Molly's Last Day

Via the Las Cruces Sun-News out of New Mexico:  Molly, a 12-year-old longhaired dachshund, plays in the leaves Tuesday at Young Park with Ginger Barkley for the dog's last hour before being euthanized. Molly's back had been getting progressively worse, causing the dog to become partially paralyzed, Barkley said. So, Barkley threw Molly a party the night before and Tuesday "went through the car wash because she loves to bark at the soapsuds and then we shared a Little Caesar's pizza."

We're woofless.

The Erdem Dachshund

Erdem's collectible multicolored printed silk Daschund is guaranteed to be every fashionista's best friend this Christmas.  That's what they say at NET-A-PORTER where he is available for $270.  You'd think for $270 that they could have spelled Dachshund correctly though.  100% silk. Dry clean. Designer print: Deneuve Paint. Length:  14 inches.  Height:  11 inches. 

While you're there, pick up that $5,795 Judith Leiber Fine Crystal-Embellished Dachshund Clutch.  Act quick, it's on sale for $3,477.

NET-A-PORTER has been tweeting the adventures of The Erdem Dachshund.  Here, he paid a visit to the NET-A-PORTER library to browse vintage Vogues...

And here he is ice skating at Westfield London. 

Those Special Dachshunds: A Heroine Named Pepper

Thanks so much to Judith Paton for writing in all the way from South Africa with the heroic tale of her beloved girl 'Pepper.'  She writes:

Hi there Joey and Maggie,

First of all I need to start by saying that I just love your site. I will come back to see on a regular basis.

I would like to tell you about my dachshund Pepper, well we have 3 (Pepper, Rogueford & Cricket). But Pepper the eldest at 6 years is a remarkable little dog. Me being a diabetic who uses insulin 4 times daily need never to forget to take it. She just never forgets. On the hour 4 times daily she reminds me about the insulin. She would bark at me if it is time for me to take my shot. When I take my little bag out and open it she barks at me and insists to take the medicine out herself. She would carefully take it out and put it in front of me. But the most remarkable thing she ever did was the day I went into a semi coma. I still cry when I just think of it. I wasn’t feeling well that day and she was following me like a shadow. She always follows me but this was different. She just did not leave me alone. Always licking me and that is not like her. She is not a licker. Long story short, I went and laid on the bed and fell into a semi coma. She realised it and went barking at the gate. My neighbour said it was strange for her that Pepper is barking like that but thought she was just barking at something. When this did not work she pushed the phone off the hook and pushed the buttons. Well she must have pushed the speed dial because it rang through to my sisters phone. When she picked up she heard Pepper barking frantically. She said she just realised it was one of my dogs barking like that. First she thought nothing of it, but after a few minutes she realised but how is it possible for the dog to phone her. Well she rushed off to my house and found me on the bed in this semi coma. (She does have a key to my house). She said that the dogs were beside themselves. Especially Pepper. She was barking and howling and crying at the same time.

This little dog saved my life that day. We always just think she is clever but she a brilliant. Who said dogs can't think for themselves? I owe my life to her.


Unrelated image circa 1940 by Walter Edward Blythe.

Dachshund Sweet'N Low

Long'N Short, Sweet'N Low. Thanks so much to Eric & Kari for writing in with this Fun'N Festive video:

Dear Joey and Maggie,

My two dapper, dappled dachshunds, Baxter & Charlie Parker, sent me the following link to a really cool Sweet'N Low ad by illustrator Jen Skelley, and thought you'd enjoy it.

Baxter & Charlie Parker doing the laundry by EricNixon

See more photos of this Handsome Duo in their set at flickr!

Vintage Dachshund Fun: Looks Like Someone's Got A Case Of The Mondays

Cats!!!  The good news is that the week can only get better from here. 

Press Photo published in The Detroit Times, September 20, 1953: 

Family Album Pose...Mastro took this picture because he thought it would be "cute for the family album."  Acturally, he's always eager to capture an intriguing feature photo.  And, he couldn't resist this temptation, right in his own home.

Semi-Truck Stolen in Texas with Dachshund Inside

Thieves are really on the ready when they can steal a semi-truck in a Laredo, Texas grocery store parking lot in less than 30 minutes.  A Canadian couple lost the brand new truck along with their personal documents, but the most important thing missing is 'Juhas,' their beloved black and tan smooth.

Human Katarlyna says she doesn't care about the truck, or the items inside, she simply wants Juhas, her pet of over six years, back.
“I’m sure the people who takes my truck they don’t need my dog.”
“Maybe the people don't know he's inside the truck. He is small and has nice sleeper so he can go inside and nobody can see him.”
She and her husband are staying in Laredo as long as they can, hoping someone will find him.
“I can’t believe that really happened. I think I’ll wake up and the horrible dream will be finished.”
The dog has a microchip and the family says they're willing to pay a reward for him.

We're hoping Juhas is reunited with his family. Find out more at Pro 8 News. 

News From The Motherland: Don't Worry Fritzchen, Your Identity Is Safe

November saw the launch of Google Street View in Germany, and it didn't go so well.  A man was embarrassed to say the least as he was talking to some prostitutes through the window of a brothel in Nuremberg and the 360-degree google camera captured him when he was entering the establishment.  After the photo circulated the net, Google then blurred out the faces of folks captured in any of their shots - even the Dachshunds!  Check out this photo at Marienplatz in Munich. 
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