Dachshund

Woof! Do you know me? I am loyal, brave, clever, stubborn, and proud. Whew! That description is almost as long as I am. I am a Dachshund, a low, long dog breed belonging to the scenthound family. That means I have a great sniffer. A bloodhound has 300 million scent receptors, and I have 125 million. It has been said that a Dachshund can scent as far away as 20 km (18 miles).

I love to run and can run fairly fast for short distances, but I am not good with stairs, so if you invite me to your three-story house, perhaps you could carry me if you want to give me a house tour.

I love to play; I remember—I was playing catch the ball, and I got stuck on the ball, yup, it rolled right under my tummy, and because I am so low to the ground, the ball got wedged under me. It is ok; I have a good sense of humour.

Your pet becomes an expert at finding its own food!

The history of dog-athlon? Welllll, I suppose Dog-athlon got started when the first caveman held up a juicy bone and and threw it out for his pack to fight over it. Of course, back then a bone could feed fifty!

Nowadays? Things have certainly changed, but suffice it to say, the pampered pooches of today will run, jump, flip, swim, prance, and trot for a delicious, low-carb, high-protein, sugarless, gluten-free, all organic 100% USDA certified treats!

But, that don’t mean every competitor’s playing with the blood of legends in their veins. Last year, one of our greats nearly drowned in a vat of honey. Thank goodness that family of bears happened by. They licked that vat plum clean and the ol' dog finally got that bath he’d been avoiding!

Few years before that, one enthusiastic pup went after a frisbee and never stopped running. Legend says her fancy pants owner can still be heard calling for her down Rodeo Drive. Some of these competitors? Well, they’re pretty, I’ll give’em that.

Of course, then you get a few who are Day One naturals, born to win, by any means necessary. Yes, sirree, if you’re racing a natural, you best be on your tippy-toes, one eye open at all times. These kids got talent and if talent don’t get them the win, they ain’t opposed to a bit of creative strategizing, if you catch my drift.

Favorite food:

Hamburger

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