a great pic! This is handsome red smooth 'Dewy' posing for his Christmas picture. His human, Brian M. writes: This is a xmas photo of Dewy our beloved 3yr old friend. He loves to play hard you know fetch the ball and sometimes he even fetches the ball also! He just loves to snuggle with his family.
Woof! If you've got a nice photo and a little story of your doxie you'd like to share, send it in!

Flying Jack

Best of luck to all the dachshunds racing at The 12th Annual Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals on Thursday in San Diego. The races kick off at 9:30 AM PST and will be nationally televised on the USA Network.
Related: ARE YOU READY: Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals Also, check out the news archives for more coverage of the semi-final races, which started in March, as well as some profiles of the spry dachshunds racing. (Maggie has the hots for 'Ziggy Boy')

Above, meet 'Jack,' also known as 'Flying Jack,' of Temecula, California, who will be racing on Thursday. Jack's racing career began in 2006 at Ocktober Fest in Huntington Beach. Jack did pretty well. That lead his humans, who were living in Orange County at the time, to continue to race him each weekend. GO JACK GO! Excerpt from The Californian: In a time when professional sports are marred with allegations of performance-enhancing drugs, Jack's success on the track can be attributed his performance-enhancing ball. Just the mention of the word B-A-L-L sends a shudder through his little legs."I don't know when his obsession came about; he is crazy about it," Leslie said. "He'll get depressed when we put the ball away." Read all about Jack at The Californian.

Merry Christmas

Maya Meets Santa Claus

Meet little black and tan wire-hair 'Maya' from Martinsburg, West Virginia. Maya Weiner showed up in her holiday best Saturday morning for her first-ever photo with Santa at a fundraiser for the Berkeley County Humane Society. Excerpt from The Journal: The 9-month-old, donned in a red and black sweater, alternated between tail wagging excitement and attempts at frantic four pawed getaways, as she took her spot on the big guy’s lap. Then, the photo hit a snag. The camera needed a new battery, and as the photographers who were on hand for the day’s event at Goin’ Postal, made the necessary change, Maya climbed down, walking around the room, sniffing and investigating her surroundings. It wasn’t the traditional picture-with-Santa scene. The brown and black miniature wire-haired dachshund was part a long line of dogs that got some face time with Santa as part of a fundraiser for the Berkeley County Humane Society. Read more about Maya and the event at The Journal.

Teaching a Dachshund to Hunt

Ururn is a Japanese gameshow where each week a Japanese "visitor" (usually an actor) is sent to learn a skilled trade somewhere around the world. In this espisode, a girl travels to Germany to stay with dachshund breeders and teach a young wire-hair pup 'Frida' in some basic hunting and other skills. The whole show is in Japanese and German, but luckily dachshund is universal, so it's pretty easy to tell what's going on. There are 4 clips; each clip totals about 10 minutes. See all 4 clips at IanJapan's playlist on YouTube.