dachshund

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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

Her early dispatches included photos of a handwritten thank you note from a child, a long-haired dachshund on a walk and snow falling on a corner store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

A 2025 story of optimism from Valerie the dachshund.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

Ellena Whitfield, a Westchester-based project manager, worked from Bluff Creek Dog Park in early July as her 1-year-old dachshund Zero scampered around with a chew toy dwarfing his snout.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

The dachshund gave a little yelp, then cringed forward, shimmying with ecstasy, till his mistress, shouting something at him, stepped hurriedly over the wire guard surrounding the tree and picked him up.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger