Dachshunds on Parade
Welcome all lovers of dachshunds (aka dachsies or wiener dogs)
Do you like dachshunds??? Well, here they come folks!
Since we moved to San Juan island (in Washington state very near the Canadian border) we talked to others with dachshunds here and with the help of Dina Ashlin we got together a group of marching wiener dogs. Over 20 doxies (mostly black and tans this time) paraded in a group at the local Friday Harbor 4th of July celebration.
Here are some new photos from that dachshunds in parade day.
We used to live near Ashland Oregon, where there is a big parade every 4th of July . As Ashland is very well known for its almost year-round Shakepeare festival, it gets almost a million tourists a year as visitors. Every 4th of July many thousands of people come to watch the big parade then listen to concerts at the bandshell in the park. But I sensed something was missing .
I sensed it was lacking wiener dogs on parade
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When we moved to Ashland in 1991, I noticed that there were many dachshunds in the town in addition to our wiener dog Wotan. I got the idea to gather as many of these dachsies and their owners as I could, and march together in the parade as "Wiener Dogs on Parade". After putting a blurb into the newspapers calling all dachshund owners, I managed to round up about 20. All of us marched together with our dachshunds in the big holiday parade.
On this page you will see photos taken during 3 years of dachshunds marching. The crowds reaction is quite thrilling as we draw *a lot* of applause and well-meaning laughter. Some of the other dachsie owners dress their wiener dogs up in costumes, but our Wotan and Shakti are too proud for that and march stark naked. We do carry signs, however, telling of our regard for our wiener dogs.
Aftermath The dachsies get a well-deserved rest on some shady cool grass after their long wait and march in the heat of a southern Oregon July.
This page was updated Sept 2002 
Stop by and see 21st Century Dachshunds View a number of action photographs of our dachshunds in very large rabbit burrows. Also see 3 doxies face off in a challenge against 3 swans as well as other humorous photos. Want to take a trip back in time to when Wotan and Shakti were young puppies? Then stop by and see the web page I made in the Spring of 2002.
There are quite a few cute portraits
and action photos of them as dachshund puppies. The text tells of how we got the names Wotan and Shakti, what they mean and also talks about the defect Wotan was born with (which hasn't held him back in his life). Please stop by and see it at Dachshund Puppies: Wotan and Shakti
European dachshunds.
See a number of German dachshunds we met on our trip in 2001 as well as new action photos of our own Wotan, Shakti & Gaudi. Come see Wotan with a yogurt container stuck on his head...that's a sight that will certain amaze and dazzle you:) Adventures with Dachshunds
See dachshunds licking horses, sleeping on plants, protecting humans from ferry boats and more at 10 Funny Dachshund Photos
Another web page of mine tells the story in photos and text of Wotan's recovery from major surgery. Some of the photos are sad and some are funny. It ends happily though with Wotan back in the pink of health now. Check it out at Wotan's Recovery Page: Triumph of a Dachshund
Also take a look at the first web page I did all on one theme and that tells a little story. I think the captions I came up with for this one are more creative too. Come by and see it at: Wiener Dog Takes the Money and Runs
Come see my new all dachshund photo web page as of March 2001! Wiener dogs stare down Great Danes, get stuck in logs and blender jars, rips apart enormous carpets, swim in large ponds, hike on the edges of cliffs, help sift compost, and eat lots of pig ears. All that and more can be seen in action photographs at the new page Dashing Dachshunds.
Come by and see my very first HTML code "hand-made" web page and the subject is...dachshunds of course! This was my first page with animated graphics, and is also my first dachshund page with lots of text...stories of some of the funny antics our three dachshunds have been involved in. You can also see many photos of Gaudi, our adopted doxie, as well as more of Wotan and Shakti. It's all here at:Dachshund Stories and Photos
It's NOT about dachshunds....it's an inspiring page of poems about nature. You can find it at Well Known Nature Poems
 Stop by and see another recently added dachshund web page. See dachshunds in cages on ferry boats, doxies stuck in the slats of chairs sleeping comfortably, and dachshunds "going wormakin". Come see it all at Wonder Wiener Dogs of Washington.
Come by and see a page dedicated to the greatest dachshund in the world! Yes, it's
All Wotan, All the Time
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This web page was updated Oct. 2002 All contents ©Copyright 2001
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