Most of the time I’m at my mom’s side 24/7, but when I’m not I like to think she’s always thinking about me. These fun dog – inspired keyring adornments from Edwyn UK are perfect for reminding my mom of my happy little face even when I’m not there!
You can fetch your own dog keyring here.
Edwyn UK also has a fun line of dog toys, bandannas, and bags!
Yesterday you heard about my trip to the farm on Christmas morning and today I’m going to show you what Santa brought me for Christmas. After heading home from the farm I dove head first into my presents!
If you didn’t already know, I’m a skilled present unwrap-per. It’s a gift really.
Just check out this fun video of me unwrapping my presents on Christmas morning:
The aftermath always looks a little something like this.
But boy did I get a whole bunch of fabulous gifts!
Santa brought me a super fun stuffie toy that looked just like himself, and I also got this super fun bowtie from Silly Buddy (hi Buddy!). Mom and Dad bought me some new dog bowls from Garnet Hill and some all natural dog treats from a cool bakery in New York called Bocce’s Bakery. And lastly I got gifted an awesome gift card to Yellow Brick Home, so that I can get a portrait of ME! How fun!
But my Christmas Adventure didn’t stop there. Next I was headed over to Trooper’s house, where Trooper let me play with all his new Christmas presents.
I even gifted Trooper a batch of dog cookies and my mom and dad got him a custom portrait from Yellow Brick Home too!
Eventually I made my way over to mom mom’s house where I got to watch all my cousins open their Christmas gifts.
I might have helped some with the unwrapping…
….and eventually I ended up more festive looking than when I arrived!
As you can imagine, I passed out in the car on the way home. This much Christmas excitement really wears a boy out! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas with friends and family. Now I’ve got to rest up…..because this weekend is NEW YEARS! Woohoo!
Last week I was busy working away on a secret project for the Holidays. I made Christmas Cards! Yay!
Mom fashioned a beard for me out of some cotton and a string and I happily posed for portraits in a cheerful little Santa hat we got at the dollar store last year.
Picture taking always proves to be the easy part, it’s coming up with the inside greetings that takes a little more effort.
But this year I came up with my very own version of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas….
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And left tiny paw prints all covered in soot.
The beard of his chin was white as the snow,
His twinkling eyes gave off a warm glow.He spoke not a word, but gave out a sigh,
As he gobbled the milk & cookies in the blink of an eye.He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight,
“I like peanut butter cookies, next time get it right!”
You can fetch your very own set of my Holiday Greeting Cards HERE. Send a little Christmas Cheer to everyone you know! And because I love you all oh so much, enter the code AMMOPAL at checkout to get 10% off your order. Yipee!
Dear, Santa
Even though I ate that piece of pizza off the coffee table, picked on Trooper, unraveled all the toilet paper, and ate a hole in mom’s pillowcase – I really really think I deserve all the things on my Christmas list this year. I promise to try harder next year.
xoxo,
Ammo
1. Custom Pet Portrait from the Yellow Brick House [via]
2. Rocket Ship Bedding Set from Garnet Hill
3. All Natural, Organic Dog Cookies from Bocce’s Bakery [via]
4. Bauer Earthenware Dog Bowl from Garnet Hill
5. Custom Made Cashmere Dog Sweater from By Chance Designs on Etsy
Cyber Monday is here, and if you’re looking for Holiday deals online – then today is the day to do your shopping! And because I’ve gotten into the holiday spirit (evident by my Santa hat)……I decided to offer up a special deal to all my friends!
Today only you can shop in my ONLINE SHOP and save 20% with coupon code CYBERSALE11!
Here’s a sampling of some of the super cool items you can find in my shop….
Original Watercolor Paintings by me
Holiday Cards featuring me! And coming next week I’ll have a brand-new Holiday Card design for 2011! Yipee!
One-of-a-kind Scratch Art by me
And if you’re looking for something extra unique, you can also see some of the amazing paintings in my shop done by the famous Painting Ponies…
“Chincoteague Waves” painted by Blitz
My Cyber Monday sale ends Monday, November 28th at 12pm midnight EST, so make sure you don’t delay! You can visit my online shop HERE and make sure you use the code CYBERSALE11 at checkout to receive 20% off.
Woo hoo! It’s Holiday Shopping time! I love scouring for those unique gifts this time of year, and you can bet I was super excited when I found Le Animale on Etsy.
Le Animale has the perfect gift this Holiday season for your mom or dad – custom made pet totems. Commission a sculpture to look just like your furry little self so that your mom and dad can always have you with them! But if you want one for Christmas you better hurry, because the deadline for custom orders is November 27th.
I’m thinking my mom would totally love one of these this Christmas, modeled after cute little me of course!
You can fetch your own custom pet totem at Le Animale for $55.
Yes, I know, we haven’t even had Turkey Day yet and already there are Christmas wreaths out, holiday music playing and the smell of pine everywhere.
Even though it does seem a tad bit early for the Holiday Season Fanfare, when you work in a retail shop like I do it’s hard not to be prepared a few weeks early.
So this year I bit the bullet and broke out my Christmas scarf BEFORE Thanksgiving. Don’t judge, you know you think it’s stinkin’ cute.
I even went as far as to practice some of my Holiday looks. I think they pretty much speak for themselves…..
“Thanks for visiting, now please purchase every single item in my shop as a Christmas gift for your loved ones”
“Pretty Please, won’t you purchase that _______.”
“I’m even cuter when you purchase something”
“Don’t make me get ruthless and force you to do some Holiday Shopping”
“P.S. I’m fully prepared to give you the stink eye should you decide to leave empty handed”
Shameless I know, but a shop dogs gotta do what a shop dogs gotta do! hehe.
Make sure you check out My Shop this Holiday Season for some super awesome amazing spectacular gift ideas for everyone you know. I promise not to sing Christmas Carols in your ear. 🙂
Sometimes when I’m at the farm I get the itch to wrestle and run like crazy. Sadly, sometimes my pal Trooper isn’t there to wrestle with me – so usually I find the next best thing, one of the cats!
Unfortunately the cats don’t always always feel the same way I do.
P.S. If you haven’t already seen it, I’ve got my new 2012 calendar available for purchase in my online shop! You’ll get to see my happy face all year long!
Don’t worry, I’m not packing my bags and moving north to become an Eskimo.
Nope, I’m just modeling my new jackets that mom got me from Voyagers K9. You might remember that I posted about them a few weeks ago (which you can read here).
Well my mom thought I could use a little wardrobe update this winter so she contacted them and ordered me two custom made coats to fit me exactly.
Since I’m too big to fit into their mini dachshund coat I had to send in custom measurements. So after Voyagers K9 got all my measurements, mom ordered me a winter coat and tummy warmer in yellow and she even had them put in an opening for my harness on the winter coat.
Last night I got to put my coats to the test out on the farm and since I figured some of my canine friends might be in the need for a winter coat this year too I thought I’d share a little review for you!
Pros:
Cons:
UPDATE – apparently there was a slight mix-up and my coat actually didn’t come with a harness hole, what I actually thought was a harness hole was a hole for a collar. So I think with a harness hole put in it will be at a better position to be used with my custom made harness. I’ll update everyone as soon as I get to test it out! Yipee!
Overall I think my new coats are the perfect addition to my winter wardrobe. We’ll see how long they can hold up to the rigors of farm life!
P.S. Don’t forget Voyagers K9 can make custom coats to fit any size dog, even mixed breeds!
Disclosure – I was not paid or compensated to write this post for Voyagers K9, I simply thought their coats looked warm and snuggly!
We all know dogs are pretty important in the face of history, but artist Sij Sandra of Nobility Dogs takes it one step further. Using historic works from famous artists, she inserts canines to portray them as wealthy noblemen, kings and queens, even dukes and duchesses. And her main inspiration? Her Dachshunds of course!
Not only does Sij create canvas glicee prints from her work, but she also has brooches, shoulder bags, scarves, and watercolor prints. You can even order a commissioned work that includes a picture of your favorite canine pal. I’m thinking I totally need a print of me riding in on a white steed to save the day, what do you think?
You can fetch your own Nobility Dog print here for around $30.
