Guten Tag! Today we\u2019re going to look at a toy called the Wackeldackel that you may have seen \u2013 you may even have one yourself!<\/p>\n
What is a Wackeldackel?!<\/strong><\/p>\n The Wackeldackel<\/strong> is the nodding head dog you see in cars. Their heads are on a spring so that each time the car moves quickly or goes over a Bremsschwelle<\/strong>\u00a0(speed bump), their heads bob up and down and side to side. In English these are often called \u2018bobbleheads\u2019. The original ‘Wackeldackel’ dates back to the 1970s, when it was created as an accessory for German cars. The Wackeldackel then made a comeback in the late 1990s, when it was featured in this German Werbung<\/strong> (advert) for Aral \u2013 a German Benzin <\/b>(petrol\/gas) and Tankstelle<\/strong> (petrol station) brand:<\/p>\n