Sweet Smooth Chocolate Dachshunds

Thanks to Jehv Gold at Fetch Chocolates & Manhattan Fruitier for letting us know that they've added these mouth-watering milk and dark chocolate Dachshunds to their chocolate dog lineup!  Strictly for humans, unfortunately. 

Six adorable chocolate Dachshunds! Crafted from the finest chocolates, there are two variations in solid chocolate to reflect the diversity of the breed. The dark chocolate dogs are made with chocolate in its simplest form, 71% Ecuadorian single bean cocoa. The milk chocolate dogs are made with 34% Venezuelan cocoa beans and enlivened with a mocha accent. The result is two distinctly colored Dachsies: dark with milk chocolate accents and light with dark chocolate accents. $24.95

Find out more at Fetch Chocolates.  Father's Day is right around the corner.

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Wirehair Wednesday

Did someone say handsome?  Vintage photo by Monsieur Henri Dimont, who traveled to dog shows in Paris during the period of 1930 to 1950 and photographed the Show Champions. 

Lost Star Jorge Garcia Heartbroken After Losing His ChiWeenie

Our hearts go out to Lost star Jorge Garcia, who announced yesterday that his Dachshund-Chihuahua mix 'Nunu' was run over and killed by a motorist on Sunday in Hawaii.  Excerpt from the Daily Mail:

Writing on his blog, Garcia said: "It breaks my heart to tell you that yesterday as we were preparing to all go to the airport Nunu was struck by a car as she crossed the street.

She died in my arms.

We are burying her in the Pet Garden at Valley of the Temples in Kaneohe. Nunu hated the water.

So we couldn't bring ourselves to having her ashes scattered in the ocean.

Three months from now you'll be able to find a bronze plaque inscribed with just her name there. If you'd like to leave a flower or a toy, I'm sure she'd love it.

We love and miss her very much.

See lots of photos of Nunu at Mr. Garcia's blog, Dispatches from the Island.  RIP little girl. 

Thanks to our Kansas City pal 'Dash' for the story tip!

Those Special Dachshunds: Meet Marley: A Chinese Doxie Living in India!

Thanks so much to handsome 'Marley' for sending in his story and including such a nice photo.  Boy does this guy get around, he's traveled all over the world!  We get excited when we just get to go the Home Depot, we can't even imagine going to China or India!  Marley writes:

Dear Maggie and Joey,

I am a standard black and tan male doxie. I was born in China, but now I live in India. My human is American. She adopted me in China when I was almost three years old. We just celebrated six years together. We moved to India two and a half years ago. We lived in the south for two years before shifting to New Delhi. It was too hot for a little black dog! Even at 9:00 pm it was still over 100 degrees. In China I lived in the mountains. Two days ago, we moved to the Himalayas. I love it! It is so much cooler here! This is what I am used to.
Lady says I am such a blessing in her life. I help her make friends in each new city. Because she is a foreigner, locals are shy to speak to her, but they don't hesitate to speak to me! I help her make friends, and keep her company while she does. It can be very lonely in a foreign land. I help her get to know our new neighborhood when I take her out for walks each day. I let her know when humans are in our stairwell. I keep her company at night so that she isn't frightened.
I have had many adventures. You can read about my recent trip, and my life on my blog at Marley's World.  I hope you enjoy it!
We love your blog. It helps keep us connected with other doxies in the world. I've included a photo of me at a McDonald's when we traveled in the Himalayas to our new home.

Love,
Marley

Meet Yoda: A Three-Peat Wiener Dog Champ!

Congratulations goes out to 'Yoda,' a handsome red smooth who hails near Farmington, New Mexico.  For the third consecutive year, Yoda took the crown at the Running of the Dogs Wiener Dog Races in Farmington, beating out 70 other competitors this year alone.  Way to go Yoda!  Excerpt from The Daily Times:

His owner Sharon Maher, 60, posed for pictures with the pooch, who appeared to be smiling, following the race.

"My mother from Kentucky who is 90 years old came all the way to watch the race," Maher said.

Maher adopted the dog after a breeder couldn't sell him because of his crooked tail and cowlick. Maher, a Star Wars fan, owns another dachshund, Princess Leah, who is not trained enough to race, Maher previously said.

The three-time winner trains each year for the event and competes in the wiener dog races in Buda, Texas, Maher said.

"He won in his heat, but lost in the semi-finals," Maher said of the Texas races. "He got his head caught in the starting gate."

Read all about the Farmington races and see more nice photos The Daily Times.

DRNA's Adopt-A-Senior Month

Dachshund Rescue of North America says that Seniors are the neediest group of Dachshunds, and to honor them, DRNA is waiving their adoption fee for the entire month of June!  

Check out DRNA's top ten reasons to adopt a senior:

1.Adopting a senior dog, saves a life. "Blessed is the person who has earned the love of an old dog". -Sydney Jeanne Seward

2.Senior dogs love to sleep the day away and enjoy a nice walk, but the best part of their day is being with you.

3.When you rescue a senior dog, you have a best friend forever.

4.Senior dogs reward your care with everlasting devotion. Nothing matches the love of a senior dog for his/her rescuer.

5.Senior dogs have learned many of the life's lessons. They know that shoes are for walking and toys are for chewing.

6.Senior dogs know that the outdoors is for potty and the house is for relaxing. Your carpet will last longer with senior dogs.

7.Senior dogs can learn new tricks and make excellent therapy dogs.

8.Senior dogs often fit into your home with ease. They find the best spot in the house and claim it for their own, but they will share it with you too.

9.Senior dogs make great companions for anyone, especially senior people.

10.Seniors don't have a chance in shelters and are the first to be euthanized to make room for the younger dogs. 

Find a new Senior friend at DRNA.

Win Your Very Own Wienermobile For A Day

There it is....The Holy Grail.  Like you, sometimes we dream at night about riding around in our very own Wienermobile - we'd be the envy of all our pals, the puparazzi would take our photo, and we'd arrive at every Dachshund event in incredible style.  That dream can become a reality if you go to Oscar Mayer's Good Mood Mission and click on the Ride SHOTBUN button before July 31 and tell them what you would do with the Wienermobile for the day. Four lucky winners will receive the chance to ride SHOTBUN in the Wienermobile, along with $5,000 to help spread good moods. For every good mood America shares, the Oscar Mayer brand will donate one pound of food to Feeding America, for a total donation of up to three million pounds of food.

Or, if you've got the cash, just bid to win your very own Wienermobile for a day at an ebay auction which closes June 4th.  The auction package includes: the use of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile for one day, a catered Oscar Mayer brand cook-out with all the fixings for up to 50 people and everything needed to make the day perfect, including a grill and grilling utensils, a cooler, and to help hot dog season last throughout the year, a one-year supply of Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs.