Over 60 dachshunds, with the papers to prove their breed, faced off this weekend at Hastings Park Racecourse for the park’s annual wiener dog races.
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Sascha was much more ladylike, of course. She bet a few dollars just for the fun of it. Watching shortlegged woofies run is 'amewsment' enough, she thinks.
But when you look at the whole picture, who do you think are the REAL pigeons, here? Money can truly fly out the window if you don't keep track of it.
And speaking of the 'track', let's get back to it.
The annual event, took place on both Saturday and Sunday (July 13-14), and featured 8 heats throughout the day and one final Top Dog Race pitting the winners from all of the earlier races against each other.
The fastest wiener dogs are fun to watch, but it’s the stragglers who always get the biggest cheer. In the end, it winds up being a race for who can actually cross the finish line without wandering away or getting distracted by digging in the dirt.
The owners all line up with their woofies at the Starting Line. Some, the woofies that is, are more attentive than others.
And they're off!
These two are neck and neck.
Some of them virtually fly down the track!
But there is one who is focussed more than the rest.
And it's Doobie who runs to the finish line first!
And the wiener is ... Doobie!
He says "It's all in de attitood, dood. I'mma 'Doobie' -- not a "Don't Be!"
Congratulations Doobie!
And what do they serve for snacks at this annual event?
It's a 'dog eat dog' world, after all!
Woof!
