Fat Tuesday!

Show Us Your Ticks

It's Fat Tuesday, so feast on all your goodies and treats and party the day and night away.   Oh wait, Dachshunds do that every day. 

Have a great one.

Photo source:  Mardi Gras, St. Louis style.

Why Dachshunds Hate Halloween

Here's hoping that everyone had a fun and safe Halloweenie!  We're hoping that you got lots of extra treats for all the torture your humans put you through - we know we did!  Above, thanks so much to Erin Wooldridge for sending in the fun photo.  She writes:

Hello Joey and Maggie!

I just came across your blog and wanted to share a cute picture of my wiener dog Peanut!! It's silly how much we love these little dogs! He tried very hard to eat his Halloween wig. Happy halloween!

 

And Melissa Hawkins sends this festive photo of her trio:  Pepper, Scooby and Milla waiting to attack trick-o-treaters!

In our own neck of the woods, we attended the 6th Annual Halloweenie Gala which was put on by Chicago Dachshund Lovers, a local meetup group.  King Tut, seen here, won the grand People's Choice Award! 

Our pal 'Autumn' took home first place in the "scariest category" as The Bride of Frankenstein!  Her hair was just too much!

And while we didn't win anything this year, we think that we should have scooped the "cutest category."  But we're a bit biased.  We had a great time though!

Have a great Monday.

Halloweener Dog

Halloweener dog
Originally uploaded by ziaponca

Spooky!  Hoping everyone has a great Halloween! 

International Dachshund Torture Week

Don't get us wrong - we LOVE Dachtober, but the Halloween costumes - not so much.  Frito, seen here in a video by doxzens4ever, isn't so happy either. 
We can only imagine what our Dad has in store for us.  How 'bout you guys?

Texas Willy

Get A Long Little Doggie

8-year-old 'Willy' carried a Cowboy doll on a saddle Saturday at the 3rd Annual Dachshund Stampede at St. Luke Episcopal Church in La Union, New Mexico, just west of Canutillo, Texas. Gift bags were given to the first, second and third place winners. The first Dachshund races started at the church five years ago when the dogs ran through enclosed chutes, said Rev. Jeff Lambert. The dogs now run in an open field with their handlers. Willy was an attention-getting spectator rather than a racer at the event.
Read all about the Dachshund Stampede and see a few nice pics at the El Paso Times.

Scuba Diving Dachshund

Apparently scuba diving isn't just for Russian Dachshunds - oh wait, this chocolate sweetie is in a costume contest!  Meet 'Henley,' who hails from Lindenhurst, Illinois.  Henley attended Petland's [comment withheld] Dachshund Derby and Costume Contest on Sunday in Round Lake Beach, Illinois. Over 50 dogs competed in the races, which benefited St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.  Read all about it, and see some nice pics at the Lake County News-Sun.

O.K., when can I take this thing off, already?

'Ziti,' a 14-year-old, red, mini-Dachshund from Soho, dressed as — what else? — a hot dog, was among the hundreds of Dachshunds and their proud owners gathered in New York's Washington Square Park last Saturday at noon. It was no mere coincidence, but the 19th annual Dachshund Spring Fiesta. Organized by the DAX Friendship Club, which was co-founded by two Greenwich Village residents, the furry fiesta occurs the last Saturday of April. But since one dachs fest a year would never suffice, there’s also a companion Dachshund Fall Fiesta, held on the first Saturday of October.  Source.

Related:  2010 Dachshund Spring Fiesta Photos and Video