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Ludwigs Day 1

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I spent my Labor Day weekend hanging out with my good pal, Minnow the Painting Pony at the Ludwigs Corner Horse Show. Our Mission – to make all the BIG & LITTLE kids laugh and giggle.

ammo the dachshund with painting pony

I’m not gonna lie, Minnow did most of the work on the first day. Not that I didn’t help – I just used my skills in a different way.

ammo the dachshund with painting pony

I used my stunning good looks and overall cuteness to attract a crowd.

ammo the dachshund with painting pony

You see, I’m utterly irresistible when I wear my stunt helmet.

ammo the dachshund with painting pony

After I drew in the crowd it was up to Minnow to entertain everyone with his amazing painting skills and super awesome tricks. I jumped in here and there with some of my awesome stunts – but I really got into the swing of things on Day 2, which you’ll hear all about tomorrow!

minnow the painting pony

You can check out some more photos of my adventure with Minnow on the Painting Pony Blog. And even if you weren’t able to visit us at our booth last weekend, you can still check out all of our awesome artwork in our SHOP.

Meet Me!

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ammo the dachshund at the ludwigs corner horse show

You know you want a big sloppy dachshund kiss from your favorite super hero!

Come meet me today and tomorrow at the Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show ! Minnow & I are going to be doing tricks all day long!

You can catch us on Saturday from 10 – 2pm (Minnow will do a special painting at 11am, 12pm, and 1pm) and on Sunday from 11 – 4pm (Minnow will do a special painting at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm).

We hope you can join us!

P.S. I like hot dogs and cheese! hehe

Adventure Ahead

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ammo the dachshund

Oh hey, fancy seeing you here.

ammo the dachshund

I bet you’re wondering what kind of adventures I’m up to today!

ammo the dachshund

Since you asked so politely, I’ll tell you. I’m busy packing, because me and Minnow the Painting Pony are headed to an event this weekend.

ammo the dachshund

We’re going to have a booth at the Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show on Saturday AND Sunday! Minnow & I are going to be doing tricks all day long, and we’re both bringing some of our famous paintings that will be available to purchase. I’m even bringing my Christmas cards!

You can catch us on Saturday from 10 – 2pm (Minnow will do a special painting at 11am, 12pm, and 1pm) and on Sunday from 11 – 4pm (Minnow will do a special painting at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm).

We hope you’ll be able to make it, so I can meet all my friends in person!

ammo the dachshund

ammo the dachshund

But don’t worry, even if you can’t make the event – I always bring back lots of pictures and video! And don’t forget, I’ll be at the Chadds Ford Dog Days of Summer II event next weekend! Yeah!

 

Visitor

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Sometimes Trooper comes to visit me at the shop. When we were both younger Trooper and I both used to come to the shop together everyday, but then Trooper got a new job. Now Trooper visits the nursing home and rounds up the ponies on the farm almost daily – making his visits to the shop a little less frequent.

trooper at the shop

So when he does come to visit, I’m even more enthusiastic to see him.

Trooper and Ammo at the Shop

“OMG It’s you! I can’t believe you came to visit!”

Trooper and Ammo at the Shop

“I’m so excited I could kiss you!”

Trooper and Ammo at the Shop

“Now that we’ve got that awkwardness out of the way, want to play tug-o-war?”

A Sign

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Guess what!? Mom got me my very own banner!

ammo the dachshund's banner

I’m so excited I could shout it from the rooftops!

ammo the dachshund's banner

I did what any dog with a totally awesome new banner would do, I had a photo shoot!

ammo the dachshund's banner

The “I’m so adorable you just want to squeeze me” Pose

ammo the dachshund's banner

The “My stunning good looks could kill you” Pose

ammo the dachshund's banner

The “Who me?” Pose

ammo the dachshund's banner

The “I’m kinda a big deal” Pose

ammo the dachshund's banner

The “Don’t worry, I’ll save you” Pose

ammo the dachshund's banner

The “My mama says just because I’m little doesn’t mean I can’t play too” Pose

I was pretty much feeling like the king of the World, but then I saw it….

painting pony

The ponies got a new banner too……and it was like 4 times the size of mine.

ammo the dachshund's banner

The “What the heck, the ponies got a bigger banner than me” Pose!

Sigh. Talk about a total buzz kill.

 

Hurricane Irene

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On Saturday evening Hurricane Irene made it’s way towards my home in Pennsylvania. I’ve never been in a hurricane before (after all I’m only 2!), so I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I knew enough to be a little scared, especially since mom and dad brought in all of our outdoor patio stuff, and mom weatherproofed the shop on Saturday morning.

Several hours into the storm we lost power, only moments after we heard of a Tornado warning for our area on the news. So into the basement we went to hunker down for about 20 minutes before the threat passed.

I of course used this time to practice my scary bark threats – you know – to tell Irene to get outta here!

ammo the dachshund hurricane irene

The next morning I woke to a still very windy and rainy mess outside – which meant I had to spend most of the day inside. If you can’t tell I was a little depressed. Mom and Dad tried to keep me occupied by playing scrabble with me (especially since there still was no power), but I really just wanted to go exploring.

ammo the dachshund hurricane irene

In the late afternoon the storm finally cleared, and we headed out for a drive to take care of the ponies (who weathered the storm just fine).

ammo the dachshund hurricane irene

I couldn’t believe how much the water had risen along the Brandywine, which runs just below the farm.

ammo the dachshund hurricane irene

ammo the dachshund hurricane irene

ammo the dachshund hurricane irene

ammo the dachshund hurricane irene

ammo the dachshund hurricane irene

On the way back we stopped by the shop to make sure that it fared the storm ok.

ammo the dachshund hurricane irene

Luckily there was no water damage even though many of the streets in town were flooded. But there was some wind damage to the awning out front. Mom says she hopes it’s not too expensive to fix, I told her I’d try to sell a painting to help pay for it!

ammo the dachshund hurricane irene

Power was out at both the shop and at home, so lucky for me I got to spend the evening playing board games with my family. The “Chester County” game continued on into the wee hours of the night.

ammo the dachshund hurricane irene

ammo the dachshund hurricane irene

Power at the house was out until mid-day Monday – which makes me very glad that I’m a dog, and I don’t require indoor plumbing!

 

P.S. I hope that all my friends weathered the storm ok and no one suffered any major damage. I’ll be searching for my groundhogs tomorrow to make sure they made it through the storm ok.

Vintage Finds

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Today I thought I’d share some snapshots of my life via Instagram. You know, the super-cool retro photo app for iphone…..because I’m totally up on “what’s hot”. So, here’s a little glimpse into my life….

ammo the super dog

chincoteague minnow

ammo the dachshund

spider the kitten

crossing street

ammo and cricket

doxie races

spider the kitten

ammo and nitro

ammo

trooper and ammo

ammo and spider

ammo and trooper

mom and ammo

Sigh. Life is good.

Picasso Pony

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It’s no surprise that I spend my time with a bunch of famous painting ponies. And when mom announces “it’s a painting day”, she really means it’s a painting DAY. As in I have to spend ALL day hanging around the farm while the ponies put their brushes to work.

ammo with painting ponies

Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing them create masterpieces, but all day can get kind of tiring.

ammo with painting ponies

But, the ponies always make sure everyone has a good time. Like Boomerang, who tells the best jokes when he’s painting – they even make him giggle!

ammo with painting ponies

ammo with painting ponies

At the end of the day, the best part is always the clean-up. Well, at least it is for little doxies that love to lick the floor clean of spilled cheerios and the ponies’ sweet feed.

ammo with painting ponies

You can check out all of the ponies’ masterpieces from our day of painting on their Blog.

P.S. Make sure you tell them that I sent you – so maybe next time they’ll leave a few extra cheerios on the floor for me!

Toy Box

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This is what my sad, sad toy box has been looking like lately…

ammo's toy box

See that one lonely toy? Yeah, I’ve had that toy since I was a puppy – it’s in there for a reason – it tastes like plastic, and I don’t like it! And sadly, that was the ONLY toy I had left, well, until mom took me to the toy shop (aka Petsmart) on Saturday!

ammo at petsmart

ammo at petsmart

I picked out 3 toys, well I picked out way more than that, but mom only let me bring home the ones she thought I MIGHT not be able to destroy.

1. Owsley the Owl by Martha Stewart Pets from Petsmart 2. Rope Bone by Martha Stewart Pets from Pestmart 3. JW Pet Company Hol-ee Cuz toy from Petsmart

ammo's new toy

Of course I went straight to work trying to destroy my new toys.

ammo's new toy

My “cuz” toy lost his little legs about an hour later. It had to be done. After all, I didn’t want him walking off in the night now did I?

ammo's new toy

Owsley the Owl safely made it through the night, but by Monday evening I ate both his ears off. He gave me the “dirty owl eye” so I let him have it. And my Rope Bone….still in the packaging, because mom won’t let me have him yet! Whats the fun in getting new toys if your mom won’t let you destroy them anyway. jeesh.

So, what about you? Know of any TOTALLY indestructible dog toys? I bet I could still kill it. Anyone bury their toys instead of destroying them? I’ve tried that too, but it’s just not as fun as the kill.

 

Thunder Dog

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“Thunder Dog” – that’s totally an awesome superdog name if you ask me. I was actually thinking maybe I could use it. Ammo, The Thunder Dog or Ammo, Dog of Thunder – has a nice little ring to it, especially since the sky has been giving me lots of it lately.

thunder and lightning

After a nasty dry spell this summer mother nature has decided to play a cruel trick on us and let all of the summer rain come at once. Thunder so loud it shakes the ground and skies so dark I need a flashlight mid-day to hunt my groundhogs.

thunder and lightning

It’s actually sort of peaceful out on the farm as the ominous clouds start rolling in.

ammo the dachshund thunder and lightning

*wince* But, the THUNDER is out of this World!

ammo the dachshund thunder and lightning

Then the sky opens up and buckets upon buckets of water begin to blanket the ground. And really, there is only one thing to do when that happens….

ammo the dachshund thunder and lightning

….scream your head off and run around like crazy! (rain is fun, didn’t you know?)

chesapeake Lightning

Even the ponies are super excited about the rain, especially Chesapeake Lightning aka Blitz (see he was MADE for the rain) – because with rain, comes grass, and those ponies LOVE to eat!

Me, I love the rain, but sometimes what happens after the rain is even better.

rainbow

Hello Mr. Rainbow, did you come to brighten up my day?

double rainbow

But, holey moley, I must have the luck of a leprechaun, because it’s a Double Rainbow (do you see it?). Time to run around screaming my head off again – because I’m sure this is gonna bring me a whole bunch of luck!

What about you? Is mother nature storming on your parade too? Or are you puddle jumping and running around like crazy because you’ve been seeing Double Rainbows too? Do tell!