I deny all involvement in this mess.
Well, I guess until you get caught on video with bubble wrap stuck in your teeth! My bad. 
P.S. Don’t forget there is still time to order one of my Adventure Awaits T-shirts for Christmas and to benefit the Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue! Hurry before it’s too late!
Many many months ago, my mom and dad started building something intriguing.
It took quite a while to take shape, and at first I wasn’t quite sure what it was going to be for.
But the farther along my mom and dad got on their project, the more I began to worry…because I knew where it was going to end up.
Yup, that’s right it ended up right in the window of my shop.
Now you may be thinking, what’s the big deal? Well the big deal is that my shop already has something in the window that grabs the attention of potential customers.
And that something is me! So as nice as the new shop sign is, I just really hope I won’t be out of a job anytime soon!
Since I’m a hard-working pup, I’m off today in celebration of Labor Day! I may work hard, but I also know how to kick back and relax too. Burgers always welcome!
Make sure you stop back tomorrow, as I have a fun giveaway to hopefully soften the blow as you head back to work!
Yesterday my buddy Trooper came to hang out with me at the shop. We have a lot of fun together, and he’s always been my very favorite cuddle buddy.
As fun as it is to have a pal at work, sometimes being a shop dog can get downright boring!
But don’t worry, I have the absolute best method for curing shop dog boredom….
Treat dispensing toys! Woohoo!
Now seriously, what’s more fun than a toy that pops out cookies when you play with it? Nothing, the answer is nothing!
What do you do to cure your dog’s boredom?
Most of you already know that I’m a regular working dog at my mom’s custom frame shop in our home town. So I thought it would be fun to share some photos of me “working like a dog” at the shop. Because we all know I work the hardest out of anyone!
See I told you I work really hard!
Some of you have already noticed this sign-up box for a mailing list on my contact page. Well behind the scenes I’ve been working on creating my own little monthly e-mail of sorts.
I’m sure it will evolve over time, but I plan to send out a monthly e-mail with some of my favorite blog posts, perhaps some unseen photos (of me of course), new products in my online shop, and discounts!
So if you don’t want to miss a thing, and can’t get enough of me, make sure you sign up! And don’t worry, I’ll never share your e-mail with anyone else – and I promise not to send you e-mails ALL THE TIME (like some big box retailers I know)! And you can always opt out at anytime if you so choose.
You can sign-up HERE!
Those of you that follow me on Instagram may have noticed an interesting photo that I posted last weekend:
No joke, at about 2am on a Friday night mom and dad got a call from police that a stolen vehicle had crashed into our shop. Truth be told, I never even woke up – even when mom and dad left the house to go check it out.
Mom and Dad spent hours at the shop cleaning up the damage, which there was a fair amount of.
And when I arrived at work the next day, I couldn’t believe what had happened to my shop!
Even though there was lots of damage, thankfully no one was hurt in the crash. I’m counting my lucky stars, because it could of been much worse.
And I’m thinking now that the windowsill is damaged anyway, perhaps we should rebuild with a dachshund sized perch instead!
My average week consists of a 5 day work week – in which I greet customers most of the day at my mom’s custom frame shop. But with mom gone all last week I found myself actually missing work!
So Dad offered me up the chance to go to work with him – and try my paw at being a graphic designer just like my dad!
I arrived at work early, and was excited to see if they had set me up with a window office.
Unfortunately they must not have known how important I am, because my “office” was a spot on the floor – hardly conducive to working on graphic design! Humph!
I took a tour around the office, and then it was time to get down to business.
I helped dad with some of his work, but quickly grew bored of staring at a computer screen. Somehow the job sounded much more glamorous than I thought – or at least I was hoping we would be designing something I was interested in – like dog food ads!
So I took the rest of the afternoon off and parked myself by the front door – waiting for customers to come just like I do at mom’s shop.
Unfortunately dad’s office does not have the same sort of traffic flow as mom’s retail business – so my “happy to meet you tail wag” didn’t get much use.
That’s ok though, because I used all the free time I had to “clean” the kitchen before lunch for all of the hard-working employees. I’m pretty sure it was much appreciated!
I had fun with dad at work, but I think I’d much rather greet customer’s at mom’s shop all day – sorry dad! But it’s good to be needed, no matter where I work!
So you may have noticed that my post was a little later than normal today. I blame it on my mom. Because while I’m laying around the shop looking like this today, she’s too busy with work to help me on the computer! I guess I could help, but it’s so hard to when all I want to do is lay like this!
So to help with your inevitable afternoon boredom (which I’m sure you have by now), I’ve rounded up a few of my favorite things from my shop so you can go shopping! Because the must have cure for being bored – is online shopping!
You can check out all these fun products and MORE in my ETSY SHOP! Happy Thursday, and you are welcome for curing that afternoon boredom!
This past Friday was Take Your Dog to Work Day, but for me it was no different than any other day, because I work most days with my mom in her custom frame shop.
But, I decided to play the part anyway and instead of my usual sunbathing by the front door I threw on my glasses and helped mom with the picture framing.
Choosing picture frames is no easy task, but it’s a good thing I have a great eye for design!
I picked out some colorful mouldings that would look super awesome on one of my Dream Big Prints.
I must admit, I worked pretty darn hard and I’m pretty sure I should get a raise. Please add 4 more cookies to my daily wages mom!