dachshund
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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
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
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
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
The AKC’s top 10 were: French bulldogs, Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, German shepherds, poodles, bulldogs, Rottweilers, beagles, dachshunds and German shorthaired pointers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 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
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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