Hot Dog! Sunday in the Park With Dachshunds and Their Admirers

Wall Street Journal ^ | Wednesday, April 30, 2003 | PAUL M. BARRETT

[Carpet Kitten]

It's more than the funny elongated shape and the stubby legs that makes people stop on the sidewalk to smile and point -- something deeper.

As the owners of Ginger, a 10-year-old reddish-brown dachsie, my wife Julie and I know this in our hearts. But on Sunday we decided to go with Ginger to the Dachshund Fiesta in Washington Square Park to gather more answers in the company of 200-odd dogs and the humans who love them.

[Cogadh na Sith]

Lucky dog!

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read."
--Groucho Marx

[Squantos]

One of my favorite quotes....if ya can search back to 98 or so here at FR that was my tag line before tag lines were tag lines.........:o)

Stay Safe !!

[Born on the Storm King]

Whoever wrote this article is not too familiar with German. Wiener means "one from Vienna (Wien)." Wein is wine. So a Weiner dog would be a wine dog, and a Wiener dog would be a Vieenese dog...aw, forget it!

[RosieCotton]

Mickey the Poochie girl!

Aw...cute! Looks a lot like a red version of my girl, flying ears and all!

[RosieCotton]

Here's Tess. (AKA Beardo)

I love the wire haired look. I know someone who has two wire haired standards. They're great dogs - much more laid back than my mini. Don't know if that's a typical difference between minis and standards or a difference in temperament between wire haired and smooth?

Fiona is still young, though. She'll be two in June, and is finally to the point where she CAN sit still for more than a few seconds now and then...

[MattAMiller]

I love the wire haired look. I know someone who has two wire haired standards. They're great dogs - much more laid back than my mini. Don't know if that's a typical difference between minis and standards or a difference in temperament between wire haired and smooth?

The coat was bred in from Terriers so they're usually a bit more headstrong. This one is pretty relaxed but I had one that would bark at everything that came into the yard. She was a great dog, but not for everybody.

[Carpet Kitten]

Principal Skinner: Whoever did this is in very deep trouble.
Martin: And a sloppy speller, too. The preferred spelling of `weiner' is 'wIEner', although E-I is an acceptable ethnic variant.

[sit-rep]

somebody give that pooch a bone !

Rekon he already has one!!

[sit-rep]

Speaking of tag lines... I have been meaning to ask you about your present?

[Squantos]

Poor boy latin for "when catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults "............you like ?

Stay safe !

[sit-rep]

Ya...has a nice ring to it!

If we get together in western Kentucky for a couple days to pop off some rounds, think you can make this one? Le'me know your schedual and we'll plan it accordingly. I'm bringin' the Burgers and the beer...