Weiner Races

Every year, in Buda, Texas, they hold the national "Weiner Dog" Races. For this reason, Buda's known as "The Wiener Dog Capital of Texas."

Why nobody's thought of racing Dachshunds before, I can't fathom. Small, sleek and low to the ground, there is nothing more appealing than watching a sausage dog go flat out.

Unlike other dogs, with boringly long legs, a Weiner Dog has several styles of racing. There's the 'flat out' drag racing of the Buda 'Weiner Dog Races' (so called because the dachshunds risk dragging their undercarriage over the track.)

But there's also the 'hop, hop, hop' style of racing, a technique used by dachshunds to overcome the obstacle of long grass or undergrowth.


The key to this is forward momentum. Each 'bound' gives the dachshund an eagle (well, almost) eye view of the territory ahead - but losing momentum often means getting lost in the field of undergrowth.