In Vergas, Dachshunds go to a clutch

Vergas is home to the largest statue in the world. Therefore, it is only appropriate to celebrate the annual celebration called “Looney Days” by Ambing “LONY” along the way to 11. Last Saturday was not different with the twelfth annual “Wieners” with the largest field of competitors so far.

Eighty -three of Winner’s dogs came from all over the country to the small rural community, which includes about 300 people, to determine who was the highest dog in Winner.

There were Wiener dogs of all different shapes and sizes. From pure jam, in the form of a sausage with short or long hair, to mixed strains combined with Chihuahua, Cocker Spaniel or some other legs with legs.

Horse race has a trust, the run has a USain Bolt and Wiener Dog Racing has Big Mac, the ruling hero in the event.

It is 3 -year -old Dashund from Fargo, ND, named after the sandwich. Its owner, Devlin Kamings Pass, said that no one is surprised more than he is in the success of Big Mac, before Saturday’s race.

“He miraculously won last year. I hope it will be repeated. I feel that adrenaline has already. It has not started yet,” said Kamings Pass. “It is just a lot of fun. It’s a real random thing I learned when I got it for the first time, and I just turned into this thing that I am now famous in my friend’s circle. I love him.”

He said that the competition is an annual endeavor to the husband, and it is a way for them to interconnected. But it also represents something more.

“It comes to gathering people together, doing something ridiculous and doing a good job in it,” said Kamings Pass. “I think this is the human story, about working together and making the impossible things possible."

Before the start of work, the contestants practiced training on the 90 -foot straight line. One of these hostility was a vortex. His treatment chanted, the father and daughter team in Steve and Willia Larsen from Detroit Lakes.

“Go! Go, Falaf,” Steve shouted after flying Flafa Flaver in the starting line.

But Steve was unable to hide his sigh after it took a fav for about 10 seconds to cross the finish line in the arms of Wella, waiting.

“It is not bad practices,” he said.

The husband and wife team in Krystyne and Kevin Frandson from Fergus Falls were also practicing with “Boy”, Dobby, which was called “Harry Potter”. It was the first time that he participated in this event.

“We have always talked about doing this, but we did not know that. We only knew that he was quickly and we thought we would try it. We also knew that his attention was not the greatest. So we will see how things would go.” “It’s a completely different game when there is a group of dogs here, I’m sure. So, we’ll see.”

Once the races started, the art of Wiener Dog Racing started. Wiener dogs have their own mind. Sometimes they race and sometimes they just want to get spectators. It is even known that some people jump the 3 -feet length fence that separates them from the crowd.

During many heat, seven athletes in Winner initially line up with “Residents”. Another therapist waited as a “hunter” in the finish line. Big Mac’s success last year did not come until Cummings Pas changed positions with his mother from Reseer to Catcher.

But it is not as simple as it seems. Both members of the team should work together to implement many ways to bribe Wieneers to the end. Sometimes they use noisy games or shake a bag of treatments.

At other times, the old old ancient anxiety does the trick.

One of the owners assembled her dog to find “my father” in the finish line, while the young athlete in the form of a barrel allowed the high tones and scratching in the air.

After about two hours, with the dual disposal process, the beige Mac was diluted by a mixture of SMOKEY shades. His owners, Thin and Katy Abrahamson, of Silf River Fols, said that the new hero spent the morning chasing the birds to prepare for the victory.

“It is very exciting because this is his third year. So, in other years he was very afraid, as you know, from dogs and other things. He was very afraid and tried to jump on the fence or anything else.” “This year. I think he is now accustomed to, and he just took off. Thus, we had great hopes, because we knew that he was quick, but all this depended on how he behaved around other dogs.”

As for the Big Mac, Cummings Pas said after reaching the semi -finals that he will return next year to go.

“It was a very surprising day in doing a good job, not in good condition, and made him very exciting,” he said. “It was a big adventure there.”

Despite the result, Camings Bass in Big Mac said everything was taken by a step.

"Well, it’s good for him, he does not care about winning or losing. He just wants to take a nap and eat food. So, we will go and do so."

Seth Miller traveled for more than an hour to take a lacroinnal rape event. He said he did not disappoint.

“I think it is so great that there are all these different types of dogs here today,” Miller said. “It is a celebration of the city and made everyone who lives this type here and contains a lake’s cabin only for roaming, gathering, and enjoyment.”

With more than 1500 spectators, Wiener Dog and Emcee, Digger anderson said if this year’s happened was the largest so far.

“I was in the starting line, and I looked at these young children. I said,” O comrades you enjoy? “The young child smiled, and he had no front, short teeth, he had the biggest smile,” Digger participated. He says, “Boy, this is fun, the best part of the summer. “

Diger said he will continue to organize races for as long as possible.