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dachshund

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


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Under 24-hour medical care, Hockey's travel plans now included his dachshund and two medical assistants - who inevitably found themselves immortalised in his art.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Today, the only people in the lobby are a group of women with a brindle dachshund who are comparing enneagrams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

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

When I was outside the shop I saw that Mrs. Alexander’s dachshund was sitting on the pavement.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

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

More than 1,000 dachshunds gathered at a beach for an annual walk with their owners, the organiser of the event said.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2024

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

The highlight is Saturday afternoon’s 10th annual Wiener 500 Dachshund Dash, which finds multiple heats of dachshunds racing down a 70-foot track while humans cheer and watch on a giant video screen.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2022

In an envelope, I put ten dollars I’d made from walking the Gouchers’ dachshunds.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate


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