The Buda Lions Club hosted the 2025 Buda Wiener Dog Races Saturday through Sunday, April 26-27, at Buda Amphitheater & City Park. The finals for the 2025 Buda Wiener Dog Races were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27.

Fans cheer as wiener dogs, or dachshunds, race with speed across the field. Dogs who placed first and second moved on to other races to find out who was the fastest. The final winner of the day was the 2023 reigning champion, Lorelei. Second place went to Bean and third place went to Jimmy Dean.

The 26th Annual Buda Lions Club Wiener Dog Race was held over the weekend at Buda Amphitheater and City Park. Over the two days, More than 350 dogs raced for top bragging rights. In the end, Lorelei (owner Molly Hart), Smokey (owner Keith Rodriguez) and Malta (owners Nick and Lena) received first, s...

By Megan Wehring Buda – It’s been said that a dog is a man’s best friend. For one dog, her legacy continues to be remembered by many.   Daisy, who once was the furry ambassador for the Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Buda, was a dainty dachshund who took her duties very seriously. While she d...

By C.J. Vetter Buda – The Buda City Council recently authorized numerous spending packages at its last meeting on Tuesday. New projects included numerous surveys, improvements to city infrastructure, and a permit for a new restaurant in the I-35 business district. Council first issued a specific use...

By C.J. Vetter BUDA –There can only be one wiener king. At the 25th annual Buda Country Fair and Wiener Dog Races, over 200 dachshunds hit the track to see who would be crowned the one and only wiener king. The race, an honored Buda tradition and renowned nationwide for its size and scale, was inten...

by CJ Vetter Buda – On April 23rd and 24th, the Lions Club will be hosting its 25th annual Wiener Dog Race in Buda City Park with a grand prize of $500 for first place. This will be the first race since the COVID-19 epidemic began, with the previous two years of races being cancelled due to the viru...

By Moses Leos III Impending construction at Buda City Park is pushing organizers of the annual wiener dog races to seek a change of venue. According to the Buda Lions Club website, the 22nd annual Buda Country Fair and Wiener Dog Races is slated to be held April 27-28 on property north of Buck’s Bac...

A pair of fleet-footed dachshunds speed, and in this case, fly, down the grassy course during a quarterfinal fun in the 2016 Buda Lions Club Wiener Dog Races. At right, the evil Sith Lord Darth Vader taunts the crowd at the Wiener Dog Races during the opening ceremonies held on Saturday. Dogs of all...