Dachshund UN art installation by Bennett Miller (Fierce Festival, Birmingham 2012)
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2012/feb/14/underwater-dogs-pictures
I took Lady CC to the Greenwich Park Dachshund meet for the Dachshunds in London club. There were about 15 little sausages running around while the band played. It was great. Lady CC was her usual aloof self but did let her hair down when she met Lily, a toypoodle/terrier cross. She and Lily had a major run around together – wonderful to see. CC was the popular one of the day I think. She had her photo taken a few times and various children would come over to pet her. She was the largest as all the other sausages where minatures. There was one other wire-haired one – tiny thing with curly fair fur.
The children's favourite
Another doxie
A few at play
In the park
Just found out that a dachshund was the first official Olympic mascot – 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Its name was Waldi. Here is a picture of Waldi next to a Couscous look alike – http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OlympicPrimer/waldi.htm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243223/Worlds-oldest-dog-Otto-dies-age-146.html
Otto, the oldest dog in the world, died today just 31 days short of his 21st birthday – in ‘dog years’ he was 146. The dachshund-terrier cross was playful to the end, his owners said, but had to be put down because of a tumour in his stomach.
Found this one on Wikipedia.
(Photo by Mike Lehmann, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dachshund_8574.jpg)
From ‘The Times’, 24 October 2009:
“Terrier takes title of oldest dog”
A dachshund-cross terrier from Shrewsbury has been officially recognised as the world’s oldest dog. Otto, who will be 21 in February, takes over from Chanel, a dachshund from the US, who died earlier this year aged 21, or 147 dog years.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8232569.stm
The dog who held the record as the world’s oldest has died at 21 years old, her owners have said.
Chanel, a wire-haired dachshund, died on Friday aged 147 in “dog years”, said owners Denice and Karl Shaughnessy, at her home in suburban New York state.
Guinness World Records officials presented Chanel with a certificate as the world’s oldest dog at a birthday party in Manhattan last May.
Chanel was walked daily, her owners said, but also had unhealthy habits.
She enjoyed butter sticks and chocolate – usually feared to be toxic to dogs – Mrs Shaughnessy said.
“She once ate an entire bag of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and, you see, she lived to be 21, so go figure,” Mrs Shaughnessy told Associated Press.
Chanel also liked wearing jumpers, as she was sensitive to the cold, the Shaughnessys said.
The couple attributed Chanel’s longevity not to healthy living but to God. “Dog’s are God’s angels sent here to look out for us,” Mrs Shaughnessy said.
Mr Shaughnessy had nominated her for the title after noticing there was no record listed in Guinness World Records.
But there are rival contenders for Chanel’s title – including Max, a dog in Louisiana whose owner, Janelle Derouen, has submitted documentation to Guinness apparently showing that he is 26.
Chanel
I’ve never seen so many dachshunds as in Havana. All the animals on the island seem to be small breeds (cats, horses, other dogs) so it makes sense that dachshunds would be a popular choice. There were definately a few cross breeds between doxies and who knows what. Most of the dogs we saw on the streets were well fed although the people must be lacking in vet services as there were a number of injured dogs still getting around. Seeing a dog carcass well set into a lampost base on the last day was pretty disturbing. Havana is a city melting with lazy decrepitude. It could be one of the most beautiful cities in the world if only the buildings were restored and the streets cleaned up.
I don’t normally support people making money out of dressing their animals up in silly costumes but the dogs were in a good condition and I know the money is needed so I succumbed. Although I will say I thought the dummy routine to be very dodgy…
