# Happy National Dachshund Day! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 21, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902 "2023-06-21T22:14:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/81 "2023-07-05T05:21:54Z")
Well, to me, every day is Happy National Dachshund Day, so… ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/82 "2023-07-05T05:29:09Z")
That is kinda my life… They all I got left. And they take full advantage of that! The Bastards! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/83 "2023-07-07T16:55:59Z")
Tomorrow, the 8th, will be my sixth anniversary with Mauser. And it’s a Saturday too, like when I adopted him. I’d put in my application to the shelter and drove up there, about seventy miles. It was hot, and I never had seen him in person yet. When I arrived the lady in charge told me my application had been approved and I could take him home if I wanted. So I did. On the way back I stopped at a Burger King to see if I could get him some water and they even gave me a nice little dish they didn’t charge for. Yay Burger King. When I got back to Topeka I went to the PetsMart to get him food, a leash, and all the other stuff he needed. Turns out the worker I met in the aisle was just part time, the rest of the time she worked for the vet I took my pets to. So I told her I’d be in Monday morning to get Mauser checked over. I love this dog. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/84 "2023-07-07T23:51:36Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I love this dog. How about an Anniversary Picture? ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/85 "2023-07-08T01:20:59Z")
I love that Doritos ad! I’d never seen it. But most of my dachshunds wouldn’t have waited for a chip to fall or be tossed. With a coffee table that low, they’d have just jumped up and started scarfing. Thunderfoot once stole mints out of Aunt Marg’s purse. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/86 "2023-07-08T01:35:06Z")
I regret to say that I haven’t yet learned how to post pics. But that pic **carrps** posted here, #30. could be my Mauser photoshopped onto someone else’s furniture. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/87 "2023-07-08T02:05:58Z")
And here’s Luc from about 15 years ago chasing a squirrel (with my sister): [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/9k4NvmU.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/9k4NvmU) He ran up there by himself. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/88 "2023-07-08T02:10:31Z")
And here’s the gang we had before Max: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/QPg40aH.jpeg "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/QPg40aH) From the left: Fleury, Shanni, and Luc. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/89 "2023-07-08T04:39:11Z")
Magnificent! Fleury looks a little like Teddy. He’s white and orange. I named him Ted Nugat, 'cause he looked like an Aba Zaba. And we were big into bad puns. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/90 "2023-07-08T04:44:58Z")
[General Dachshund nonsense and other crap| Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/155285423@N02/with/40352136210/) ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/91 "2023-07-14T23:14:37Z")
[![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53046372434_d019320c6a_z.jpg "bond - prop rem") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/194984876@N07/53046372434/in/dateposted-public/) I was supposed to pick up my new pup today. But the breeder contacted me yesterday to say this litter had come down with a bout of Giardia and his homecoming would therefore be delayed for another 10-14 days. So I guess Hund. Dachshund. Will have to do until the end of the month. It’s ok. I wanted him to spend a bit more time with his Momma before coming home with me anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/92 "2023-07-15T00:25:22Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Giardia I hear this can be pretty bad shit. Hope Buster hangs in there. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/93 "2023-07-15T00:37:07Z")
The breeder caught it very early. She had done fecals on the crew a couple days ago and they came back negative. Then there was a yucky poo and she tested again yesterday – and there it was. She assured me the treatment is an easy one, just takes time. She says Giardia is particularly prevalent in Oregon. Good to know. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/94 "2023-07-15T03:03:50Z")
Poor babies. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/95 "2023-07-15T23:07:31Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Fleury looks a little like Teddy. He’s white and orange. I named him Ted Nugat, 'cause he looked like an Aba Zaba I never knew where the Teddy came from…that’s great! Fleury was named after former NHL player Theo Fleury, because she was small, old, and missing a lot of teeth. Sorry about the delay, but, yeah, it’s probably better the longer he stays with mom. I know someone who got a puppy at six weeks, and they seems way too soon to me. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/96 "2023-07-15T23:18:57Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Sorry about the delay, but, yeah, it’s probably better the longer he stays with mom. I know someone who got a puppy at six weeks, and they seems way too soon to me. To me, too. The breeder wanted me to take Mr. Shovelpaws at 8 weeks and I tried to squirm out of it to 12 weeks. Didn’t work. Giardia at least gives him to 10 weeks, so I guess we split the difference. Not how I wanted an extended stay with Momma to happen, but I’ll take what I can get. I love everyone’s pics, and I never get tired of looking at @Gatopescado’s collection. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/97 "2023-07-16T17:23:01Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I never get tired of looking at @Gatopescado’s collection I know. They’re such dachshunds. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/98 "2023-07-16T18:08:39Z")
Just curious, what is the treatment of choice for our furry companions? Years ago, I think Flagyl was prescribed for humans who contracted Giardia. And it was powerful stuff, arguably not much better than Giardia itself, really tears up the gut I’ve heard. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/99 "2023-07-16T18:35:31Z")
I’m not sure, but I’ll ask the breeder as well as my new buddy’s vet when I see them in a couple weeks. I’m positive that if there is a better way to treat than what was used years ago, this breeder will be using the more gentle treatment. I’ll let you know what I find out if/when I do. ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/100 "2023-07-16T19:27:47Z")
A great albeit simple video, that shows how fun dachsies are - notice the _enthusiasm_ here - I like the parts where he/she stops on a dime inviting his human to play. [https://youtu.be/e6Xxd23tVnI](https://youtu.be/e6Xxd23tVnI) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902.md?page=6)