dachshund
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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
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
Monroe Joyce, 10, runs with one of two dachshunds taken in by her family.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 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
She had the Gouchers’ dachshunds, Frank and Beans, with her.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
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