Crusoe the Dachshund
{{Short description|Dachshund dog and internet celebrity}}
{{Infobox animal
|name=Crusoe the Dachshund
|birth_date={{Birth-date and age|October 28, 2009}}
|birth_place=
|image=Crusoe2020.png
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|caption=Crusoe in 2020
|breed=Miniature Dachshund
|gender=Male
|owner=Ryan Beauchesne
|known=Internet celebrity}}
Crusoe the Dachshund is a fifteen-year-old, miniature black and tan dachshund living in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada{{Cite web|url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/crusoe-the-celebrity-dachshund-1.2671103|title=Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund|date=2015-11-23|website=CTV News Ottawa|access-date=2019-03-20}} who gained internet fame for his homemade costumes and viral videos.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/celebrity-dachshund-crusoe-between-the-pipes/c-287601112|title= dachshund Crusoe gets between the pipes|website=NHL.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-20}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4285465/watch-a-dog-play-hockey/|title=Watch a Dog Play Hockey|magazine=Time|date=7 April 2016 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}} He plays characters including chef, superhero, captain, fisherman, golfer, hockey player, jazz man, and accountant.{{Cite web|url=https://mashable.com/2015/03/04/dog-makes-bruschetta/|title=A dog dressed as a tiny chef makes grilled bruschetta [VIDEO]|last=Vitto|first=Laura|website=Mashable|date=4 March 2015 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/brianseaman/10-reasons-crusoe-is-your-new-favorite-dachshund|title=10 Reasons Crusoe Is Your New Favorite Dachshund|last=Seaman|first=Brian|date=2014-02-25|website=BuzzFeed|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://mashable.com/2016/09/22/crusoe-dachshund-goes-golfing/|title=Tiny dachshunds golfing in tiny hats make for a perfect day on the course|last=Careaga|first=Christina|website=Mashable|date=22 September 2016 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}}
He is often joined by his brother, Oakley. Oakley is owned by Ryan's parents. Two female long haired dachshunds joined the families--Daphne with Crusoe's and Delilah with Oakley's. The four have appeared in latest videos.
Life
Crusoe began appearing on social media with the self-appointed title of “celebrity” as a sarcastic moniker. After starting on social media in 2011, Crusoe has gained over 4 million followers.
Crusoe published "Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund: Adventures of the Wiener Dog Extraordinaire", a New York Times Bestselling book.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2015/11/15/animals/|title=Animals Books - Best Sellers - November 15, 2015 - The New York Times|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-03-20|language=en|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|url=https://parade.com/709079/ccopelan/photos-this-worldly-weiner-dog-is-too-cute/|title=Photos: This Worldly Weiner Dog Is Too Cute!|last=Copelan|first=Christine|date=2018-10-17|website=Parade|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}} In 2018, he published his second book, "Crusoe, the Worldly Wiener Dog: Further Adventures with the Celebrity Dachshund".{{Cite web|url=https://www.metro.us/things-to-do/boston/crusoe-the-celebrity-dachshund-boston|title=Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund gets ready for his first trip to Boston|last=Juul|first=Matt|date=2018-11-13|website=Metro|access-date=2019-03-20}}
Crusoe won Best Animal category at the Shorty Awards{{Cite web|url=http://shortyawards.com/9th/celeb_dachshund|title=Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund - The Shorty Awards|website=shortyawards.com|access-date=2019-03-20}} and the 2018 People’s Choice Award for Animal Star,{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/shows/peoples_choice_awards/news/986008/so-sweet-the-always-adorable-crusoe-the-celebrity-dachshund-is-your-people-s-choice-awards-animal-star-of-2018|title=So Sweet! The Always Adorable Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund Is Your People's Choice Awards Animal Star of 2018 on People's Choice Awards|last=Wenger|first=Stephanie|date=2018-11-11|website=E! News|language=en-CA|access-date=2019-03-20}} leading to him being branded an “internet celebrity”.{{Cite web|url=http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2015/11/crusoe-celebrity-dachshund.html|title=Crusoe the Blogging Dog Just Might Be the World's Most Perfect Celebrity|last=Pressler|first=Jessica|date=2015-11-02|website=New York Mag|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/meet-crusoe-the-most-famous-dog-in-the-world-okay-in-ottawa|title=Meet Crusoe, the most famous dog in the world (OK, in Ottawa)|last=Hwang|first=Priscilla|date=2016-04-12|website=Ottawa Citizen|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}}
Crusoe underwent emergency surgery in August 2016 for a ruptured disc in his spinal cord, a condition called IVDD, or Intervertebral Disc Disease, a common condition for Dachshunds.{{Cite web|url=https://wgntv.com/2016/08/15/celebrity-dachshund-recovering-from-surgery/|title=Celebrity Dachshund Crusoe recovering from surgery|last=Smelyansky|first=Alice|date=2016-08-15|website=WGN-TV|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/10/25/crusoe-dachshund-banff_n_12647886.html|title=Crusoe The Celebrity Dachshund Lives Out Dream Banff Vacation|last=Butterfield|first=Michelle|date=2016-10-25|website=HuffPost Canada|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}} His recovery was successful he was declared healthy.
In 2024, Crusoe has battled a toe infection resulting in amputation of the toe. Liver issues appeared earlier, but seen to be under control.
Cornell veterinary takes care of Crusoe. Crusoe sponsored fundraisers to thank Cornell have raised raised hundreds of thousands. The money goes directly to Cornell for research on IVDD. "Crusoe Strong" .
On 4 May 2025, Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund announced on Youtube that he is officially retiring from YouTube sometime this year. He will still be there but won’t be posting as much as he used to. He will still be active on his Facebook, Instagram and Twitter social media accounts.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CfzRiQfVRA |title=Ep#73: Crusoe is Officially RETIRING — (and what it means going forward) |date=2025-05-04 |last=Crusoe the Dachshund |access-date=2025-05-05 |via=YouTube}}
Social media
Crusoe has over 3 million Facebook Likes and over a billion total video views, 700,000 Instagram followers, and over 1,000,000 subscribers to his YouTube Channel with over 150 million channel views.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/its-hard-out-there-for-a-pet-influencer|title=It's Hard Out There for a Pet Influencer|last=Taylor|first=Elise|date=2018-12-20|website=Vogue|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}} Crusoe was present on Vine with over 10 billion loops. {{As of|2020}}, his TikTok profile has over 10 million views.
Press appearances
Crusoe has appeared on such media outlets as Good Morning America,{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/celebrity-dachshund-takes-gma-style-34789843|title=Video: Celebrity Dachshund Takes Over 'GMA' in Style|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}} Mashable, New York Mag, Buzzfeed, NHL.com, and ESPN. His travels have been covered by Metro, Lonely Planet,{{Cite web|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/2016/11/03/crusoe-dachshund-holidays-banff-national-park/|title=Crusoe the celebrity dachshund goes on holidays to Canada's Banff National Park|last=Smith|first=Andrea|date=2016-11-03|website=Lonely Planet}} and HuffPost. Crusoe also attended the 2018 People’s Choice Awards in Los Angeles.
An online advertisement for GoPro and a television commercial for the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation both featured clips of Crusoe fishing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0ONScuZ-x8|title=GoPro: Dog Gone Fishing|date=2013-11-18|website=YouTube}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znuyxIvzx_U|title=Take Me Fishing TV|date=2015-06-13|website=YouTube}} Crusoe was also the face of the Heinz Wiener Stampede Super Bowl ad campaign in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/pets/crusoe-spokeswiener-dachshund-taking-super-bowl-storm-t71686|title=Hot dog! Meet the 'spokeswiener' that is taking the Super Bowl by storm|last=Sassman|first=Brooke|date=2016-02-05|website=TODAY.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}}