May you plunge right into 2008 just like this little diving Dachshund — and enjoy it as much as he does.
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December 2007
Fritz and Frieda: Traditional names and a traditional wedding for these two Dachshunds
Bride and groom, originally uploaded by jacksonpe.
Updated September 2011: Readers have added almost 100 more wiener dog names. Just scroll down to the comments to see them all. Whether you’re looking for something Germanic and traditional or more offbeat — like Brat, short for Bratwurst — we’ve got all sorts of suggestions.
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Petfinder.com, the largest online database of adoptable pets, announced earlier this month the 2007 Top 10 Pet Names for dogs. They were gathered from Petfinder.com’s more than 11,000 animal shelters and rescue group members. But because not just any name is suitable for your Dachshund puppy, we’ve also added out own favourite wiener dog names below.
Petfinder.com popular dog names
1. Buddy 2. Max 3. Sadie 4. Jack 5. Daisy 6. Lucy 7. Lady 8. Charlie 9. Rocky 10. Duke
Favourite wiener dog names
For Female Dachshunds
Anka, (Mini-) Cooper, Sissy, Elfie, Elke, Elsa, Elsie, Freda, Greta, Gretchen, Heidi, Lexi, Lulu, Maddie, Millie, Mitzi, Riley, Sammy, Schnapps, Sophie, Susie
For Male Dachshunds
Arnold, Axel, Barry, Baxter, Benson, Bentley, (Mini-)Cooper, Dieter, Duncan, Felix, Frank, Fritz, Gavin, Günter, Jasper, Kaspar, Klaus, Luther, Marty, Max, Murphy, Oscar, Otis, Riley, Rusty, Sammy, Schnapps, Siegfried, Spencer, Tucker, Viktor, Willie
Almost 10 years ago, the Canadian Dachshund site, WienerDogs.org, did a survey of Doxie owners and found Oscar to be the most popular Dachshund name. If you want something Germanic influenced and didn’t find anything to your taste in the selection above, here’s a complete list of German names. The Daily Dachshund and Dog News especially likes Frieda for girls and Sigmund for boys. We’re also partial to Fritz, which is as classic as Oscar although less cerebral. And as the wedding photo above demonstrates, timeless names and traditions just never go out of style.
If you’re looking for a name because you’re about to get a puppy, be sure to visit our section on Dachshund puppies, which tells you how to find a happy, healthy wiener puppy (standard or mini) and bring it up right.
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A field of seven dachshunds raced on a 56-foot track for the title of the fastest wiener dog in the southwestern United States. The winner was named “Sammy Davis.” He and his owner, from San Francisco, got to ride in the fast-food company’s float.
The Daily Dachshund is working on getting photos and video from the race. In the mean time, we bring you a fun photo of another wiener dog race.
Wiener Dog Race, originally uploaded by taylor-c.
Photographer Chris Taylor notes: “Wearing a Harley Davidson hat, Petey, in the green bandana sprints ahead of Doc in the yellow bandana as spectators watch in the background at the 2005 Wiener dog race at Emerald Downs horse race track in Auburn, Wash., Friday. Both Petey and Doc made it to the third and final heat, but did not place in the top two.” Oh well, it’s not whether you win or lose but how you play the game — or so we’ve been told.
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Unfortunately this is not a cheery holiday story:
TARPON SPRINGS, Florida – A 16-year-old Tarpon Springs boy has been charged in one home invasion and has emerged as a suspect in two other crimes – another home invasion in which a 92-year-old man was toppled from his wheelchair and a burglary in which a dachshund’s throat was slit, police and victims say.
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This is probably the last of the 2007 Dachshund Christmas photos but the Daily Doxie is going out with a bang, encouraging you to head over to Flickr and check out all the great photos of the- one-and-only Doxieone. There’s lots of great non-Christmas stuff too.
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Scratch Ankle the Dachshund was alive and kicking at 25 last March, but unfortunately we can’t access the article which would likely tell us if he made it through the year. Here’s are previous coverage of long-lived wiener dogs. And here’s to Scratch ankle’s good health.
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Hmmm, the Scottie News notices that the police aren’t giving out any information as to the identity of the pet dog who sniffed out the drug stash. Maybe they’re worried about irate drug dealers taking revenge on an innocent canine.
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We first reported on Jack earlier this year. He’s the Dachshund that ran so fast Wiener Dog Race officials demanded to see his papers to make sure he was 100% Dachshund and not some kind of Greyhound hybrid. Here’s an update on his training regime as he prepares for Thursday’s Wienerschnitzel Nationals.
Update: Alas, Jack did not win.
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Sammy Paws is Coming to Town, originally uploaded by Christopher Nichols.
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