National dachshund day meme

The Dachshund may rank 10th on the American Kennel Club’s annual list of most popular dogs, but these small dogs with larger than life personalities hold the number one spot in the heart of anyone who has been fortunate enough to have welcomed a doxie into their life. Every year this popular breed is celebrated on National Dachshund Day.

When is National Dachshund Day?

National Dachshund Day takes place each year on June 21. Why June 21? The day was selected because it is the longest day of the year!

Did You Know?

Long before DogTipper was a dream–actually long before BLOGS were a dream–our Dachshund named Peanut was the center of our world, along with his feathered best friend, Daisy.

Peanut and Daisy became the subject of my first big magazine sale, a Reader’s Digest feature, “The Dog and the Dachshund.”

Trivia

Did you know that several of the canines who have earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World records for The Longest Living Dog have been Dachshunds? They include:

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