You might wonder what kind of entertainment you can find in our little part of the world on a Saturday in the summer. It would surprise you. Today was the Annual Dachshund Derby. This happens every year at the end of county fair and its a fund raiser for the Humane's Society. So we made it a date with our 'wiener friends' as we like to call them and attended the derby. They had a 'hot dog' feed and for $2.00 a bottle you could buy Dachshund Root Beer. I bet you had no idea that Gillette could be that exciting.
They ran two heats of 'Little Sizzlers' and a brown dapple named Charlie won. Then they ran the Oscar Meyer bunch and a big 'ol dachshund that weighed 25 lbs. won. Then they had the 'Old Brautwerst' bunch go. There were long hairs, short hairs, black & tan, pi colored, tans, browns, dapples, one funky color I had never seen before there. There were a lot more wieners there than actually raced. The surprising thing about the Dachshund Derby is the number of people that show up, There had to be 300-400 people there.
Our 'wiener friends' dachs is 13 and wouldn't handle the crowd so she stayed home. We took Daisy Dachs and she was not happy about it. When we left home without Roo Dog in the pickup she was uneasy. There is a reason why we call Daisy, "freaky chic", she can be a timid and fussy little thing and for the most part does not like people other than her family. So she sat on my lap and Kalebs lap thru the races and acted like the whole thing was beneath her. She was happy to leave.
This is Roo. Doesn't she just look like a good dog? Well she is. She is obedient, kind and loyal and rarely causes problems. There aren't many like her.
Mark and Daisy have a weird relationship. I don't even know what to say about this picture other than this is not an unusual position for the two of them.
I would not call Daisy a good dog, but she is totally devoted to me. I took this last winter as she was sunning herself on the top of Mark's computer case on the fireplace. It takes a lot to get a dachs to hot.
1 comment:
Roo dog is a good dog! :) I have seen weiner dog races before and they are soooo funny!
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