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

130. Another Blasutta Dachshund

There are so many images of Mary's that I'd like to put up here, but I'll just stick with two.

I'm going away for the weekend but I'll have plenty dachshund tales (or should that be tails?) when I return.

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

128. More Dachshund Art

I’ve seen Mary Lynn Blasutta’s work before but I didn’t know just how many dachshunds she has featured until now. She has been illustrating ad campaigns, book covers and magazines for over 25 years. She often has dogs in her work. Other favorite breeds she uses are poodles and Scottish terriers. I love her retro style.

See lots of her work here: http://www.blasutta.net/

She clearly loves shoes too!
image by Mary Lynn Blasutta

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.

126. Weemee And Dachshund

Over at Friends Reunited they have added lots more features to the weemees. When I first joined there were only a few hair styles, tops, bottoms, shoes and accessories. And there was only one type of dog – which was no particular breed.

But now there are lots of recognisable breeds, and I’m delighted to see a black and tan dachshund in there!

When I work out how to put it on my blog properly you’ll see the animated version with the dogs tongue sticking out! But for now you’ll have to settle for the screen capture jpeg.

Image courtesy of Friends Reunited and Mee!

125. Dachshund Weighed Down With Tags

I found an interesting story about a little dachshund who works as a therapy dog, and her owner Gail Kirkegaad is not in favor of being asked to have a licence for her. Her pet already wears three tags, and Gail says “She's not likely to get lost with one more tag, because she won't be able to move!”

I think therapy dogs should be exempt like other service dogs, such as guide dogs for the blind.
Read More here;
http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Pets/General-Pets/Story~326036.aspx

124. Rocky The Dachshund Keeps On Truckin

Little Rocky may not seem too excited because he cannot wag his tail, but his owner Pam Head insists that he is just as happy as any other dog, despite his disability.

Not only that but he entertains and inspires humans who are also confined to wheelchairs at Creative Enterprises in Gwinnett in Georgia.

Read more at:

http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=39&url_article_id=29165&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2

123. Where To List Your Dachshund Event

If you have an event coming up, and want maximum exposure, be sure to let your local newspaper know. Put up flyers in Petshops, libraries, dog clubs, etc.

Then find as many local dachshund related online forums as you can, and post to them to tell them about it.

And don't forget to let local businesses know. Expecially the local Hot Dog trailer! When you are organising an event, local businesses always want some of the action. If there are going to be lots of people there, they will want to make some money.

Use your imagination, and go through the yellow pages - who will benefit from being there?

If you are having an event to raise money for a charity, why not contact a celebrity? Maybe you know of a famous dachshund owner who is willing to help out. The press will know how to find them, or find their agent online.

Good Luck, and you can start by listing your event here at http://www.dachshundgifts.com/events.html

122. Dachshund Makes Friends With Seal Pup

I’ve been away but dachshunds around the world have still been making the news, such as this caring, nurturing one year old dachshund, Rudy (pictured here with his new pal, an abandoned seal pup) For more see here:

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/348/gallery/109402-a109438-t2.html

121. Dachshund Diner

Here’s an interesting story about dog friendly restaurants. Many restraurant owners have learned that pet owners in general have a good disposable income, and of course they treat their pets as well as their children. So it makes sense to some of them to allow pets into their establishments, and it is not harming their profits either.

For more info go here:
http://www.fastcasual.com/article.php?id=7840&prc=115&page=55

120. Firefighters Save Dachshund

Thanks to an equipment donation by the Lexingotn Kennel Club to the Fire Department, the life of a dachshund named Rooney was saved on Wednesday morning.

Because he had inhaled a large dose of carbon monoxide, he needed to be given pure oxygen as soon as possible. He is still undergoing treatment, but is expected to make a full recovery.

Read more here:
http://www.wtvq.com/midatlantic/tvq/search.apx.-content-articles-TVQ-2007-06-06-0009.html

Maybe one day all fire departments will have this vital equipment.

119. Dachshund Art

Here’s some of my own artwork from a photo I took of 1 year old miniature dachshund, Gemma.

She got the canine equivalent of ‘Red Eye’ which is ‘Green Eye’! So I put her for a spin in Photoshop. Actually I thought she looked cool with emerald neon pupils so I'll publish the original.

Then I got a bit carried away and went for a pop art look. I’m trying to make a dachshund logo that hasn’t been done before, and this is a different position to most dachshund logos. Still needs more work though.

both images by Joy Osman

118. Dachshund Magnet

Check out this site to get your dachshund car magnet. Love the dachshund puppy illustration!

http://www.fridgedoor.com/dacarma.html

117. Dachshund in Wizard of Oz

The part of Toto in The Wizard of Oz was originally meant to be played by a dachshund named Otto. He was owned by Margaret Hamilton who played the part of the Wicked Witch of the West in the film.

The above photo of Dorothy and Otto was shot from unreleased footage of the film, where Dorothy sang ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’. They re-shot this scene after the studio fired Otto, and the original footage was never shown.

He was replaced because dachshunds were believed to have come from Germany, who were the enemy at the time.

At this website they say that dachshunds originated from Africa. I really don’t know, as nearly source I have found says they come from Germany. The site also gives more information about other dachshunds in the movies.
http://home.pacbell.net/jcreitz/Andouille_Dachshund_Page4.html

116. Dachshund Puppy

Is this the best picture to depict ‘Trust’ or what?!

And it wouldn’t be the same if the little fella didn’t have his tongue out a little bit either, would it?

I found it on my internet travels at this site:
http://stripduke.web-log.nl/stripduke/fun_pictures/index.html

where there are lots of interesting canine duo photos. Check them out!