Move over, doodles. There's a new 'It' dog in town.

"Lisa Huft-Dupler has always had a knack for spotting dachshunds in the wild. In fact, the 58-year-old Upper East Sider is so good at it that she created the Instagram account @DachshundsOfNYC a decade ago to document the doxies she'd run into throughout the city. When the self-appointed "professional stalker of urban weens" first started posting, a dachshund sighting felt like a rarity."

"These days, weiner dogs, sausage dogs, or doxies, as they're colloquially referred to, seem to be just about everywhere, whether they're sitting on the laps of their Aperol Spritz-drinking owners at cafés, shuffling their little legs down sidewalks with their human in tow, or wagging their tails in the display window of a pet store. Dachshunds have decidedly become the latest "It" breed, offering the perfect pure-bred solution for pet owners looking for the goldilocks of dogs"

Lisa Huft-Dupler began documenting dachshunds in New York City through the Instagram account @DachshundsOfNYC after frequently spotting them throughout the city. Dachshund sightings have grown from rare to common, appearing in cafés, on sidewalks, and in pet store windows. Dachshunds are increasingly popular as a compact, fashionable breed choice that is smaller than golden retrievers, less controversial than French bulldogs, and currently less ubiquitous than doodles. New owners report heightened visibility of the breed since acquiring one. The American Kennel Club ranked dachshunds No. 6 in breed popularity in both 2023 and 2024, reflecting a notable resurgence.

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