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• n  small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows

• The Egyptians, as their ancient reliefs attest, valued the brave and loyal, but somewhat obstinate dachshund.
• A narcoleptic dachshund? How about a baby polar bear sleeping next to a plush, stuffed polar bear? Cute Things Falling Asleep might be the most adorable time waster since Animal .
• To the incurious, the dachshund seems a miserable creature.

• dachsie
• badger dog

News & Articles

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• 4th Dachshund Dash slated July 27 at Expo
  ENID, Okla. — The fourth annual Enid Paws 4 the Cause Dachshund Dash is raising money this year to help purchase a new Enid Police Department K-9 partner to replace the retired Thor.
  June 12, 2013 - The Enid News & Eagle
• Blind Dog & Her Guide Dog Need A New Home
  Tinker, a three year old Chihuahua-Dachshund mix, was unwanted at birth. She was born blind.
  June 11, 2013 - CBS Dallas - Fort Worth
• Asheville's Adorable the dog gets a set of wheels
  Adorable, a 7-year-old pinscher/dachshund mix, nuzzles Buncombe County Animal Shelter animal care manager Paul Vis, who constructed a doggy-sized wheelchair for Adorable, who has lost use of her back legs.
  June 5, 2013 - Asheville Citizen-Times

Quotes

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• Cary Fowler in Scotsman
  Crops consist of numerous species, some as different from each other as a "Dachshund from a Great Dane", Fowler said.
• Michael Ancram in BBC News
  There can be few more humiliating sights than a British Prime Minister ingratiating himself with his French and German counterparts. One day poodle Blair, next day dachshund Blair but bulldog Blair - never,Mr Ancram told Tory representatives.
• Shane MacDougall in KATC
  I pretty much get an e-mail every week from someone who's starting a new (dachshund) race or knows about a race that's starting up,MacDougall said.