Did you ever just feel like getting dressed up? You know, slicking back your hair and putting on your fanciest bowtie?
Makes a dog feel pretty good!
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August 2013 Monthly Recap
It’s time to take a look back over the past month at all the exciting things I’ve done! So just incase you missed it, here are some of my highlights from August!
I tested out some Instinct Rawboost Treats from Chewy.com and held a giveaway, which the winners are now posted!
I took a trip to the Goshen Fair.
I went to Sunday Breakfast with my family.
I helped my pal Trooper test out Ruffwear’s Swamp Cooler (which is awesome by the way!).
I got nosey with the new stonework on the farm.
I introduced my new dog pack pals.
I took my pal Shilah the Husky out on the lake for the very first time.
I shared the must have items I pack when going camping in the summer!
I went camping with my friend Shilah in Cape May.
I dined at some dog friendly restaurants during my trip to Cape May.
I had a blast on the dog friendly beach, Higbee Beach in Cape May NJ.
I shared pictures from when a car crashed through the shop where I work.
I helped mom make a DIY Dachshund Cork Board.
I shared some of Sleepypod’s Pendants and offered everyone a chance to win their own set. You can still enter to win!!
Gosh what an exciting August I’ve had! Now we’re getting to one of my favorite times of the year – fall. I can’t wait to see what else I’ll be up to in the coming months!
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The End of Summer
Today is Labor Day, the unofficial end to summer. I am sad because I don’t want the summer to end! So today I’m relishing in the last day of summer, and remembering all of my warm weather fun….
Happy Labor Day Everyone – soak up all the sun you can while it lasts! xoxo,
P.S. Don’t forget to enter my Sleepypod Pendant Giveaway!
Friday Fetch: The Original Toasty Pet Bed
I stumbled across The Original Toasty Pet Bed from The Toasty Pet Company on Etsy and I couldn’t help but think how utterly unique (and cute) it was!
The Toasty Pet Bed is made of durable and cozy sherpa fabric and the back and sides are hard-wearing fabric. The filling is a very durable solid foam that can be removed. It’s great for small and medium-sized dogs (and all-sized cats).
You can fetch your own Toasty Pet Bed on Etsy for $98.
Sleepypod Pendants Product Review & Giveaway
Disclaimer: This review and giveaway is brought to you by Sleepypod.
I’m always on the lookout for sturdy and good looking Pet Id Tags, so when Sleepypod offered me the chance to test out their Pendants I jumped at the chance!
Sleepypod Pendants are made of jewelry-grade, 100% stainless steel or 18k gold-plated metal. They chose to use stainless steel and gold as the base metals because they are hypoallergenic and do not harbor germs. The pendants are available in small and medium sizes in six shapes: Sheep, Chick, Lion, Whale, Elephant, and Stegosaur.
These ID tags aren’t your average tag, these things are built to last – boasting a 2mm thickness. I should know after I tested their durability down a couple of groundhog holes already!
I chose the small whale in stainless steel and the medium stegosaur in stainless steel.
The larger tags would be great for bigger breed dogs, or they can also be attached to a harness, leash, or even a pet carrier. You can even choose to hang them around your neck as a charm or even use them on your keyring.
All the tags are engraveable on the back with 2 lines and up to 15 characters. I had mine engraved with my name and telephone number.
You can grab your own Pendants from Sleepypod for $17 – $21.
And now for the best part…
TWO Lucky WINNERS will WIN their choice of a small and medium pendant of the same design!
(with engraving of 2 lines and up to 15 characters – including spaces)
Here’s HOW TO WIN:
For this giveaway I will be using, Rafflecopter. We only use the information you provide to contact the winners and we never share it – so not to worry. Winners will be chosen at random and you will be contacted via e-mail to claim your prize. All the winners will also be announced on this blog post once the giveaway ends on 9/6/13 12AM EST. Open to US Residents Only. Good luck!
Disclosure: I received two Sleepypod Pendants to review on my site. All opinions are entirely my own.
To Dogs, Life is one Big Adventure!
A couple of months ago a campaign with O2, a UK based mobile company, launched a campaign aimed at being more dog.
To dogs, life is one big adventure. They never stop playing and exploring.
I couldn’t agree more, which is why I think they picked me to make a little cameo appearance in one of their commercials! Check it out:
You can watch the full length version of my digging abilities in this recent blog post.
This isn’t the first time I’ve been on television – you can check out all my tv endeavors on my press page. And yes, I do sign autographs!
DIY Dachshund Cork Board
When I came across this DIY project on pinterest, it inspired me to create something similar for all the dog (and dachshund) lovers out there! So I enlisted the help of my mom and whipped up this fun DIY project…
DIY Dachshund Cork Board
This project can be made using any dog shape (not just a dachshund), so have fun, be creative, and create something unique!
Materials:
- Cork
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- Cardboard
- Glue
- Scissors & Exacto Knife
- Acrylic Paint & Paintbrush
- Ribbon
- Sharpie
- Frog Tape
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- Dachshund Stencil or Photo of your Dog
*links contain affiliate links
Step 1: Adhere your cork onto a piece of cardboard using glue or a spray adhesive to make it a bit sturdier.
Step 2: If you would like to make a dachshund cork board download and print my dachshund shape, then cut it out. Otherwise you can print out a photo of your own dog (making sure to enlarge it) and cut out around the shape.
Step 3: Using a sharpie trace around your stencil on your cork board.
Step 4: Cut out your cork board shape using an exacto knife.
Step 5: Place your frog tape in a striped pattern along the cork.
Step 6: Paint onto the cork between your tape with acrylic paint, when it’s dry peel away the tape.
Step 7: Cut a strip of ribbon to be used as a collar and staple or glue it to the cork on the back.
Now you’re ready to hang your cork board up and enjoy!
I’ve now got the perfect place to pin photos of all my girlfriends!
That time a Car Crashed through my Shop
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!
Friday Fetch: Petnovate Pull Stop Dog Harness
As a small dog you would be surprised at the amount of force I can produce during a walk when I want to. And while I wouldn’t say I’m a “bad” puller, it got me thinking about what products are out there for dogs that do like to pull. I stumbled across the Petnovate Pull Stop Harness.
The Pull Stop Harness is a no pull dog harness that uses your pet’s own pulling force to act against its front legs. When your pet pulls to a point that it’s walking faster than you, the force that you begin to feel at the leash starts to act against your pet’s front legs, which slows your pet down and thus reduces the pulling altogether. Pull Stop does so without applying any squeezing or discomfort to your pet.
While I’m not sure how well this would work on a small dog (although this does come in small dog sizes), I bet there are some big dogs out there that could benefit from a product like this!
Petnovate also makes a no pull and no jump harness:
You can fetch the Pull Stop and Jump Stop Harnesses from Petnovate for about $20 – $30.
Higbee Beach – My Trip to the Dog Friendly Beach
The main reason for my camping excursion to Cape May last weekend was to hit up one of the all year round dog friendly beaches, Higbee Beach. I’ve been to the beach a few times before (this was my first trip to Higbee), but every time I went it was either rainy or cold, and I never got to really have a true beach experience.
Be forewarned, my mom went a little photo crazy and took way too many photos of me at the beach – and I didn’t have the heart to leave any out of this post!
Even though the day started out a bit rainy, by the time my pal Shilah and I were ready to hit the sand the weather had cleared and at 70 degrees and a bit overcast it was the perfect weather for us dogs to be on the sand.
Now as a general rule of thumb I’m usually always kept on my leash when I’m away from home (aside from where I’m let off leash at the family farm). But since mom and dad knew that I wouldn’t get to fully enjoy the beach without being able to run, mom decided that I could be trusted enough to ditch the leash this one time. Now you’re probably thinking by the looks of this photo – that maybe it wasn’t the best idea.
But not to worry, I remembered all of my training and came running as fast as I could as soon as mom or dad called. After all, I didn’t want to loose my off-leash beach privileges!
Running free on the sand was one of the greatest experiences, I highly recommend it to all you dogs out there! But one other thing on my doggie bucket list was to touch the ocean too….
As you can see I was a bit hesitant at first – those waves are quite intimidating!
So instead I decided to build a sandcastle instead!
I even got to meet some new pals, like this short-legged (like me) Jack Russell. He was very fun to play with – until he peed on mom’s beach chair!
Just as I was getting back into my hole digging fun, mom said we need to take some family photos on the beach.
As you can see I was less than thrilled!
Even my pal Shilah got in on the action with some modeling shots!
I’m friends with that beauty right there!
After out mandated photo shoot I decided to coach Shilah on her first dip in the ocean.
Ultimately I had to show her the ropes, being that I’m much older and wiser!
Then as luck would have it I found a horseshoe crab that had washed up on the beach! (Not to worry, no horseshoe crabs were harmed – and this one was not living when I found him)
I found him quite intriguing as he didn’t smell like the groundhogs and bunnies I was used to hunting in my own backyard.
After Shilah and I full inspected and tasted our horseshoe crab friend, I started to get concerned that he might float back out to sea.
And as the waves started to take him back to the ocean I suddenly wasn’t too scared to brave the waves myself.
Ok well I was about as brave as you can be without your life vest on!
My trip to Higbee Beach was one of my favorite adventures of all time, and you can bet it won’t be my last!
Shilah and I were dog tired after our day in the sand, but we wouldn’t have it any other way!
Anyone else frequent dog friendly beaches? Tell us where it’s located in the comments!