These small but mighty dogs, often called 'wiener dogs' or 'sausage dogs', originally were bred in Germany for hunting badgers, yet once they were introduced to England and eventually the United States in the 19th century, they instantly became the most adorable companions for many people all around the world.
The American Kennel Club officially confirmed the Dachshund breed in 1885, and that only boosted the popularity of these irresistibly charming and undeniably cute dogs.
#1 These Are Screenshots Of When My Dachshunds See A Wind-Up Rat
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#2 Cute Little Wiener Dog
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#3 Dachshund Yoga
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Breeders created two different sizes of Dachshunds: standard which weighs up to 35 pounds, and miniature - up to 11 pounds, with smooth, wirehaired, or longhaired coats.
Besides the dogs’ distinct physical features such as their long bodies, floppy ears, and expressive eyes, they are also known as courageous, very intelligent and fiercely loyal to their families, making them excellent watchdogs.
#4 My Dachshund Turned 15 Today, So Here She Is In Her Quinceañera Flower Crown
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#5 My First Vet Visit Was Weird. This Guy Kept Interrupting My Complaining
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#6 One Well-Deserving Boy
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Probably not everyone knows that the Dachshund was the first Olympic mascot of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games due to the animal’s popularity in Bavaria.
The dog named Waldi was created by German designer Otl Aicher, who was also responsible for designing the logo for German airline Lufthansa, and represented resistance, tenacity and agility.
Waldi had a real-life alter ego, a long-haired dog called Cherie von Birkenhof. The Munich Games Organising Committee President, Willi Daume, had given the dog to the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) President, Félix Lévitan, in 1970.
The marathon route in the 1972 Olympics was also created to resemble Waldi, making it the shape of a Dachshund.
#7 Hello From Reese, Aka Camping Dog! She Is 18 Years Old. Here She Is, Wrapped Up Like A Toasted Sausage Burrito On Our Camp Trip
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#8 Cutie Named Thor
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#9 Meet Cinnamon, The Newest Member Of Our Family. We're So In Love With This Precious Baby Girl
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Another interesting fact is that there are Dachshund races. They started in Australia back in the 1970s and rapidly spread around the world.
For instance, the Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals, a Dachshund racing event at the Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California, has been held annually since 1996. This year the purpose of this fun race was to raise funds for the Seal Beach Animal Care Center, which is dedicated to finding homes for stray animals in the Orange County area.
Even though when we think of Dachshunds, speed probably isn’t the first thing that comes to our mind, these dogs are actually quite fast - they can run up to 15–20 mph for short periods of time.
Speaking of running, despite their tiny size, Dachshunds need regular exercise to support their backs; therefore, simple walking around the house is not enough for them to stay fit and healthy.
#10 Sprinting Dachshunds Dressed As Hot Dogs
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#11 So My Parents Had A Heating Engineer Over
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#12 When You're Tired But You Had So Much Fun At The Park
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The loveable and intelligent Dachshund has also been popular among many famous people over the centuries, including Queen Elizabeth II, Kaiser Wilhelm II, David Bowie, Clint Eastwood, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, John F. Kennedy, Kirsten Dunst, Marilyn Monroe, Pablo Picasso, and many others.
And nowadays, one of the most famous of this breed is a fifteen-year-old Dachshund called Crusoe from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He gained internet fame for his homemade costumes and viral videos, blog and books.
Since appearing on social media for the first time as a sarcastic moniker in 2011, Crusoe has gained over 4 million followers all over the world.
For those curious about his creative and adventurous personality, you can find him on Instagram.
#13 That Face
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#14 I Lost My Dachshund For A Bit... I Just Found Her
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#15 This Poor Dachshund Having His Tongue Bitten By A Young Chick
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Dachshunds have also left an unforgettable mark on my own heart. I always wanted to have a dog, but never had conditions for one, yet once our friends left us to take care of theirs for some time when they went on holidays and those days were probably the happiest in my entire life!
The long-haired Dachshund with the adorably cute name Pickle loved to chase us on the beach and watch the waves rolling. He would always sleep in my embrace and I could listen to his little heart beating next to mine.
“Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer,” once said Dean Koontz, and I truly agree with him.
I believe everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong, yet it's truly impressive how much joy, love and intelligence fit in such a tiny one as a Dachshund.
#16 We Don't Deserve Dogs
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#17 Peek-A-Boo
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#18 Lovely Little Dachshund
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#19 Brought This Little Nugget Home Last Week. Such A Good Boy
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#20 Puppy Baby Vienna
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#21 Met The Cutest Dachshund
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#22 Today My Mom Gave Me A Mango And Strawberry Popsicle
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#23 "Throwback To My Attempt At Levitation. Sadly, It Didn’t Work... Louis And I Had To Dine On Kibble That Evening, While Everyone Else In The House Shoved Banana Bread Into Their Faces"
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#24 Reminiscing About Our Short But Sweet Trip To Paris... We Are Already Planning Our Return For Next Year
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#25 The Perfect Spot
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#26 From Now On, You'll Have To Wear Socks With Holes
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#27 When I Go To Post About Being A Silly Little Sausage Banana-Loving Boy Who’s Reached 75k Followers And 7 People Unfollow Me
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#28 I Was Taking A Picture Saying "Don't Drop The Towel"
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#29 Gaming With My Dad
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#30 Show Off Your Best Teef
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#31 My Sister Just Got A Wiener Dog
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#32 This Is Terra, And She Was Born On Earth Day. She's A Longhaired Dapple Miniature Dachshund
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#33 Sleepover At The Weens Residence. Who Is Coming?
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#34 17 Years Later, Dodger The Doxie Is On His Way To Outlive The Whole Family
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#35 Dudley Shoots Rainbows When He Barks
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#36 Back When I Tried To Catch A Fly
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#37 "On My First Camping Trip, I Fought Off The Bears Don’t Worry"
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#38 Meet Otto, The Chocolate Dachshund
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#39 Just A Dachshund Shopping For Tools
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#40 "No, Minnie, This Is My Treat, Not Yours"
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#41 So Cute
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#42 Short, Dark And Handsome
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#43 Happy Love Day
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#44 Carried Through The Pumpkin Patch Like A King
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#45 I’ve Had A Long Day
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#46 I Had Been Keeping These Pictures All To Myself, Sorry
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#47 Dachshund Learnt The Hard Way That Bees Are Friends And Not Food
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#48 I'm Glad My Dachshund Loves Her Bed, But She's Literally In It 20 Hours A Day
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#49 My Dachshund Puppy Feeling Confident In Her Scarf And Fur Coat
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#50 What Would You Call Her? We Pick Up This Little Sausage In Two Weeks
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#51 Is It Normal For Dachshunds To Sit Up? It's Her Go To Pose When Being Nosey
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#52 Photobombing Like A Boss
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#53 Sunday Is The Day To Eat Roast Chicken
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#54 Lucienne Is Playing With Her Son Lapo
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#55 Somebody Did A Maternity Shoot For Their Dachshund
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#56 Once Upon A Time
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#57 Dottie The Derpy Dachshund
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#58 Sunny’s First Birthday Is This Thursday And I Can’t Stop Going Through His Puppy Pictures
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#59 The Cutest Pumpkins
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#60 Driving After A Long Time
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#61 Tell Me You Have A Little Brother, Without Telling Me You Have A Little Brother
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#62 This Is Your Sign To Take A Nap
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#63 Moose, As A 4-Month Puppy
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#64 My Attempt At A Banana For Scale Picture Of My Mini Dachshund Rusty. It Seems Like He Had Other Plans
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#65 Wanted To Share My Favorite Picture Of My Sausage
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#66 Doxie Likes The Sun
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#67 Does Anyone Else's Doxie Do This For Attention? Frankie Does This All The Time, It's So Cute. It's Actually What I Wake Up To Every Morning
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#68 Can You Believe She's 10 Months Old Already?
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#69 Ready For A Slumber Party
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#70 Ivy Tried A Drink Today And She Loved It
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#71 Say Cheese
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#72 Monday Mood. It's Atrocious Weather Out Today, So This Is What We'll Be Doing For The Foreseeable. Hope You All Have A Great Day
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#73 My Dachshund Puppy Looks Like A Stuffed Dog
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#74 He Finished His Pup Cup Nearly 3 Hours Ago But Insists On Carrying The Cup Around
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#75 My Miniature Dachshund Was Crying From My Bedroom, So I Decided To See What The Issue Was. He Is Stuck In The Arm Of My Sweatshirt
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#76 Banana With Wiener Dog For Scale
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#77 Sweater Weather
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#78 A Real Gentleman
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#79 We Would Tell You Our Autumn Joke, But You Probably Wouldn’t Fall For It
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#80 Who Else Is Ready For Autumn?
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#81 It's Too Much Cuteness To Fit Into A Picture
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#82 That's One Athletic Sausage
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#83 Sausage Dog Doing What A Sausage Does Best
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#84 This Beautiful Dachshund With Vitiligo
#85 Cute Little Dachshund
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#86 My Dad Said He Would Never Love A Tiny Dog. He Told My Mom Repeatedly She Could Not Bring This Dog Home. It Took Lots Of Begging And My Mom's Tears To Change His Mind
Only a week later, he was in love. She competes in national wiener dog races with dad as her proud and competitive trainer.
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#87 Now That Autumn Is Officially Here, I Can Start Wearing My Favorite Jumpers
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#88 Stepped Into The Netherlands In True Dutch Fashion, How Do You Like My Little Clogs?
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#89 Tiny Derp Face
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#90 Sausage Dog In Manhattan
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#91 Does Anyone Else Here Love Dachshunds?
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#92 Spotted A White Dachshund
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#93 Just Brought These Two Home Yesterday. Say Hello To Our New Mini Doxies. I Think They Are Happy To Be Here
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#94 My Best Friend Marley
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#95 My Dachshund Found A Way To Beat The Deep Snow
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#96 My Dachshund Buries New Toys In Mud, Then Brings Them Into House Once Found. This Is My Sister Negotiating For The Toy Back So We Can Clean It
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#97 Here's A Picture Of My Dachshund Smiling
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#98 Ripper, A Mini Doxie I Met At The Liquor Store
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#99 If You're Having A Bad Day, Here's My Sausage Judging Me
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#100 Dachshund Parade At Edmonton Pride 2017
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#101 He's Got A Long Tongue
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#102 Sometimes You’ve Just Got To Get Your Whole Snout Into Those Treats When Your Human Backs Are Turned
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#103 Do You Think They All Want My Lap?
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#104 Every Dog Deserves A Beach Day! Treat Your Puppy To Some Sand, Surf, And Sniffs - They'll Thank You For It
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#105 Perfect Angle
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#106 Will You Face An Angry Dog Like This?
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#107 I Met A Lot Of Puppies At The Komazawa Dog Festival. It's Been A Fun Day For Both Humans And Dogs
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#108 What Did The Beach Say To The Tide When It Came In?
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#109 Sleepy Sisters
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#110 My Baby Dachshund With A Little Dachshund
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#111 Happy 13th Birthday To My Dachshund Tequila
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#112 Got A Sausage Dog Yesterday. Everyone, Meet Soda
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#113 This Is How They Sleep. Nugget (The Sausage Dog) Makes Sure Of It
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#114 My Brother And His Girlfriend Have A Distinguished Gentleman Named Doozy. He's A Charming Mix Of Dachshund And Mini Poodle (A Doxie-Poo)
With a knack for snagging reachable socks and a flair for being vocal about any potential mischief, Doozy is always up to something fun.
#115 Dachshund Derp
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#116 Do All Dachshunds Like Gardening?
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#117 Adorable
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#118 So Cute
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#119 Parker Genuinely Loves Traveling In Terms Of He Loves His Plane Bag, He Loves Hotels, And He Loves Sniffing New Places And Trying New Human Food
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#120 Looking So Squeaky Clean
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#121 Your Little Guy Is Adorable
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#122 My Dachshund Pawing Me To Share A Moment
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#123 People Say My Wiener Dog Looks Like Dobby
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#124 A Sausage In The Rain
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#125 My Dachshund Sits Here Every Morning While I Sit On The Toilet
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#126 Anyone Else's Dachshund Go Absolutely Crazy For Sand?
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#127 Birthday Boys
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#128 The Human Foot Is Just The Right Size For A Chin Rest
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#129 Happy Birthday, Brownie
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#130 Freddy The Mini-Dachshund Volunteers At My University To Help Reduce Stress In Students
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#131 Cutest Sausage Dog Of The Year Award Goes To
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#132 She Does This When She's Lazy And Wants You To Put Her On The Couch
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#133 Our Little Coco Was Given Glasses To Wear During His Laser Treatment
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#134 My Derpy Dachshund Puppy Drutten Has Some Dry Teeth
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#135 The Wiener Dog Melted On My Bed
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#136 I’ve Looked Up The Characteristics Of A Dachshund. They Never Mentioned How Nosy They Are
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#137 I Know There Are Four Little Dachshund Legs Under There Somewhere
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#138 Pizza With Extra Sausage
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#139 My Dachshund Lilly Trying Too Hard To Be Snoop Dogg
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#140 My Dachshund Knows What's Comfortable
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#141 I Ruined The Spelling Of "Wiener" On A Color-Changing Mug I Made Of My Mom's Dog
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#142 Wiener Dog Sitting This Weekend, I Didn't Believe Her Owner When She Said She Likes To Lay Like Humans. I Was Wrong
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#143 So Sweet... And Scary
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#144 This Mildly Disconcerted Beagle-Dachshund Leaning Against A Couch
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#145 Our Dachshund Hurt His Back, So The Vet Gave Him Muscle Relaxers. High As A Kite
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#146 Someday I'll Be Known As "Dexter The Smiling Dachshund"
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#147 This Is Anton. He's A Wirehaired Dachshund. He's A Gentle, Playful, And Goofy Spirit
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#148 This Is My Mom's Dachshund, Zoey
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#149 My Friend's Dachshund Puppy Managed To Get Herself Wedged Between The Screen And Glass Door
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#150 The Derp Is Strong With My Sister's Dachshund, Oliver
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#151 My Son, Luda. Even Though He's 100% Dachshund, He Identifies As A Land Seal
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#152 Ask Me About My Wiener
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