Happy Dachshunds

These two fine dachshunds had an excellent time on National Dog Day.  

Meta: German Viewers

Sign From Germany's Booth at 2011 SXSW Interactive

Fred the Dachshund in Barton Creek

For reasons Google Analytics has not yet helped me explain, this site experienced a large spike in visits a few days ago.  Most of them were from Germany.  Seeing as I don't post about Hasselhoff and I haven't recently posted about my dachshund or sausage, I can only assume that they were drawn here to find out what happens when one of their automotive products strikes an obese Texas raccoon.

Anyway, I'm not sure what drew the Germans in.  I sometimes have a spike in Russian viewers, which I attribute to me being confused with the Serbian DJ Dave Floyd.

Speaking of dachshunds: you may think that a long dog with absurdly short legs wouldn't enjoy hiking.  It is actually quite the contrary.  My dachshund, Fred, will hike 4-5 miles and still have plenty of energy to play fetch when he gets home.  That's impressive for a dog who's about six inches tall and is 11.5 years old.