Crusoe the Dachshund


Crusoe the Dachshund is a ten-year-old, miniature black and tan dachshund living in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada who gained internet fame for his homemade costumes and viral videos. He plays characters including chef, superhero, captain, fisherman, golfer, hockey player, and accountant.

History

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. In 2018, he published his second book, "Crusoe, the Worldly Wiener Dog: Further Adventures with the Celebrity Dachshund".
Crusoe won Best Animal category at the Shorty Awards and the 2018 People’s Choice Award for Animal Star, leading to him being branded an “internet celebrity”.
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. His recovery went successful and as of August 2017, he was declared healthy.
In 2017, Crusoe started a Facebook series documenting his own life, with 4 seasons total as of 2020. Alongside his half-brother Oakley, he received a 1 year old tan long-haired dachshund sister named Daphne.
In late July 2020, Crusoe had his gallbladder surgically removed.

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. 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, Mashable, New York Mag, Buzzfeed, NHL.com, and ESPN. His travels have been covered by Metro, 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. Crusoe was also the face of the Heinz Wiener Stampede Super Bowl ad campaign in 2016.