Shout Out From Adele

We love moody English pop stars around these parts, and were surprised and honored to find out that singer Adele might like us too - at least she gave us nice linkage on her official website.  Danke Schön!After a little research, we can't find that she has her own Dachshund, but seems to have a beautiful Bulldog!?  UPDATE 11/30 1 PM:  Thanks to Mollie for sniffing out a photo of Adele with her Dachshund!  Like Molly says, this red smooth is tiny and cute!  Photo Source.  By all means, if you have any more info, please leave a comment. Adele is set to release her second studio album, 21, on 24 January 2011...

Vintage Dachshund Comfort

For Immediate Release:  Los Angeles, California:  To prevent the pets from fighting over one pillow....11-3-19...

RuRu Finds His Home

Thanks to Bludog for leaving a comment and letting us know that RuRu, the disabled Florida Dachshund who gained national attention after being featured on CNN a few weeks ago, has found his forever home.  According to NBC2, his new owners are from Venice, and will pick him up from the Naples Humane Society later this week.  Congrats to both RuRu and his new humans!Related:  RuRu Searches for his Home (with vid...

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A Drifter, His Horse, and His Dachshund

Meet Jeremiah Brinkley, a self-described drifter, with his trusty companions 'Anna Belle' and 'Dexter' the 4-year-old Dachshund, who might just hail near you at some point in time, but are seen here in rural Nevada on Thanksgiving Day.  The trio are heading to Peculiar, Missouri to bed down for the winter after traveling from New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas."I love to ride," said Brinkley; "I go to bed when I want, get up when I want and find work when I need money." He also said that he has no family, only the friends he has made over the years. "Most of all," he said, "It keeps me from...

Giving Thanks To An Unlikely Hero

Meet Loretta Birchett and her heroine:  pretty red smooth 'Toots.'  The Baltimore, Maryland duo are seen here enjoying a Thanksgiving dinner organized by the city of Baltimore and the American Red Cross after a tornado destroyed their home on November 17th.  Ms. Birchett has nothing but gratitude for her brave little girl:Loretta Birchett said she was most thankful for her Dachshund, Toots, whom she credits with pulling her to safety from the storm.Birchett said the dog's ears stood straight up in the air and she started pulling Birchett by the shirt to nudge her off the bed in the Mount Pleasant Heights apartment....

Queen For A Day

We're pretty sure that beautiful dappled black and tan smooth 'Milla' is a queen every day of the year, but she actually got to wear a crown to prove it on her first birthday, which was on Thanksgiving Day.  Hope you had a great birthday Milla!  Her mom, Melissa Hawkins, says "I am so blessed and thankful for all three of our Dachshunds."  Crown via Young Urban Puppy at Etsy.Milla at 1 month.  See more of her puppy photos:  Dachshund Love Just In Time For Valentine's ...

Festive Thanksgiving Wishes

..and special people like you.We're hoping that everyone has a grand Thanksgiving!  Thanks so much to our pals 'Sampson,' 'Tommy Lee,' and 'Gina Marie' for sending us this nice Dachshund Hallmark card in the mail.  And there's some truth there - "It's all about the thanks."  We're incredibly thankful this year that your 'Long and Short of it All' host 'Joey' is still with us to celebrate this holiday season.  It was so touch and go with him and his medical issues this year - a virtual rollercoaster of emotions - as regular readers of this site know.  And thanks so much to everyone for all your support during...

The Vintage November Dachshund

Thanksgiving Wishes - Dachshund Style.Calling All Girls, November, 1...

Stolen Senior Sausage Dog Back Home With Humans

Meet pretty 15-year-old 'Polly' and her human Annabel Dobson, who hail from Darras Hall, Ponteland, England.  Thieves thought Polly was a puppy and stole her along with her crate from the kitchen.  The criminals must have realized their mistake when they noticed that she was deaf and almost blind, so they dumped her in an alleyway miles from her home.  Excerpt from Journal Live:When Dawn [Annabel' Mother] came home she didn’t realise at first they had been burgled, and seeing Polly’s cage missing she assumed Annabel, a pre-school teacher in Ponteland, had moved her.But seeing a smashed window and all the family’s flat screen...

Life With Dachshunds

LIFE WITH DACHSHUNDSby breeder, exhibitor and judge, George C. Spradling of Wichita, Kansas, for the American Dachshund magazine, January, 1966.We do not know why we prefer certain people, dogs or things.  We like Dachshunds better than any other breed.  How do we justify it?  It's easy to sling out a long list of adjectives describing all of the good qualities (forgetting the bad) we attribute to them, but the same identical words could be used by another to justify preference for the breed that he loves.We have owned Dachshunds for 30 years.  During this time we have also owned, in succession, Afghans, Collies, German Shepherds,...

Dachshunds To Watch Out For: Tug, the No.1 Smooth Dachshund in the United States

Swoon!  Did someone say handsome?  This is 'Tractor Tug,' or just 'Tug' for short.  He was born and bred in Washington Island, Wisconsin, and is the No. 1 all-breed smooth Dachshund in the US.  He will be heading to the next Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in February.  We're rootin' for ya Tug, it's time for a Dachshund Best in Show!  Read all about this big guy at the Green Bay Press Gazette. ...

Tip For Making Your Home A Cozy Zone This Fall: Get A Dachshund

Accessories are an easy way to up the coziness factor of a room. Pillows, blankets and rugs can all create that nice, warm feeling we crave after coming in from a winter’s day. Of course company like 'Oliver,' a wirehair Dachshund, doesn't hurt either.  Read more tips to make your home cozy at The Lawrence Journal, out of Lawrence, Kans...

hmmm....is it over?

hmmm....is it over?Originally uploaded by Thiago.PeraçaThanks to an Anonymous Dachshundist for sending in the link to this fine photo over at flickr. Be sure and check out more photos by Thiago Peraca, you'll be happy you d...

Win Your Very Own My Pet Lamp, DACHSHUND

You can win not just one, but two My Pet Lamp Dachshunds by OFFI & CO at Babble.  That's one for you, and one to donate to your local Dachshund Rescue so they can raffle it off!  The lamps are being offered by Clever Tomato, but the contest is at Babble.  Giveaway ends Friday, November 26th.  Related:  The Modern Dachsh...

Dachshund Sandwich

photo by Sacha GoldbergerHA!  Apprently this Superhero Grandma eats Dachshunds for breakfast!  Thanks so much to Erin Ozmat for writing in with this grand photo:Hello Joey and Maggie,I came across an amazing photo series of a Hungarian Grandmother as a superhero in crazy poses that was orchestrated by her grandson in order to cheer her up.   The photo that caught my eye is of the superhero grandma eating a Dachshund sandwich.Erin OzmatOwner of two very sweet long haired dachsies, who I would never make into sandwiches--although their barking does make me threaten it ;)Read all about the photos and see a whole spread by...

Friday Dachshund Funnies: Fry & Laurie - Mr. Burmie

It's always good to laugh at yourself, right?  We recently stumbled across this Fry & Laurie skit and had never seen it before - hope you haven't either, cause it'll make your Friday.  By youtuber hazel72 who notes:  I swear this is the funniest thing I've ever se...

Vintage Dachshund Moms

They were quite the homemakers.Mid-century photo source unkno...

Get Your Very Own Kackel Dackel

This would make a great gift for a youngster this holiday season.  We wish our nephew was still 5 - instead of 25!  Thanks again to Maria Adams for writing in:Hi Again Joey & Maggie,It's Maria from DRNA. Back in September you wrote about a Kackel Dackel Game that was available in Germany. Well, Dachshund Rescue of North America was lucky enough to get their hands on one. We are auctioning it off on eBay to raise money for our Medical Fund. It would make an excellent present for a Dachshund collector!Here is the link in case any one is interest...

Dachshund Story

Rainbow Bridge by youtuber ROCKandPINE.Love, loss, and memori...

RuRu Searches for his Home

It's not often that a disabled Dachshund looking for a home gets picked up by the local news service, which in turns gets picked up by CNN - RuRu must be pretty special.  Excerpt from WBBH out of southwest Florida:"He's a very active dog, very friendly, loves everybody. Loves to jump up and down on his wheelchair as much as he can," said Michael Simonik of the Humane Society of Naples.RuRu is paralyzed in the lower half of his little body. He was injured while living with a Rottweiler in LaBelle."They were playing one day and the Rottweiler accidentally stepped on the rear end of RuRu causing the damage," said Simonik.The 4 year old daschund...

Dreaming

Winry?Last night (or rather, very early this morning), I had another dream about my potential Winry.  I think it's funny how my brain attempts to imagine her...and even more funny that it can't really make up its mind.  This Winry was a brindle, looking a lot like this.  In the past, she's been black and then white with grey markings on just her head.  This Winry (the brindle) had more of a distinct personality though.  She was very big, but unsure, yet still very sweet and attached quickly to me. Huh.I'm excited to know what the real Winry will be.Also, for those of you who don't know "Winry" or the origin of the name,...

Those Special Dachshunds: Today and Yesterday

Molly and SassyThanks so much to Elizabeth for writing in with the story of her two beautiful smooth girls 'Molly' and 'Sassy!'  She's even included some awesome bonus vintage photos!  She writes:  Dear Joey and Maggie,I so LOVE The Long and Short of it All and appreciate your work in sharing great stories, pics, and news about Dachshunds.  I grew up with Dachshunds and now my husband and I have two.  Our Dachshunds, Molly and Sassy, are number 3 and 4 of the ones my husband and I have had.  Molly is almost 2 and is known in the family as the "crack" dog because she is so hyper and crazy.  Sassy is a precious...

Wirehair Wednesday: I've Got A Stick!

I've got a stick!  A great big stick!  Wait, here's an even bigger stick!  by youtuber neverwalkalone265...

Dachshund U.N. - November 13 at Perth PICA

Dachshund U.N., a performance and art installation, continues its rounds around Australia, seen most recently here in Perth.  This is a nice video which recaps the day's events by youtuber tokenskepticpodcast who notes:  A gathering of minds like no other! This is a short film I made of all the fine furry delegates from Perth, who came to the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts in order to take part in Perth artist Bennett Miller's 'Dachshund U.N'.  Dachshund U.N is both a large-scale architectural installation and a participatory performance work that examines the role of the United Nations as a risk management organisation. Bennett transformed the Perth Cultural Centre Amphitheatre into a replica of the former U.N office in Geneva, Switzerland. The structure played host...

Gear Up for the Holidays and Support Rescue!

Thanks so much to Maria Adams for sending in such nice photos and reminding us that we need to get over to Dachshund Rescue of North America's Holiday Store to scoop up some goodies before they are all gone!  She writes:Hi Joey & Maggie,Check out these must have Dachshund Christmas items that DRNA has in their Doxie Store. All proceeds from these sales go back to helping more dachshunds in ne...

Boy or Girl?

For most of my greyhound research and planning, I've been leaning towards adopting a female.  This is because:-They tend to be smaller-They don't mark as much inside (Niles can be a pain that way sometimes)-I read that they tend to be more independent (?)-Niles is a male, and while he's not really met any dog he can't get along with, he seems to have more tolerance with the girls. -The sweater I've been knitting will probably not fit an average male.       Size is kind of a factor.  I'm used to the Labrador size, being around 50-70 lbs, but the smaller the better (without the dog being an Iggy).  Especially since a main difference is height between the boys and girls, that I can tell anyway.  Additionally, there are more apartments that allow...

A Happy Yarmouth

Hey!     Yarmouth is such a sweet dog. We love him so much. A little about me. I am 18 and as a family we have raised 3 1/2 dogs. the half of a dog was the last dog that we did and we just started her. We got our first dog in 2004 also. She didn't even get 2 take the IFT becuase they disqualified her becuase she had a rash inbetween her toes. The second dog  made it into training but she injured out becuase of a knee problem. The third dog was a GLAB and she had to much of a golden tendancy in her but she has now become an arson detection dog. Then our last dog that we did for only half has now made it into training.     Wow that is awesome that you now get paid to train dogs. what are you studying in college...

Dachshund Dearest

Welcome Home!If I can`t be me, I don`t want to be anybody. I was born that way.  ~Joan CrawfordPhoto source unko...

Lacy, The Dachshund Who Saved His Life

There's no denying that our dogs are there for us during the good times as well as the bad times.  And when things get really bad, the unconditional love of a furry friend has absolutely no boundaries - they can even save your life.  Such is the story of Robert Peay and his Dachshund 'Lacy,' seen here, who hail from Springville, Utah.  Peay struggled with depression after losing his wife to disease, a son to alcohol poisoning and a second son to suicide. Contemplating suicide himself, he prepared to get drunk and do it.What saved him was a spunky toy dachshund, Lacy, whom he and his wife had adopted three years earlier. He...

Dash Hounds Flyball Dream Team 2010

Our Chicago pals 'Peaches' and 'Piper' continue to wow the crowds with their flyball skills, seen here this past weekend in St. Louis, Missouri.  For 2010, both Peaches (#13) & Piper Man (#22) finished in the top 25 out of thousands of dogs who compete!   We're sure proud of them and their humans.  Video notes from The Flying Sausage:   This is our team of 3 dachshunds and a mini poodle at the 2010 U-FLI Dream Team Challenge in St. Louis. Running order: Piper Man, Peaches, Kirby & Taylor.Read more about Peaches and Piper and see another amazing video:  Dachshund Dream T...

The Best of Gerta Pictures

The only one where I think she resembles her sister, Godiva. She looked like this most of the time ^_^The night I picked her up!The first time seeing water (she came to love it).<3If I could, I would have made this my X-mas card.Perhaps my favorite of her...

Wiener of Love

Sing-a-long!  Kicking off your Friday with a little light-hearted Dachshund humor, it's Wiener of Love by youtuber dartycolthwain who notes: This is a silly a capella song that I made about my dachshund. It's a song with a double entendre that's actually very nice when you're just thinking about dogs, but if your mind's in the gutter it's dirty as hell.Have an awesome Frid...

Those Special Dachshunds: Meet Duke!

Thanks so much to author John Nuetzel for sending in an expressive little paragraph about his handsome boy 'Duke!'  He writes:Dear Joey and Maggie,Duke is a rescue dog who flew to us in Memphis from Minnesota. He couldn't get along with the Toddler in Chief up there. So he's here in Arkansas and is terrorizing a 120 pound Collie instead. Duke is a black and tan long haired mini and is a licker and a lover when his lip isn't curled. He's looking forward to a career in competitive racing. He threw up the little bones but now has no problem with bones twice his size except that he sometimes can't fit through sliding doors with them in his mouth.We...

Why Did You Buy Me That Pleather Dachshund Pocketbook?

“I had a dachshund when I was a little girl, and I still love them. But what am I supposed to do with a pleather dachshund pocketbook, complete with red bedazzled collar and tongue that hangs out? I’m 48 years old!” -Melissa at Why Did You Buy Me Th...

Gerta's Release :'(

Sorry to bring bad news but Gerta hs been released due to kidney disease . Barbara Lippert is not able to adopt her at this time- expecting a new grandchild they will help care for. So If you would like to adopt Gerta please let me know . If you have any Questions about her care you may e-mail or call the GEB vets or Kathy Kraft. There is a wonderful couple that works for GEB that will take her if you are unable.\ThanksRobertaHi Jen,I knew I remembered your name. You were Yarmouth�s raiser. Gerta has congenital renal dysplasia, this means that her kidneys did not form properly in the womb. Many times problems do not crop up until later in a dogs...

Airman Apprentice Able, Red Smooth

'Able'In honor of Veterans Day, 2010, we pause and bring you this patriotic Dachshund tale:Airman Apprentice Able, Red SmoothBy BARBARA B. WILSONRoute 488 HTucson, Arizona 85704for the American Dachshund magazine, January, 1966What was I doing in the U.S. Navy with a Dachshund puppy?  That was a question I asked myself often during hectic, hair-raising months that NAVY WAYS EXCITME, better known as ABLE, was under my command(?) at Corpus Christi, Texas.The U.S. Navy was happy to see me go, I'm sure.  In part it was due, I think, to a small, fiddle-fronted, snippy-nosed, round-eyed, red smooth male Dachshund - Able.Able came from a nice...

Wirehair Wednesday: Coffee With Burt

Even when we give our elusive wirehair friends a dedicated day here at The Long and Short of it All, it's hard to find good content to post!  Thankfully we just found this fun and relaxing new video for this week.  That's some comfy contraption 'Burt' gets to ride around in!Video by youtuber b1kes, who notes:  Our regular Sunday morning jaunt down to Brighton beach with Burt, the wire-haired dachshu...

Those Special Dachshunds: Meet Blue Dixie and Her Red Brother Duncan!

She almost glows!Thanks so much to Callie Dunbar for writing in and sending such nice photos of beautiful blue smooth 'Dixie' and her handsome red smooth brother 'Duncan!'  Your Long and Short of it All host 'Joey' would like to add that your Independence Day celebrations would be complete with the addition of a bright white piebald!  Joey always has to have his say, huh?  Without any further ado:Hi Joey and Maggie!I'd like to introduce you Dixie, our 4 year old blue mini doxie. Dixie is a darling girl, she loves her family and is as sweet as can be (once she gets to know you). She has been a part of our family for three...