Dog owners entice their Dachshunds to run to them during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A Dachshunds runs during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A Dachshunds runs during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dani Moore, of Long Beach, hugs her dog, Jazzy, after after a race during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A Dachshunds runs during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Rowd runs after his owner, Kim Estrada, during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Rowdy, left, runs past another Dachshunds during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Haley Wilde, center, jumps as she tries to get her dog, Martha Moo, to run to her during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dachshunds wait in the starting gate during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A dog owner watches as his Dachshunds leaves the starting gate during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dog owners place their Dachshunds in the starting gate during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dog owners entice their Dachshunds to run to them during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lynn Moore, of San Clemente, and her daughter, Dani Moore, of Long Beach, take pictures of their dog, Kynzi, after practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dani Moore, of Long Beach, carries her dog, Kynzi, after after a race during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dog owners place their Dachshunds in the starting gate during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Rowdy, left, barks at another Dachshunds during practice for the 25th Annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, CA, on Monday, July 11, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The competitors were fierce during practice Monday … fiercely cute.
The 25th annual Wienerschnitzel Weiner Nationals hosted a practice day and media preview on Monday, July 11, at the Los Alamitos Race Course ahead of Saturday’s main event.
Throughout the morning the adorable athletes got familiar with the course, which they will seek to dominate this weekend to win the bragging rights as the “Fastest Wiener in the West.”
Admission to the races on Saturday is $3; prelims will be at 6:30 p.m. and the championship race at 9:15 p.m.. Proceeds will benefit the Seal Beach Animal Care Center.
