Sports

It's nice to know a champion wiener dog, even if the connection is tenuous

Good times.

By Michael Rand

June 27, 2011 at 7:25PM

Bet you thought you'd never see a video, complete with slow-motion replay, showing a wiener dog winning a race (finals are on July 4) at Canterbury park, when that wiener dog was proudly owned by the brother of RandBall friend/occasional contributor Local Quipster.

You were wrong.

about the writer

about the writer

Michael Rand

Columnist / Reporter

Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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