Dachshund
The dachshund is my second dog sculpture. I was trying to work on a full-size wiener dog, as I even have a real-life model. However, something that big is going to wait on some other projects I'm working on. Despite this, I did manage to come up with a mini-sculpture doxie.
Linkage plates worked well for the tail, but I had a better idea of how to do the head for the doxie than for the wolf. Dachshunds have very distinct facial features: the ears, long face, and the nose.
The best part is the modified brick with the rounded part worked well for the ears.
Anyone who understands canines can see many expressions in the ears alone. Also, it works well for a model with limited functionality.
With my real doxie at home sick, I did a variation on the wolf--a doxie. It looks like Charlie in one of his pictures. Doxies have very perky ears, especially when something has their attention.
Because Charlie came from the Coast to Coast Dacshund Rescue, I am trying to work with them on selling these little guys. However, they are available at the Dachshund Rescue of North America, another rescue group. Once they are available through Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue, I will post that here as well.