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dachshund

[dahks-hoond, dak-suhnd, dash-] / ˈdɑksˌhʊnd, ˈdækˌsənd, ˈdæʃ- /


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If you lift a square from the center of the pan, it should hold itself together with quiet dignity — no flopping, no folding, nothing that resembles a dachshund being scooped up stomach-first.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2026

“Humphrey — that’s my guy,” Batson says of the black-and-brown dachshund, whom he introduced to his audience onstage in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

A 2025 story of optimism from Valerie the dachshund.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025

My little office where I write and hang out with my two dogs—a Great Dane and a rescued dachshund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

Comparing a dachshund with a wolf, you wouldn’t even suspect that the former had been derived from the latter if you didn’t already know it.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Other subjects included Hockney’s dachshunds, Stanley and Boodgie; friends, such as textile designer Celia Birtwell and curator Henry Geldzahler; and family, including his mother and father.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

He told National Public Radio last year the characters, a pair of dachshunds named Perry and Augie, were inspired by his nephews.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

For the first time since 2019, the town of Lovettsville is preparing for a weekend of polka music, racing dachshunds, kids’ karaoke and stein-hoisting competitions in the beer garden.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2022

She and Mr. Jefferies live with their two mini dachshunds, Auron and Kimahri, named after characters in “Final Fantasy 10.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2022

She wore satin gloves up to the elbow and mothered a long line of smelly dachshunds with tearstained eyes.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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