Ben Gazzara enjoys the view of Dachshund Royalty, Suzanne Pleshette, in the film A Rage To Live,1965.
Our hearts are with the family and friends of Dachshund Lover Ben Gazzara, who passed today at 81 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Mr. Gazzara was an American film, stage, and Emmy award winning television actor, and television director whose long career included playing Brick in the original ?Cat on a Hot Tin Roof? on Broadway. Via theNew York Times:
Mr. Gazzara studied with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in Manhattan, where the careers of stars like Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger were shaped, and like them he had a visceral presence. It earned him regular work across half a century, not only onstage ? his last Broadway appearance was in the revival of ?Awake and Sing!? in 2006 ? but in dozens of movies and all sorts of television shows, including the starring role in the 1960s series ?Run for Your Life.? If Mr. Gazzara never achieved Brando?s stature, that was partly because of a certain laissez-faire approach to his career: an early suspicion of film, a reluctance to go after desirable roles. ?When I became hot, so to speak, in the theater, I got a lot of offers,? he said in a 1998 interview on ?Charlie Rose.? ?I won?t tell you the pictures I turned down because you would say, ?You are a fool.? And I was a fool.?
With his third wife, former fashion model Elke Gazzara, Mr. Gazzara would adopt a Dachshund named 'Maxi' from their daughter. Maxi had such an incredible life that Elke would soon chronicle her in the 2007 book 'Madison Avenue Maxi.' The book detailed Maxi's worldwide jet-setting lifestyle, including meeting such notaries as Roman Polanski, Gena Rowlands, John Voigt, Danielle Steele, Gay Talese, Peter Bogdanovich, New York's mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Frank Gehry.
Brees barks his way around his Lafayette, Indiana neighborhood on Tuesday
What's in a name? You might have big paws to fill if you're named after Drew Brees, quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. Viajconline:
Brees the red dachshund often becomes confused when his owners watch the New Orleans Saints' football games on television. Lafayette's Karen Kepner -- who owns the dog along with her mother -- laughed this week when she recounted the scene that typically ensues when Brees hears references to his namesake, former Purdue University quarterback and current Saints star Drew Brees. "He'll watch the Saints games with my mom. When she'll holler -- 'Go Brees!' -- he'll ... try to figure out what she wants," Kepner said.
Drew Brees at the Saints Super Bowl Parade, 2010. See the resemblance?
The Rev. Charles Strietelmeier, pastor of Augustana Lutheran Church in Hobart, with church mascot, 'Longfellow.'
As the Augustana Lutheran Church in Hobart, Indiana, celebrates its 150th Anniversary, they reveal their handsome mascot - red smooth 'Longfellow.' No wonder the church has been around such a long time. Thanks to our pals'Turbo' and 'Lily'for writing in with thelink:
Dear Joey and Rowdy,
While we longdogs usually hang out in low places, some hold very high positions. Take Longfellow, can you imagine the responsibility that comes with being a church mascot? No howling at the choir, keep the leg down at all times, the list is endless. Not that we dachshunds would ever do anything wrong...or actually NEED to go to church, but something like this just might get us off the couch on Sunday morning!
Keep an eye out for this beautiful Grand Champion who hails from Woodland Hills, California, as she competes in the2012 Westminster Dog Showin a few weeks. We'll be rooting for you Charlie! Via theLos Angeles Daily News.
If you didn't see the movieThe Matrix, you probably won't understand it, and even if you did see the movie, you're probably still so confused, that you still don't understand it. ByDraw the Dog.
It's been four long years since we featured beautiful 'Dinah' the Dachshund inPluto's Heart Throb. Grab a Dachsie, set 'em on your lap, and catch it beforeThe Mantakes it down.
Meet 'Morty.' He's six years old, he's from Toronto, and he (and his father!) are looking for love. We laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed. By youtubertheto711.
What's he rebelling against? Whaddya got? 'Oliver,' who hails from Sterling, Connecticut, is theMaitre DeatSterling Pet Lodge,and studied Attention Span Growth atWoof. Feeling the need for wind in his beard, today he took out 'Bertha' for a spin. Keep up with this handsome guy atFacebook.
Spit Splice for adding new yarn!!! (wool): (1). separate the plies, (2). fray the ends together (3) spit on the ends (4) rub the ends together in the palms of you hands just as if starting a little fire. :)
I have tried this with other natural fibers with some success.
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