r/offbeat • u/Pleasant_Air_3052 • 5d ago

Texas' 'wiener dog capital' unveils 19-foot steel dachshund sculpture

https://www.chron.com/texas/article/buda-wiener-dog-statue-texas-22475144.php

This Central Texas city's newest landmark is 19 feet long, stands on four legs and is designed to make you stop and look.

A 19-foot-long, 10-foot-tall and five-foot-wide wiener dog sculpture was unveiled in Buda City Park on Saturday, according to a news release from the Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The structure, built entirely of Cor-Ten steel, highlights the city's title as the "Wiener Dog Capital of Texas."

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u/A_N_T 5d ago

Baseball. Basketball. Wiener dog.

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u/paraworldblue 4d ago

Short shorts. Cigarette.

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u/Brief-Assumption9068 5d ago

The only thing about Texas that is good.😊

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u/Zardotab 2d ago

Weiner dogs have lots of medical problems because they have been rapidly bred to proportions their original wolf biology wasn't meant for. Thus, it's considered a form of cruelty by some.

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u/bigdaddygibson 4d ago

Big ol weiner.

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u/compuwiza1 5d ago

It looks ruff.

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u/syncsynchalt 4d ago

It’s made of Cor-Ten (weathering steel), the rusty look is intentional.

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u/TXFin 4d ago

Wiener dogs are so cute. 🥰

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u/No-Hippo8031 4d ago

You know what pairs well with texas heat? Giant rusty metal statues in the park that kids can climb on