The history of the dachshund can be
possibly traced back to Egyptian times as a drawing of a female dog with a pointed mussel,
long body and short legs had been discovered in a tomb in Besheb Egypt. In 1700AD, as a
hunting dogs, dachshunds were bred with short legs, long bodies and especially crooked
legs. Thought to improve the dogs ability to enter burrows, the crooked legs were then
recognized as more of a hindrance and changes in breeding patterns were made, leaving us
with the dachshund shape we have today. Six varieties are now Canadian Kennel Club
registered.
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And speaking of Egyptian, I found a web site that translates
English to Egyptian. This is how they handled Dachshund.
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It amazes me how bits of advertising that I find with Dachshunds as
part of the Ad. One is from the 50's for General Tire. There's
also one
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Cigarettes,
another for Dash Dog Food (1952) and still another for
Norge Refridgerators that plays on how long a Dachshund is!
In the early 30's Dachshunds became popular as pets as many of them were brought back to the US after WWI. So a handful of books about the breed surfaced to help their owners out. This one from the early 1930s by Grayce Greenburg (Honorary Member Dachshund Club of America) was one of more popular ones. In fact, it went into it's 4th edition in 1955.
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They say that art is in the eye of the beholder.
Well if that's true then Andy Warhol had a pretty
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weird eye when he did his "Portrait of Maurice".
It's available as a print at Image
Exchange for about $40.
Did the Tiffany company (you know of Tiffany lamps) ever make a Dachshund
night light? Well you be the judge!
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Is
this not how most Dachshund owners feel about their dogs? True
isn't it? I found this plaque online.
Dachshund books
come from all over the world this one,
Balthasar und Barnabas,
is from Germany and it appears they plague an old lady.
Marjorie Flack is a bit more traditional with
her
book Little Lucky Lena.
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Dachshund embossed tote. She saw it at Ingledew's. A Canadian
shoe reseller. It was a little over $100!So, if boy Dachshunds had a place to hang out, be themselves,
chat about guy stuff, and generally be male,
then this must be the place
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Can you figure out what the Cowboy on the left is saying to the
other one? Click to find out!
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This card was issued in the UK by Cope Bros. in 1912 . It is card number 25 from a set of 50 cards entitled "Dogs of the World". The front of the card shows a delightful picture of the Dachshund drawn by the famous artist Cecil
Aldin.
The back has a brief description of the breed. The card was given as a free premium with the purchase of cigarettes. It is quite a scarce
card worth around $75. Look for other Cecil Adlin art on my site
too.
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Lucy
Dawson did a fine job on her Dachshund drawings and paintings in
the 1930s. This one, "Azore" and many more of her the
prints are still available
to purchase on the web. And speaking art, Pablo Picasso did a
drawing of his beloved "Lump". For such a well known
and respected artist, I'm not to impressed with his Dachshund.
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