107. Flying Dachshunds

Hard to know who to credit for this picture. It does say at the bottom but I can't read it. It was taken at Belgrade’s Fall Festival but I don’t know what year.

I got it from http://www.naturescornermagazine.com/NaturesBlog/archives/2006/02/index.html so that’s who I’ll credit, although they do not say where they got it from. The same writer Sue reports at the top of the page the story of a bird who was a witness in a divorce trial, and it makes compelling reading but again, no source. So I can’t verify that it is true.

I hate that!

But never mind, enjoy the airbourne dachshunds. Let me know if you know who took the photo.

16. Dachshund Racing in California

I love this photo of an airbourne dachshund!

Huntington Beach, California, is the venue for the Dachshund Racing.

“Dachshund Racing or Wiener Dog Racing has not been around for very long but thanks to the creative ad agency for the 1993 Miller Lite television commercial that listed odd possibilities for sports such as The Miss Perfect Face Off, Sumo Platform Diving and Wiener Dog Drag Races, this phenomenon has taken off in a big way. Wiener Dog Dachshund races are extremely popular events—some horse and dog racing tracks break attendance records when the doxies race days and nights are held.”

Read more Here. The article states that some people are concerned that dachshund racing is bad for their backs, but dachshunds were originally bred to hunt badgers. Surely, that must have involved lots of running too?

The next dachshund races at Huntington Beach, California, aren’t until September 16th but I can’t wait til Sept to show you this photo!

photo by Debbie Stock at
www.stockteam.com