The 2009 Hawaii Wiener Derby was the 1st year the event was  ever hosted in Hawaii.  Alvarado Photography along with HiMediaPro as a proud sponsors captured the event .  Samples of the pictures are listed below, but more can be found on the online proofing section.

The event was open to the public and was held at the Hawaiian Humane Society’s K-9 Playday at Thomas Square.

Intro Vid by Provided by HIMediaPro.  

(History quoted from http://hiwienerderby.com/)

Wiener Dog Racing  was first intoduced in 1993 Miller Lite television commercial that listed odd possibilities for sports such as The Miss Perfect Face Off, Sumo Platform Diving and Wiener Dog Drag Races, this phenomenon has taken off in a big way. Wiener Dog Dachshund races are extremely popular events—some horse and dog racing tracks break attendance records when the doxies race days and nights are held.

The national wiener dog racing championships – the Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals, feature racing wieners from across the USA. Dachshund owners love to gather and mingle in a sport where the training techniques are unique and creative. A second place winner, a 30-pound doxie named Max is trained by owner David Niebur who yanks a garbage bag across his backyard lawn for Max to chase. 

Most dachshund races are a length of 50 feet, and usually start with the dogs in a starting box. The box is opened upon a signal from a referee and the race begins. In some races the course is wide open, however some races have each lane separated. The latter races tend to be less entertaining since much of the fun of a dachshund race is watching dogs mill  around the starting gate sniffing each other instead of running.

Between 30 and 40 dachshund races are scheduled across the USA annually according to the Dachshund Club of America. Dachshunds are generally easy to train for the show ring, and many of them enjoy showing. The loyal Dachshund makes a good companion whether you live in a small city apartment or the country. But they do have a loud bark, say their owners.

The miniature dachshund weighs 11 pounds or less at maturity; a standard dachshund weighs 16 to 32 pounds.  Both dachshund sizes come in three coat types – smooth, long-haired, and wirehaired.

The smooth is the original dachshund. Long-haired dachshunds were developed by crossing the smooth dachshund with spaniels; the standard long-hairs tend to be somewhat larger than the smooths, and their temperaments may be calmer and more focused on their humans. Wirehairs were developed by crossing smooth dachshunds with terriers.