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.
Even though this video was posted on my Youtube Page last year, I’m pretty certain I never shared it on the blog. Mostly because it’s embarrassing for certain Dachshunds involved. I will not mention any names.
Either way, I hope it gave you a good chuckle today.
Have you heard about these Kong toys?
Super Durable you say? We shall see about that.
I will break you kong, even you can’t survive my water torture tactics!
Update: I win….
When I arrived at the farm yesterday there was a surprise waiting for me.
A Lumber Jack had come and chopped down lots of trees.
At first I was sad because I was worried about where all my squirrel friends would go, but mom assured me that with 20 acres of trees on the farm there would be plenty of other places for them to live – and the trees had to be taken down to make room for Trooper’s new house!
Trooper’s new house you say?
Well then I better get busy finding the perfect spot to build me and Trooper’s wrestle room. It’s gotta be big enough to fit bunk beds and a trampoline!
I’ve announced the winner of my 2012 Calendar, click here to see if it’s you!
Wow, I can’t believe it’s 2012 already! This year I decided to celebrate the incoming new year with a bang. And what better way to do that than with a PARTY!
I was the best dressed of course, but aren’t I always?
I’m excited you’re here to celebrate the new year with me, having friends like you makes blogging so much fun!
I can’t see into the future (despite my super cool specs) but I do think 2012 is going to be a great year!
I’m going to try even harder this year to make each and every one of you giggle with delight when you see my happy little face on the blog.
Happy New Year Friends!
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!
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!
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!
I fully intended to have a recap of all my Holiday excitement today, but the fact is I spent most of the day snoozing.
And mom says I have to clean up the big mess I made in the living room. Sigh. So you’ll just have to wait another day to hear about all of my Christmas adventures!
***This Giveaway is no longer accepting entries***
Winner: Mary Anne Chan & her dog Kona! Please contact me at info@ammothedachshund.com to claim your prize.
Merry Christmas Friends! In the Spirit of giving I’ve decided to gift one lucky reader my 2012 Calendar.
This 2012 Calendar measures 5 1/2″ w x 8 1/2″ h and comes with a metal bulldog clip for easy hanging on your wall or cork board. Just simply use a tack or nail on the wall.
Each month features a photograph of me! All photos are printed professionally on archival quality paper. At the end of the year/month the photos would be great for framing and hanging on your wall.
PRIZE: One 2012 Ammo the Dachshund Calendar
TO ENTER: Comment on this post (you must comment on the BLOG – not on our facebook page) with the words “NEW YEAR” and….
BONUS QUESTION: Tell me your new year resolutions. Maybe it’s eat less kibble, or take a jog in the park, whatever it is I want to hear about it!
GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Monday, January 2, 2012 at 5:00pm EST
NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
PRIZE SHIPS: Anywhere in the World! Yeah!
RULES: one entry per e-mail address. Winner will be selected using random.org (meaning the winner is drawn at random) – and will be announced shortly afterward. Good Luck!