• Support
  • Advertise
  • Locations
  • Contact
Monday, January 30, 2023
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTERS
San Clemente Times
  • Calendar
    • Event Calendar
    • Submit an Event
  • Sections
    • Eye on SC
    • Soapbox
      • Submit a Letter
    • Getting Out
    • SC Living
    • Sports & Outdoors
    • SC Surf
    • Dana Point Times
    • Capistrano Dispatch
  • Digital Edition
  • Best of SC
  • Explore SC
  • Legals & Classifieds
    • Locals Only Business Directory
    • Classifieds
    • Submit a Classified
    • Obituaries
    • Announcements
    • Submit an Announcement
    • Legal & Public Notice Advertising
  • Special Publications
    • Money Matters
    • Best of San Clemente
    • A New You
    • Aging Well – For the Young at Heart
    • Crib to College
    • Festival of Whales Event Program
    • Holiday Happenings & Gift Guide
    • Triton Football Preview
    • Go See Do
    • The Green Issue
  • SC Guide
  • Real Estate
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Real Estate – Who’s Who
  • Calendar
    • Event Calendar
    • Submit an Event
  • Sections
    • Eye on SC
    • Soapbox
      • Submit a Letter
    • Getting Out
    • SC Living
    • Sports & Outdoors
    • SC Surf
    • Dana Point Times
    • Capistrano Dispatch
  • Digital Edition
  • Best of SC
  • Explore SC
  • Legals & Classifieds
    • Locals Only Business Directory
    • Classifieds
    • Submit a Classified
    • Obituaries
    • Announcements
    • Submit an Announcement
    • Legal & Public Notice Advertising
  • Special Publications
    • Money Matters
    • Best of San Clemente
    • A New You
    • Aging Well – For the Young at Heart
    • Crib to College
    • Festival of Whales Event Program
    • Holiday Happenings & Gift Guide
    • Triton Football Preview
    • Go See Do
    • The Green Issue
  • SC Guide
  • Real Estate
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Real Estate – Who’s Who
No Result
View All Result
San Clemente Times
No Result
View All Result

Next Top Dog: Local Wiener Dogs Seek Title in National Race

Staff by Staff
July 14, 2022 3:03PM
in SC LIVING, SC Living Headlines
Next Top Dog: Local Wiener Dogs Seek Title in National Race
0
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

By Hayze Law

Around these parts, the Wiener dogs are small but mighty. Some see a hotdog with legs, but make no mistake, these Dachshunds can run. 

With beaches and open parks galore, San Clemente is the ideal training ground for these speedy mutts. 

However, in the land of four-legged paradise, there can only be one top dog. 

Every summer, furry friends and foes flock to race tracks to contend for the spot. In the upcoming round, regular racers and their human counterparts should be warned, the competition is fierce. 

Vying for victory is one up-and-coming firecracker, a redheaded 8-year-old miniature Dachshund, who, its owner, Lynn Moore, says, calls herself the “flying ball of fluff.”

Coming in hot, Kynzi, aka “Krazy Kynzi,” will stop at nothing to fulfill her dream and claim her title of “Fastest Wiener in the West,” at this year’s Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals. 

After a three-year hiatus, the event, which raises funds to benefit the Seal Beach Animal Care Center, is set to return for its 25th edition, on Saturday, July 16, at Los Alamitos Race course in Cypress. 

Though a first-timer, Kynzi is no stranger to the game, having participated in other Wiener dog races, including Southern California Wienerfest, Orange County Pet Expo, Temecula’s Wienerfests, Tustin Tiller Days, and at Old World Village in Huntington Beach.

However, the Los Alamitos event is “the ultimate of all races,” according to Kynzi’s application for the race, and she hopes to make it into the “Wiener’s Circle,” or the race’s “hall of fame,” so to speak. 

A local to San Clemente, Kynzi prefers to train in the water, or in a tree. Competing alongside Kynzi will be her sister, Jazzy, while Moore cheers from the sidelines. 

Once at the starting line, Moore describes, Kynzi gets amped up and barks a lot.

“It’s a lot of fun to watch her race, because all her hair is flying,” says Moore. 

In order to participate, dog owners must submit a letter, or entry application, detailing their Wiener’s unique attributes and making an argument for why they deserve to win. 

Local San Clemente Wiener dog “Krazy Kynzi” will compete for a title at the upcoming Wienerschnitzel Wiener National Race at Los Alamitos Race Course on Saturday, July 16. Photos: Courtesy of Lynn Moore

“Please make the letter as creative as possible because creativity, more than speed, counts here,” the Alamitos Race Course explains on its website.

In addition, people may also send poems, essays, videos and photos, as a way to tell a story and share the personality of the pup. 

Winning over the judges, Kynzi’s application, written from her perspective, included a video and series of photos. 

“I am cute and clumsy, love to soak up the sun and get belly rubs,” wrote Moore, in the written background, which was on hold for more than two years, because of the hiatus. 

Based on the applications, dogs are selected to compete in trial races, and from there, the winners advance to the national race. Winning parties are awarded $100 for first-place in the trials, and $900 for the championship race. 

Finn, a fellow local, first drew attention for his unlikely training methods, where his owners lure him to the finish line with a beach ball, as previously reported by the San Clemente Times. 

After winning the 50-yard dash, the race’s most popular event, he quickly rose to stardom and has returned every year since, to reclaim the title. 

He may have grown a few gray hairs since his last race, but this “silver fox” hasn’t taken his eye off the ball. 

According to his parents, Josh and Brittany Snook, he has been doing a lot of “cross-training,” since becoming a big brother to a human, last June, and continuing to run away from his older Wiener dog sister, Zoe. 

As for his training regimen, the Snooks acknowledge that Finn has been introduced to “a little more snacking,” nowadays, and prefers to join his baby sister in the wagon on Beach Trail walks. 

What Finn lacks in speed, he makes up for in determination.

“He has one mission when the gate opens,” says Josh. “He is going to run his heart out, and I’m afraid that is literally going to happen.”

Regardless of the outcome, the Snooks ensure it is a good time for all. 

“Your face will hurt at the end of the night from laughing so much, because it is that hilarious,” says Brittany.

And who knows, Josh says, the competition could be the start to a budding romance between Finn and Kynzi. 

“It’s nice to have a little balance of chill and fiery, so we may have a little San Clemente love connection going on,” suggests Josh. 

Come Saturday, it’s safe to say San Clemente’s own will bring a tough fight to the track. The question remains: Who will be the next top dog?

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

Related

Tags: CompetitionDachshundFeaturedLos Alamitos Race CourseSan ClementeSportsWiener dogsWienerschnitzel Wiener National Race
ShareTweetPin
Staff

Staff

Related Posts

MURF

Local Electric Bike Company Anticipates Year of Growth with Its New Partnership

January 30, 2023
San Clemente Girls Soccer Finishes Early, Moves into First Place with Shutout of San Juan Hills

San Clemente Girls Soccer Finishes Early, Moves into First Place with Shutout of San Juan Hills

January 28, 2023
Artifex Releases Beer ‘Created by AI, Brewed by Humans’

Artifex Releases Beer ‘Created by AI, Brewed by Humans’

January 27, 2023
Calvada

Planning Commission Gives Go-Ahead to Mixed-Use Development South of Downtown

January 27, 2023
Next Post
Local Acai Shop Expands San Clemente Area Reach

Local Acai Shop Expands San Clemente Area Reach

Discussion about this post

No Result
View All Result

SC Times Daily
Get important news and updates delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here.

Subscriptions
Don’t get the SC Times delivered to your home? Subscribe today.

Advertising
Get new customers and drive traffic to your business. Advertise with us.

Support Local Journalism
For less than the cost of a couple of cups of coffee a month, become an “Insider” member and continue to get “Local News You Can Use” from the only independently owned, dedicated local news organization in South Orange County.

Contribute today.

Picket Fence Media is a proud member of the SoCal Media Network.

  • Archive
  • Contact Us
  • Dana Point Times
  • The Capistrano Dispatch
  • Terms of Use
  • About Us

© 2023 Picket Fence Media

No Result
View All Result
  • Calendar
    • Event Calendar
    • Submit an Event
  • Sections
    • Eye on SC
    • Soapbox
      • Submit a Letter
    • Getting Out
    • SC Living
    • Sports & Outdoors
    • SC Surf
    • Dana Point Times
    • Capistrano Dispatch
  • Digital Edition
  • Best of SC
  • Explore SC
  • Legals & Classifieds
    • Locals Only Business Directory
    • Classifieds
    • Submit a Classified
    • Obituaries
    • Announcements
    • Submit an Announcement
    • Legal & Public Notice Advertising
  • Special Publications
    • Money Matters
    • Best of San Clemente
    • A New You
    • Aging Well – For the Young at Heart
    • Crib to College
    • Festival of Whales Event Program
    • Holiday Happenings & Gift Guide
    • Triton Football Preview
    • Go See Do
    • The Green Issue
  • SC Guide
  • Real Estate
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Real Estate – Who’s Who

© 2023 Picket Fence Media