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dachshund

[dahks-hoond, dak-suhnd, dash-] / ˈdɑksˌhʊnd, ˈdækˌsənd, ˈdæʃ- /


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Under 24-hour medical care, Hockey's travel plans now included his dachshund and two medical assistants - who inevitably found themselves immortalised in his art.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 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

Ellena Whitfield, a Westchester-based project manager, worked from Bluff Creek Dog Park in early July as her 1-year-old dachshund Zero scampered around with a chew toy dwarfing his snout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025

But every day while I was still at the downtown special ed we kept checking in the Thrifty Nickel free newspaper and finally there was an ad for a half Chihuahua and half dachshund.

From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos

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

The AKC’s top 10 were: French bulldogs, Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, German shepherds, poodles, bulldogs, Rottweilers, beagles, dachshunds and German shorthaired pointers.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

For the first time since 2019, the town of Lovettsville is preparing for a weekend of polka music, racing dachshunds, kids’ karaoke and stein-hoisting competitions in the beer garden.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2022

The creator of the “Olivia” books brilliantly displays his theatrical experience as a stage designer in this delightful tour de force about twin dachshunds who escape outside together when their humans leave them alone.

From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022

She wore satin gloves up to the elbow and mothered a long line of smelly dachshunds with tearstained eyes.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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