Yesterday on the farm mom decided to bring the ponies’ paints out of storage for a little winter painting.
As you can see, they made quite the mess.
A mess that I somehow got suckered into cleaning up.
And my lovely assistant was absolutely no help at all!
You can check out the paintings by my fabulous pony pals on their website.
Last year I made my list of New Year Goals, so I thought it would be fun to check back and see how far I got with them – and also come up with a few new ones for 2012!
P.S. this may look like my Birthday hat, but right now it’s doubling as my new years party hat!
LAST YEARS GOALS:
1. Take another agility class or maybe even COMPETE in agility. Sadly since my last agility class at the Dog Training Club of Chester County I haven’t been able to attend any new classes. Not because I didn’t want to, but because the training center hasn’t been offering any new agility classes that fit my busy schedule, so mom’s been looking into finding a new place for me to test out my agility skills this year, like this place. But I did try my hand at an agility course while I was at the Dog Days of Summer Event and I even tested out some moves at the dog park this year.
2. Actually win a race at the Dachshund Races this year. I did even better than win just one race this year, I won 3! and I even qualified for the Championship race, bringing home a respectable reserve champ ribbon! Go me!
3. Make MORE artwork. This year I created and shipped all over the World nearly 20 original pieces of art. Not bad for my first full year of being a real life artist!
4. Visit some nursing homes. I made several trips this year to visit the nursing home – HERE, HERE, and HERE. I even made some undocumented trips too! It’s great when I can make someone’s day a little bit happier with my happy wagging tail.
5. Perform more with the Trick Ponies. I added lots of new performances with the Trick Ponies to my calendar this year. I visited a school and made appearances at the Ludwigs Corner Horse Show and The Dog Days of Summer event to name a few.
6. Learn at least 10 new tricks. Ok well I might not have accomplished this “10 new tricks” goal, but I did add a few new ones to my repertoire. Which reminds me….I never shared them with you guys! So that will definitely have to be a future post.
7. Dress up more often. This one I have totally accomplished. I was a dressing up fool this year with my 12 days of Christmas, my rocket dog costume and even my Valentines Day outfit to name a few.
8. Go on vacation. Admittedly I don’t really go on vacation much, it’s hard to get a way when you have such a busy working calendar like me! But I did get to take a special trip this year to Assateague Island to visit the sand and surf (and some new friends) with my pony pals.
9. Try something new. This year I took my first trip on a motor boat at the Marsh Creek State park, I built a super fort while mom was away in Chincoteague, and I even did some relaxing by the pool for the first time. Oh yeah, and I watched a movie in the park this summer!
10. Giggle more. I giggle everyday, what about you?
2012 Goals:
1. Learn a new trick with my favorite pony, Minnow.
2. Compete in my first agility trial or take an agility class with a new club.
3. Make more home movies, featuring me!
4. Get more creative with my costumes.
5. Master some new tricks and share them on the blog.
6. Take pictures every month for my 2013 Calendar!
7. Make more DIY projects.
8. Paint more.
9. Dig more holes in the backyard.
10. Smile everyday!
So what about you? What are your goals for 2012? Do you think I can accomplish everything on my list by this time next year?
P.S. Don’t forget there is still time to enter my giveaway to win my 2012 Calendar!
I know you’ve all been waiting on the edge of your seats to hear about all the adventures I had this Christmas. Well wait no further, because part 1 is here! I had so much fun I had to break it up into TWO blog posts. So make sure you check back tomorrow to hear about the rest of my Christmas Adventure.
First thing Christmas morning I headed out the farm to visit my FAVORITE pony friends.
I didn’t come empty handed either, I brought them some carrots – the perfect Christmas morning treat.
And just to be sure they were PERFECT, I taste tested a few myself….only the best for my pony pals.
Blitz agreed that they were a-OK.
The ponies were also super excited because Santa had visited the farm too. Blitz told me he even got Blitzen’s autograph, and I’m so super jealous!
Minnow was ALMOST as skilled as me at opening his Christmas present from Santa.
Boomerang said that I could help him open his Christmas present, on account of all my presents were still at home. Isn’t he sweet?
I could hardly wait to head home and see what Santa had left for me under my tree!
Make sure you check back tomorrow to see what Santa brought me for Christmas!
Last night when I was hanging out on the farm I decided that the ponies were looking a bit dusty. With all the rain we had on Tuesday the ponies had taken it upon themselves to roll like little piggies in all the mud puddles. I have to say I was a bit jealous I missed out on the fun.
So, I did what any amazing farm dog would do, I decided to give my pony friends a good brushing.
I readied my brush box with all the necessary tools.
And I picked out the very best brushes for the job.
All was going well until Minnow reminded me that I don’t have hands, nor am I tall enough to reach much past the ponies’ knees. Sigh. You win this one minnow……. you win this one.
Just because it’s called a “horse jump” doesn’t mean it’s any match for Super Ammo. (and I didn’t even have my super cape on!)
It’s ok to be jealous of my super jumping skills.
Yesterday morning on the farm a cool mist of fog rolled in over the hills.
All the horses amidst a backdrop of fogginess had such an ominous look about them.
Including my pal Spider the Kitten.
Mom said the foggy sky must have brought out the feisty in Spider.
I have to admit, she had a crazier than normal look in her eye.
But when I inspected her thoroughly ….
…and sniffed every square inch…
….I couldn’t find anything that smelled like feisty! Nope, just regular old Spider.
Feisty smelling or not, excitement abounds whenever Spider has the look of fire in her eyes!
Yipeee!
Over the Halloween weekend I went on nearly a 400 mile excursion to visit a place that is very special to my pony friends, Assateague Island, Virginia.
See my pal Minnow was born wild on Assateague 18 years ago, and every year he returns to neighboring Chincoteague Island to perform for a week during their annual pony penning. I never get to go because the island isn’t very dog friendly and sitting in the car is not a good idea in the summer heat.
Even dogs need to take advantage of the rest stop!
But this time as all the ponies loaded up for a special trip to Assateague to ride on the beach in the cool fall weather, I was allowed to come! Yipee!
The even better news was that I got to leave behind a rare October snowstorm in PA for the still cold but way less snowy weather in Virginia. Score.
Upon arriving Saturday evening I got to attend a special picnic where mom got to meet up with her Chincoteague Pony Friends from all across the country. I even got to meet a bunch of my facebook fans in person for the very first time, and I wasted no time showing off some of my favorite tricks so that everyone could have a good laugh.
The next day we were up early and headed across the bridge and onto Assateague Island with all my pony friends in tow.
Dogs aren’t allowed on Assateague (seriously?) so I spent my morning snuggled in a pile of blankets. Honestly I can’t complain, from what the ponies tell me it would of been too cold for me anyway.
Meanwhile mom got to live out her dream of riding the ponies on the beach. Boomerang and Blitz were excited to visit the island where their parents were born years earlier. It was a very special trip for everyone.
Naturally mom spent hours on the beach taking pictures of the ponies. She promised me she’d show me all the cool photos once she has time to filter through the nearly 1,000 photos she took (and I thought she took a lot of photos of me!)
But here are a few she showed me last night that I thought were extra special.
I taught those ponies everything they know. Don’t forget that! 🙂
After our beach adventure we headed back to the mainland so the ponies could participate in a fun show. They won me lots of ribbons – but I won the most special one of them all…
The costume contest! Well, ok, Minnow might have helped some.
Then on Halloween morning we made one last drive out to Assateague so the ponies could say goodbye to the ocean before heading home to PA. I told them I had to be back home in time to hand out candy to all the trick-or-treaters in my neighborhood!
So how about that for a Halloween weekend adventure? Pretty exciting, right? I just might have to spend the rest of the week catching up on my sleep after this weekend fun!
P.S. More fun photos from our amazing adventure will be popping up on the Painting Pony Blog & Facebook page as soon as my mom has a chance to filter through them all! So make sure you check back soon!
Me and mom have been busy updating our online Etsy Shop (which I share with the Painting Ponies), so today I thought I’d share with you some of my new additions to the shop.
This one is White Dachshund No.12, isn’t he special looking?
And this one is Yellow Dachshund No. 2, he’s such a happy little fellow!
Now, although I feel I am the most talented artist in the bunch, my Painting Pony friends (mostly Minnow) have also been busy filling the shop with some of their new creations.
Ok, I admit it, Minnow is pretty talented. But, he has been painting for much longer than I have (since 2007 to be exact).
But we all still know who looks the best in the beret! Eat your heart out girls!
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Holy Cannoli! Boy did I have a busy weekend!
This picture of me and Trooper pretty much sums up the adventurous weekend I had. Don’t worry, I didn’t actually have to ride a bull, but I did have to entertain lots of children (and adults), sniff a whole bunch of dog butts, eat funnel cake, and I even ran through an agility course…twice!
As you can see, I’m a pretty hard working Dachshund.
To prove my point, here’s a BEFORE shot of me and Trooper just getting started on our weekend adventure at the Chadds Ford Days.
And here’s us AFTER a weekend full of excitement!
Even super dogs need to catch up on their sleep once in a while.
I’ll admit, after Day 1 at the Ludwigs Corner Horse Show I was a little tired. It’s hard being adorable all the time.
But, mom brought out the big guns (aka chicken) and I was more than happy to show everyone my favorite tricks!
Not trying to brag, but no one plays dead like I do!
Minnow drew a crowd too with his amazing painting skills……but really…..I stole the show!
“Super Ammo” knows how to make everyone laugh.
Even when you have technical difficulties with your stunt helmet.
In fact, I got so much love after my performances that I think Minnow was jealous!
All that excitement really wears a boy out!
When I got back to the farm I took a well deserved nap. Which actually ended up being pretty short lived…
Because Trooper was just begging to be chased!
You can check out more pictures from our adventure on the Painting Pony Blog!