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Jokes and other fun stuff! Just click on Gromit.
Did you know that Queen Victoria was an avid breeder of Dachshunds? Here's a picture from the late 1800's with the Queen and her dog, Dachy of which she said, "She was such a beautiful and sweet creature.. and so full of tricks".
Ashe also said: "Nothing will turn a man's home into a castle more
quickly and effectively than a dachshund.
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TV World! In Sweden there's a TV series called, get this, Pelle
Svanslös. It features's Max the Dachshund.
2 Stupid Dogs? Is a 1997 cartoon featuring a Big
Dog and a Little Dog, where the Little Dog is a Dachshund. He is voiced by Mark
Schiff.
In case you missed it on the Jokes Page, You can download the Pig vs Wiener Dog Race from The Letterman Show. It's a 30 second clip.
wiener.avi 1.8MB
wiener.zip 1.5MB
Trivial matters...
Clark Gable (with Carole Lombard) had a Dachshund in the 1940's. After receiving $120,000USD for staring in Gone With The Wind, he named is wiener Commissioner.
Could it be true? A WordSearch puzzle about Dachshunds?
Surely inspired by a Dachshund, what year was the ever so popular song "How much is that doggie in the window?" released?
Answer on page 4.
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While
I'm sure the skill level is quite high to make an Orgami Dachshund, here's
proof that it can be done.
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Wiener Watercolor, by Heidi
Bendts' )
husband Christopher reflects the cuteness of two Dachshund puppies, Tybalt and
Boggie, sleeping. Here's the HiRez version suitable for printing (568K).
Take a look at at some the fine awards which I have won for my Wiener Dog Website!
Dachsies were first bred for hunting burrowing animals. Would you send your Dachsie after one of these beasts? (with sharp pointy teeth).
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Can
people look like their dogs? I think so (in the certain cases).
You be the judge, click the dog.
The Enchanted Learning people have a rather simple idea of what exactly makes up a Dachshund. At least they got the spelling right. Take a look.
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This
Letter Hound will get you organized in now time. But you'd
better scour the local flee markets to find one!
What if Dachshunds could drive?
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Take a listen...
This is a Jon Lovitz clip from "The Brave Little Toaster".
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Pretzel, the Longest Dachshund in the World, written by the late Margaret Rey in 1944, it's a Dachshund story for the early reader. Here's an inside page. It was re-printed in 1997. See if you can find it in your local library. FYI, Margaret Rey also wrote Curious George.
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Royal
Daulton made a large number of animal figurines. And in that set they made
a few Dachshunds as well. This is one of them. But look around my sire
from another.