88. Still Poisoning Your Dachshund?

I’m back on my dog food soap box again. I cannot reiterate enough why you need to buy food for your dog that is fit for humans.

“Pet foods are a $15 billion a year industry. Profit margins are huge — and the industry is poorly regulated.” says Marilyn Wilson

Please read the rest of her report at:
http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/Columns/articles.asp?articleID=6739

There are even suspicions that the poisonous melamine is deliberately added to boost protein. Read more here:
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/04/20/fda_tainted_pet_food_may_be_deliberate

87. Another Dachshund Escapes a Truck

A week or two ago I reported a dachshund who escaped unharmed when a truck crashed into its owner’s fornt room. Now another one, this time a dachshund puppy also escaped death when a school bus crashed into a house.

What’s going on? Have motorists of large vehicles got something against dachshunds or something? Or are dachshunds just extremely lucky at avoiding serious injury?

Read more here at:
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/156042.html

86. Dachshund Rescue

On May 5th Southern States Dachshund Rescue will be holding their 3rd Annual Dachshund Derby Picnic event for dachshunds and their owners. It will be held at Henry Horton State Park, and they’ll be having nine contests including ‘Oldest Dachshund’ ‘Shortest Legs’ ‘Longest Ears’, best costume and of course racing.

It sounds a lot of fun, and you’ll be helping a very worthwhile cause. For more details go here: http://www.ssdr.org/picnic3.html

Southern States Dachshund Rescue also have a quarterly newsletter that you can sign up for from their home page. And if you are able to adopt or foster a dachshund, they have a form you can fill in too.
image courtesy of ssdr.org

85. Dachshund Underground Railroad

For rescue dachshunds who find homes in remote places, a group of dachshund lovers have founded this organization of volunteers to help out. I think this is a fabulous idea, and the title is brilliant too!

If you would like to be a volunteer, sign up at:

http://www.doxie.org/

If you arte unable to be a volunteer driver, you can help out in other ways, such as buying form their cafepress store, or opening your own store and naming DUR as the referrer.

77. Dachshund Bed Hog

You need to buy the Chilly dog bed below when this begins to happen (above!)

Where the dog literally comes between you and your spouse. I love this painting on the china plate of the Dachshund Bed Hog, by Gary Patterson – they DO lay exactly like that, don’t they? Priceless!

I also like extra little details such as the pictures on the wall, indicating that doxies are so long, they won’t fit onto just one picture!

available from danburymint.com

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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

74. Dachshund Heaven

Lots of dachshunds and a few others thrown in for good measure!

Photo courtesy of Coast2Coast Dachshund Rescue

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.