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dachshund

[dahks-hoond, dak-suhnd, dash-] / ˈdɑksˌhʊnd, ˈdækˌsənd, ˈdæʃ- /
NOUN
hound
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beagle
STRONG
afghan airedale basset canine mongrel mutt pointer pooch poodle retriever
WEAK
akita bowwow man's best friend

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A 2025 story of optimism from Valerie the dachshund.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

My little office where I write and hang out with my two dogs—a Great Dane and a rescued dachshund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

The night before, Hockney got into a car with his dachshund Tess to be driven across the Channel.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

The way my dachshund, unabashedly ridiculous, rolls belly-up on the scratchy hallway carpet each morning.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2024

XIX had a dog, too—a miniature dachshund named Fireball Roberts.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

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