Editing Dachshund (section)

== Notable dogs and owners ==

* [[John F. Kennedy]] bought a dachshund puppy while touring Europe in 1937 for his then-girlfriend Olivia. The puppy, named Dunker, never left Germany after Kennedy started to get allergic reactions.<ref>[http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/lNKB8hiuk0G-0zQGZcI0fQ.aspx John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717154535/https://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/lNKB8hiuk0G-0zQGZcI0fQ.aspx |date=17 July 2018 }} John F. Kennedy with "Dunker" during tour of Europe in the summer of 1937, The Hague, August 1937.</ref>
* [[Grover Cleveland]], the 22nd and 24th President, had a dachshund in the White House.<ref>{{cite web|title=White House Pets Menu 1850 to 1889|url=http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/whitehousepets-3.htm|publisher=Presidential Pet Museum|access-date=30 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724044040/http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/whitehousepets-3.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[William Randolph Hearst]] was an avid lover of dachshunds. When his own dachshund Helena died, he eulogized her in his "In The News" column.<ref>Belozerskaya, Marina ''The Medici Giraffe'' (2006) 371.</ref>
* Fred, [[E. B. White]]'s dachshund, appeared in many of his famous essays.<ref>{{cite web| title = Lightness: E.B. White On Atomic Energy| url = http://www.trufax.org/paradigm/paradigm/lightness.html| access-date = 3 November 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060420135118/http://www.trufax.org/paradigm/paradigm/lightness.html| archive-date = 20 April 2006 }}</ref>
* [[Lump (dog)|Lump]] ({{IPA|de|lʊmp|pron}}; German for "rascal"), the pet of [[Pablo Picasso]], who was thought to have inspired some of his artwork. ''[[Picasso & Lump]]'' tells the story of Picasso and Lump.
* [[Jack Ruby]], the killer of [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], had a dachshund named Sheba, which he often referred to as his wife.<ref name=bugliosi /> At the time he murdered Oswald, he had four of them—although he once had as many as 10.<ref name=bugliosi>Bugliosi, Vincent ''[[Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy]]'' Norton. 2007 pg 8</ref>
* [[Andy Warhol]] had a pair of dachshunds, Archie and Amos, whom he depicted in his paintings and mentioned frequently in his diaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dachshundlove.blogspot.com/2007/11/dachshunds-in-pop-culture-andy-warhol.html |title=Dachshunds in Pop Culture: Andy Warhol |publisher=Dachshundlove.blogspot.com |date=17 November 2007 |access-date=16 May 2012}}</ref>
* Stanley and Boodgie, immortalized on canvas by owner [[David Hockney]], and published in the book ''David Hockney's Dog Days''.<ref>{{cite web |author=College ArchaeologyArt History HistoryRome |url=http://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/new/fall06/528627.htm |title=David Hockney's Dog Days |publisher=Thamesandhudsonusa.com |access-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928005930/http://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/new/fall06/528627.htm |archive-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Wadl and Hexl, [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Kaiser Wilhelm II]]'s famous ferocious pair. Upon arriving at [[Archduke]] [[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria|Franz Ferdinand]]'s country seat, [[Konopiště]] castle, on a semi-official visit, they promptly proceeded to do away with one of the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] [[heir presumptive]]'s priceless [[golden pheasant]]s, thereby almost causing an international incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.puppies.co.uk/puppy-advice/dachshund-facts |title=8 Curious Facts About Dachshunds|work=www.puppies.co.uk}}</ref> Another one of his beloved dachshunds, Senta, is currently buried at [[Huis Doorn]], Wilhelm's manor in the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news|last=Paterson|first=Tony|title=End of the line for Germany's Last Emperor|newspaper=The Independent|date=18 November 2012|url=http://www.huisdoorn.nl/eng/|access-date=25 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214233718/http://www.huisdoorn.nl/eng/|archive-date=14 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* In [[Zelenogorsk, Saint Petersburg|Zelenogorsk]], [[Russia]], a parade of dachshunds pass by a dachshund monument every July 25 to commemorate the day the city was founded.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fontanka.ru/2009/07/25/007/|trans-title=Zelenogorsk celebrates the 461st anniversary of its foundation |script-title=ru:Зеленогорск отмечает 461-ю годовщину со дня основания|date=25 July 2009|work=Society|publisher=fontanka.ru|language=ru|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref>
* Joe was the dachshund of General [[Claire Lee Chennault]], commander of the [[Flying Tigers]] and then the China Air Task Force of the [[US Army Air Forces]], and became the mascot of those organizations.<ref>[[Robert Lee Scott, Jr.|Scott, Robert L. Jr.]], ''[[God Is My Co-Pilot (book)|God Is My Co-Pilot]]'' (1943)</ref>
* Maxie, a dachshund owned by actress [[Marie Prevost]], tried to awaken his dead mistress, who was found with small bites on her legs. Maxie's barking eventually summoned neighbors to the scene. The incident inspired the 1977 [[Nick Lowe]] song "Marie Prevost".<ref>{{cite book|last=Golden|first=Eve |author2=King, Bob|title=Golden Images: 41 Essays on Silent Film Stars|publisher=McFarland|year=2001|page=140|isbn=0-7864-0834-0}}</ref>
* Liliane Kaufmann, wife of [[Edgar J. Kaufmann]] who commissioned the home [[Fallingwater]] from Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935, was a well-known breeder and owner of long-haired dachshunds. At the Fallingwater bookstore, visitors are able to purchase a book titled ''Moxie'', which is about one of the dachshunds who lived at Fallingwater.<ref name="Moxie">{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingwater.org/120/moxie-the-dachshund-of-fallingwater |title=Moxie: The Dachshund of Fallingwater |publisher=[[Fallingwater]] |location=Mill Run, PA, USA |access-date=28 November 2011}}</ref>  Liliane raised long-haired dachshunds and they traveled from Pittsburgh to Bear Run with her.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fallingwater Facts|url=http://www.fallingwater.org/38/fallingwater-facts|website=Fallingwater|access-date=26 January 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415114237/http://www.fallingwater.org/38/fallingwater-facts|archive-date=15 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* The former [[Queen of Denmark]], [[Margrethe II]], is one of several Danish royals to keep dachshunds.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bates |first1=Stephen |title=See the queen by request or bump into her at a shop |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/apr/14/monarchy.world1 |access-date=21 April 2022 |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited |date=14 April 2001}}</ref> Margrethe of Denmark has a particular fondness of dachshunds and has kept many throughout her life.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madsen |first1=Anders Christian |title=Meet Queen Margrethe Of Denmark, An Unsung Style Heroine |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/queen-margrethe-of-denmark-style |access-date=21 April 2022 |work=Vogue |issue=2 Mary 2020 |publisher=Condé Nast}}</ref> Her 80th birthday, celebrated in 2020, was marked by posing with one of her favourites (Lilia) on the grounds of [[Fredensborg Castle]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCullagh |first1=Suzanne |title=Royals and the adorable pets that are an integral part of their lives |url=https://www.hola.com/us/royals/20211022311631/royal-family-pets-meghan-markle-kate-middleton-1/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |work=Hola |issue=10 June 2020 |publisher=Hola S.L.}}</ref> 
* Obie is a dachshund who became infamous for his obesity, weighing as much as {{convert|77|lb|kg|abbr=off}}, more than twice a normal-weight standard dachshund.<ref name="oregonlive">{{cite news|author=Nora Vanatta |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pets/index.ssf/2012/09/obese_dachshund_takes_on_chall.html |title=Obese Dachshund takes on challenge of being Doxie version of 'Biggest Loser' |publisher=OregonLive.com |access-date=3 October 2012 |date=7 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/10/obie-the-obese-dachshund_n_1871369.html |title=Obie The Obese Dachshund: One Adorable Doxie's Mission To Lose 40 Pounds |work=Huffington Post |access-date=3 October 2012 |first=Sarah |last=Medina |date=10 September 2012}}</ref> He reached his target weight of {{convert|28|lb|kg|abbr=on}} in July 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kgw.com/home/Obie-the-Dachshund-reaches-goal-weight-217785851.html | title=Obie the Dachshund reaches goal weight | publisher=KGW.com | access-date=28 April 2014 | first=Jeff | last=Thompson | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221063256/http://www.kgw.com/home/Obie-the-Dachshund-reaches-goal-weight-217785851.html/ | archive-date=21 February 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Carole Lombard]] and [[Clark Gable]] had a dachshund named Commissioner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cometoverhollywood.com/2012/01/16/a-vigil-for-carole/|title=A vigil for Carole|date=16 January 2012}}</ref>
* [[Crusoe the Dachshund|Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund]] gained fame on [[social media]]. In 2015, Crusoe came out with his ''[[The New York Times]]'' best-selling book titled ''Crusoe: Adventures of the Wiener Dog Extraordinaire!''.<ref>{{cite news|title=New York Times Animal Best-Sellers|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2015/11/15/animals/ |work=The New York Times|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> In 2018, Crusoe came out with another book titled ''Crusoe: The Worldly Wiener Dog''. At the 9th annual [[Shorty Awards]], Crusoe won the best animal category.<ref>{{cite web|title=CRUSOE THE CELEBRITY DACHSHUND|url=http://shortyawards.com/9th/celeb_dachshund |publisher=Shorty Awards|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> In 2018, Crusoe won the People's Choice Awards Animal Star of 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wenger |first=Stephanie |date=11 November 2018 |title=So Sweet! The Always Adorable Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund Is Your People's Choice Awards Animal Star of 2018 |url=https://www.eonline.com/shows/peoples_choice_awards/news/985240/so-sweet-the-always-adorable-crusoe-the-celebrity-dachshund-is-your-people-s-choice-awards-animal-star-of-2018 |access-date=9 April 2019 |website=E! News |publisher=[[NBC Universal]]}}</ref>
* English singer-songwriter [[Adele]] has a dachshund named Louis Armstrong.<ref name="interview1">{{cite web|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/adele-21|title=The Many Ages of Adele|date=23 February 2011 |publisher=Interview|access-date=2024-11-28}}</ref>
* Valerie, an 8-pound dachshund, gained notoriety in the media after surviving  529 days in wilderness. In November 2023 Valerie went missing from her owners in Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Despite extensive searches by her owners and locals, she wasn't found. Approximately 500 days after her disappearance, sightings of Valerie emerged. A volunteer rescue effort was coordinated by conservationists, which spanned more than 1,000 hours and covered more than 3,000 miles to capture the elusive pet dog. Valerie was finally caught alive and well in April 2025. It is hypothesized Valerie has survived remote conditions by subsisting on small carrion and fecal matter.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/25/valerie-the-dachshund-is-found-safe-and-well-after-529-days-on-the-run-on-south-australian-island|title=Valerie the dachshund is found safe and well|date=26 April 2025|access-date=2025-04-26}}</ref>