Always a popular breed, there have been some famous dachshund owners (and some infamous), over the years. Read on to discover more ..
John F. Kennedyย bought a dachshund puppy while touring Europe in 1937 for his then-girlfriend Olivia. The puppy, named Dunker, never left Germany after Kennedy started to get allergic reactions
Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President, was a famous dachshund owner and the only US President to serve two non-consecutive terms. He had a dachshund in the White House
William Randolph Hearst was an avid lover of dachshunds. When his own dachshund Helena died, he eulogized her in his “In The News” column
Fred, E. B. White’s dachshund, appeared in many of his famous essays.
Lump (pronounced [lสmp]; German for “rascal”), the pet of Pablo Picasso, was thought to have inspired some of his artwork. Picasso & Lump: A Dachshund’s Odyssey tells the story of Picasso and Lump.
Jack Ruby, the killer of Lee Harvey Oswald, had a dachshund named Sheba, which he often referred to as his wife. At the time he murdered Oswald, he had four of themโalthough he once had as many as 10
Andy Warhol had a pair of dachshunds, Archie and Amos, whom he depicted in his paintings and mentioned frequently in his diaries
Wadl and Hexl, Kaiser Wilhelm II‘s famous ferocious pair. Upon arriving at Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s country seat, chรขteau Konopiลกtฤ, on a semi-official visit, they promptly proceeded to do away with one of the Austro-Hungarian heir presumptive’s priceless golden pheasants, thereby almost causing an international incident. Another one of his beloved dachshunds, Senta, is currently buried at Huis Doorn, Wilhelm’s manor in the Netherlands
