146. Double Tragedy For Tiger Cub Adopted by Dachshund

A nine year old male wired haired dachshund, Monster, adopted an orphaned tiger, at Stroehen Zoo in Germany, but tragically Monster too died in an accident, leaving the tiger without its surrogate mother.

Monster's daughter, one year old Bessie, pictured above with the tiger cub, then took over the mothering the cub after her father was hit by a mail van. The zoo said that although it's not uncommon for dogs to adopt other species, it is unusual for a dog as young as Bessie to do so. The one week old unnamed tiger is twice Bessie's size, but Bessie just "fell in love" with the orphaned predator said Stroehen Zoo.

Read more Here and Here to read more about this amazing story.

Photos: Fabian Bimmer / Associated Press



Also check out this awesome video from the BBC Here

145. World's Oldest Dachshund

Love this story of Chanel the 21 year old dachsie. It's been recorded by the Guinness Book of Records that she's the oldest dog in the world, but does that mean there cannot be other dogs out there that could be older?

I've heard of plenty of dogs that live to more than 20 years old, and they are the ones fed on a good diet of fresh meat and vegetables instead of tinned dog food.

Read more of Chanel's story Here

Wow she looks like Greta Garbo in those shades!

Photo courtesy of wcbstv.

144. ‘Deer Perfume’ sniffing Dachshund

Here’s Maggie – aint she cute? She greets clients at Jake DeBlieck's barber shop on Main. And she especially likes the hunters who smell of dead deer – lovely!

Read more Here.
Photo courtesy of Jean Ruzicka/Enterprise

143. Winnie The Winning Weiner!

Eight year old dachshund Winnie has won the hearts of people who voted her the Number One Calendar Pin-up Dog in Longview News-Journal's second annual online Pet Star Calendar Contest.

Brave little Winnie’s owner Janet died on November 6th, so she didn’t get to see Winnie become Calendar Girl. Winnie had fallen from a tall porch four years ago, and broken her back. It took six months for her to walk again using her unique custom-made wheelchair.

To read more go Here.

Photo courtesy of Jacob Croft Botter / News-Journal Photo.

142. Dachshund / Pig Love

Here's a great photo of a dachshund snuggling up to a pig, but I don't know who to credit for the picture, as I got it from a Chinese site.

141. Best Dressed Dachshund

On Saturday you’ll be able to dress your dachshund up and compete at the German Fest at Maier Festival Park MI. For more details go to Here.

Illustration by Carolyn Ryan

139. Best in Breed Dachshund

Perfectionist Diane Graham breeds miniature wire haired dachshunds to show, and she’s just had a Best In Breed winner in the form of Moreta. Well that’s his SHORT name anyway!

Read more here:
http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/wb/124670

135. She Worked Hard For The Dachshund!

Nine year old Corryl saw last year’s Wiener Nationals and vowed she would get her own dachshund and train it to win races.

She pleaded with her Dad to let her have one, and he only gave in after she read a whole book allowed to him about caring for the breed, and when she agreed to pay the $300 herself by doing lots of extra chores. She was holding lemonade sales and selling lots of stuff. She baby-sat friends’ pets and even washed their dogs in her yard!

And now she has her beloved pet Roxanne she isn’t going to forget her vow. Roxanne is being trained by perfectionist Corryl.

You HAVE to read this story if only to find out how involved her parents are in making sure their children are stimulated and learn the value of money. Corryl is a true entrepeneur!

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/lagunahills/article_1766849.php

Photo courtesy of Orange County Register

134. Dachshund and Kitten Family

Lillie the Surrogate Mother to kitten Tahoe has really made headline news all over the world, but I notice this report tells exactly the same story except that the cat is now a girl, not a boy!

I don’t know if they just got it wrong, or if they only just found that out!

http://www.imedinews.ge/en/news_read/50886

133. Largest Number of Racing Dachshunds

On Saturday July 14, 87 dachshunds will race 50 yards at Los Alamitos Race Course for the 12th Annual Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals, raising money for the Seal Beach Animal Care Center, a charity that finds homes for stray animals in Orange County.

The winner will receive a Wienerschnitzel crystal dog collar pendant, and their owner will win $1000. They will also be able to compete in the finals at the Holiday Bowl Big Bay Balloon Parade at Christmas.

132. Dachshund Feeds Kitten

We reported a few months ago the story of a mother cat who nursed dachshund puppies. Now we found a story of the other way round!

This is quite remarkable! Tahoe was named because his new owner found him in the engine of her Chevy Tahoe, after she’d been driving around for a few minutes and heard meowing!

Then the new owner’s long haired dachshund Lillie was spurred into a false pregnancy and started producing milk after she saw that Tahoe needed a Surrogate Mother.

Read the full story here:
http://www.thevictoriaadvocate.com/428/story/86290.html

131. Awesome Discovery of the Trashed Dachshund

A long haired dachshund called Awesome was happily reunited with his owner after he was found in a dumpster by an anonymous caller.

What is the matter with some people? I'd like to put THEM in a dumpster.

Read the full story and watch the video of the rescued dachsie here:
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_070507_animal_dog_dumpster.475e9e9d.html

129. Dachshund Clubs and Events

As it’s summer, there are tons of dachshund events popping up all over the country, such as the events held by The San Diego Dachshund Club, photographed here by Lea Achivida, the club’s photographer.

I am however a tad confused by the dates shown, as all the photos and comments on her Fotopages page seem to jump from 2004 to 2010!

Maybe Lea and her dachshunds are expert time-travellers as well!

See the page here:
http://sddachsieevents.fotopages.com

127. Dachshunds Are Funny

As if we didn’t know! And so are some people who write about them! Here’s a humorous article about the 2007 Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/bayarealiving/ci_6231535

Just a shame there are no photos, but well worth the read.