History
Dachshund racing was first held in Australia in the 1970s. Often the meet would have Whippet, Afghan Hound, and Dachshund racing. These events were held by dog owners for fun. Dachshunds have been raced at the University of California, Davis since 1972 as part of the annual Picnic Day event.
This sport began in North America after a 1993 Miller Lite television commercial that listed odd possibilities for sports, and has grown in popularity since in part due to Wiener Takes All a documentary film that chronicles two years of the Wiener Nationals circuit. In 2009, the Wiener Dog Nationals in Fort Wayne, Indiana, held its 16th annual dachshund race. Germantown, Tennessee, a suburb of Memphis, also hosts its own 'Running of the Wienies' for charity.
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