TOP DOGS French bulldog frenzy may be cooling in US, but dachshunds are riding high JENNIFER PELTZ | Associated Press Mar 28, 2026 Mar 28, 2026 0 ASSOCIATED PRESS, ADOBE STOCK AND PEXELS PHOTOS Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JENNIFER PELTZ | Associated Press Americans still dig French bulldogs, retrievers and German shepherds. But dachshunds are increasingly hot dogs.kAmu@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 :? >@C6 E92? EH@ 564256D[ E96 D2FD286\D92A65 9@F?5D H6C6 2>@?8 E96 E@A 7:G6 >@DE AC6G2=6?E 5@8 3C665D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ p>6C:42? z6??6= r=F3 C2?<:?8D] %96 DE2?5:?8D 4@G6C a_a 3C665D 2?5 2C6 32D65 @? AFAA:6D 2?5 @=56C AFC63C65D E92E H6C6 25565 =2DE J62C E@ E96 pzrVD C68:DECJ[ E96 ?2E:@?VD @=56DE] #68:DEC2E:@? :D G@=F?E2CJ]k^AmkAmxEVD ?@E 2 4@>A=6E6 A:4EFC6 @7 E96 &]$] 42?:?6 A@AF=2E:@?[ H9:49 E96 p>6C:42? 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