84. Can Dachshund Tucker The Terrible Be Tamed?

Su Lum of the Aspen Times tells of how Tucker bullies two miniature dachshunds here at:

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20070411/COLUMN/104110029

I guess the moral is patience and perseverence. This seemingly little monster liked to attack puppies, and one thing I know about all dogs is that they do not attack for no reason. Tucker found puppies to be a threat. Why, we don’t know, but prove there is no threat, and you solve the problem.

All dachshunds, all dogs, and all people are good inside. It’s just fear that makes us behave badly.

78. Dachshunds nearly gets run over – in her own home!

On Monday night, an elderly lady sat in her living room, cuddled up in front of the TV with her pet dachshund Cleo, when all of a sudden a truck crashed into her house.

Amazingly, it was a wooden bar that her late husband built that possibly saved hers and Cleo’s life.

And more amazingly, Evelyn Sechrest forgives the young driver who was showing off in front of his friends, by trying to perform a skidding stunt. I wonder if Cleo forgives him though! Poor little thing.

Read the whole story at: http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/17024642.htm

The thing that made me laugh, was when on TV’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Heather Mills and her partner were about to take the stage, when Mrs Sechrest heard a “deafening rumble and boom, and the living room wall exploded inward”. I didn’t realise Heather's dancing was quite that bad.

76. Mini Dachshund Dog Bed

'Chilly Dog beds' as they are known, are quality pet beds for small dogs who love a snuggle bed. The Chilly Dog bed is a washable, warm, and portable pet bed with a built-in blanket.

How suggley is this dog bed? It’s like a luxury sleeping bag for dogs, and as modelled in the photo, we have a lovely dachshund Maggie showing off with her Chilly Dog bed available from chillydog.com

75. A Non-Dachshund Owner’s View

I’ve found an article written by a student about some of his observations of dog owners, in particular dachshunds.

“I have been a pizza delivery boy on and off for about four years now. And most of the time I can say it's a simple enough job. I get paid to drive around and eat free pizza. It's perfect, except that some people own dogs.

Firstly, dog owners act like a different breed altogether. Dog owners are used to shouting at their pets, having barking fits occur whenever the doorbell rings and picking up poop in little plastic bags. And the smaller the dog, the more dog-related memorabilia they buy. If you own a Great Dane, then your neighbors may not even know it exists. But if you own a dachshund you might be in the running for owning the third-largest collection of dachshund -themed knick-knacks in the United States.

Only the other night, I delivered a pizza to a nice family with a love of dachshunds. I could tell this because of the personalized vanity plates reading DACHSHUND or how about the sign reading, ‘This PAW-perty is protected by Weiner dog security system’. I rang the doorbell and was greeted by the smallest, but bravest dog I think I have ever seen. The owner turned up, grabbed the little dachshund and opened the door offering a little bit of wisdom: ‘Don't worry, he's more bark than bite’."

by Darren Andrews of The Collegian Online Edition

I think we all know what he means. Darren – you make it sound like a BAD thing!

73. Dachshund Illumination

Get a load of this cool dachshund lighting from alibaba.com!

This photo only shows four colors, but they are available in seven colors altogether: white, pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.

I think I like the blue best

Or if you’re very rich (or very mad), you could have all seven.

69. Long Legged Racing Dachshunds

As if Puppy Mills weren’t bad enough now dachshunds are being targeted by unscrupulous puppy farmers who want to make a lot of money out of producing racing dachshunds.

As absurd as it sounds, the wonderful dachsie breed we all know and love for it’s long body and short legs, is now being bred with longer legs so that they can race faster.

That isn’t all. These longer legged weiner dogs are being raced at greyhound tracks, and we all know what an abusive industry that is, slaughtering thousands of animals every year. So these poor dachshunds are also party to the abuse of another breed because the track owners are profiting.

The racing dachshund owners are profiting from wins, and their greed is escalating the practice of breeding these ‘super’ dachsies.

Please always buy your dachshund puppies or ANY puppies from a reputable breeder.
and do NOT support Puppy Mills. Tips for Buying Puppies Here.

Thankfully the long legged dachsie in the photo above was not bred for racing. She is half dachsund and half border collie (we think!) - my two favorite breeds – so my perfect dog then!

Photo by Joy Osman

68. Addictive Dachshund Cartoon Game

Every now and again, I get sidetracked when I should be researching what dachshunds are getting up to in the world, but when you find an archive of excellent cartoons such as those at notinmybackyard.com, it’s almost impossible to tear yourself away.

And when you finally do, you discover a game that is equally addictive! But the chances are, if I’ve just spent 15 mins playing a game on a dachshund site because it’s great, then you’ll probably love it too!

(I loved it because I won every time except once, when I wasn’t concentrating enough!)

Go here to access the game http://notinmybackyard.com/doghouse/memory

and be sure to check out the rest of the site by talented cartoonist, Dale Taylor.