There have been some famous dachshunds and owners, over the years. Here’s Part Two of our feature, 5 More Famous Dachshund Owners. Read on to discover more…
Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the “Flying Tigers” and the Chinese Air Force in World War II. Joe was the dachshund of the General and became the mascot of those organisations
Marie Prevost (born Marie Bickford Dunn; November 8, 1898 – January 21, 1937) was a Canadian-born film actress. During her 20-year career, she made 121 silent and sound films. Maxie, a dachshund owned by her, tried to awaken his dead mistress, who was found with small bites on her legs. Maxie’s barking eventually summoned neighbours to the scene. The incident inspired the 1977 Nick Lowe song “Marie Prevost”
The Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II of Denmark, is one of several Danish royals to keep dachshunds. Margrethe of Denmark has a particular fondness of dachshunds and has kept many throughout her life. Her 80th birthday, celebrated in 2020, was marked by posing with one of her favourites (Lilia) on the grounds of Fredensborg Castle.
Carole Lombard and Clark Gable had a dachshund named Commissioner
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!. In 2018, Crusoe came out with another book titled Crusoe: The Worldly Weiner Dog. At the 9th annual Shorty Awards, Crusoe won the best animal category. In 2018, Crusoe won the People’s Choice Awards Animal Star of 2018.
