On Sunday November 17, 2024, an exceptional event took place in Paris, the Sausage Walk, the dachshund walk, which brought together 2031 dachshunds from all over France. A boon for the association Dachshunds without a sweet home which is at the origin.
The dachshund is very trendy. However, her career is “up and down, like her character”, reports Mylène Bertaux, author of the book Toutout released by Fayard last month. It’s a dog that was very popular in the 70s and early 80s, then it became “out of date”.
In recent years, it has come back in force wire-haired, short-haired, long-haired, blond or merle (this is a type of coat with faded spots). In the ranking of dog breeds issued by Centrale Canine, it recorded the strongest rise in the top 20 during the year 2023.
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Dachshund
So it’s a practical dog from a format point of view, very loyal and attached to his pet-parents, with a real personality and quite comical. However, the small downsides: they are not the easiest dogs to train, they are quite stubborn.
They can quickly gain weight so it is necessary to maintain a level of physical activity, they can be barkers and from a health point of view, their morphological conformation makes them at risk of herniated discs, back problems so it is necessary to absolutely limit jumps and stairs.
The dachshund, dog of famous artists
A great photographer once offered a dachshund to Picasso, Lump. The artist painted it on a plate, and captured it in several drawings including one titled Chien a well-known abstract sketch.
Andy Warhol also had a dachshund named Archie and one of his famous photos is of another dachshund, Maurice.
Finally David Hockney, probably converted by Warhol, owned two dachshunds, Stanley and Boodgie, whom he depicted in 45 works. He made an exhibition of it Dog Days which was not very well received by art critics. Hockney replied “people don’t understand these paintings, they don’t understand that it’s about love and nothing else.”
What if your dog became famous?
Next April, the 5th edition of the Hero Dog Trophies will take place, which honor dogs for their bravery, in different categories: assistance dogs, law enforcement dogs, detection dogs, etc.
Family dogs are also represented! Registrations are open, in the family dog category, for all listeners who listen to us and who have an exceptional story to share of a dog who has distinguished himself as a hero to them, in one way or another. another one.
Last year, it was a dog who saved his family by warning them that a fire had broken out in the garage during the night. Another time, it was a family dog who saved a child from drowning.
If your dog has performed a heroic act and deserves to be rewarded, apply! It is before January 20 for the submission of applications, and the file can be downloaded from the Centrale Canine website.
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