Apple Picking

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Ammo

There is always one sure sign that fall is just around the corner at my house….

Picking Apples with Adorable Ammo the Dachshund

…apples!

Picking Apples with Adorable Ammo the Dachshund

The fruit tree in my backyard produces some pretty red apples this time of year, and I always look forward to helping mom pick them (before the bugs and birds get to them).

Picking Apples with Adorable Ammo the Dachshund

Nothing says fall like the smell of delicious red apples.

Picking Apples with Adorable Ammo the Dachshund

Well, maybe the taste of delicious red apples!

Picking Apples with Adorable Ammo the Dachshund

I just have to be careful, because there is always critters lurking, trying to steal my apples. From groundhogs, to bunnies, birds and bees…..it’s a jungle out there!

Picking Apples with Adorable Ammo the Dachshund

Don’t worry apple, no man shall be left behind on my watch! I got yo’ back!

Does your dog love the taste of apples too? What do you think I should make with all the apples I picked?

End of Summer Harvests + Limited Ingredient Diets for Dogs

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Ammo

Disclaimer: this post is brought to you by the honest kitchen. All opinions are my own, and I only share products I think you and your dogs will love.

While Trooper and I may look hot in this picture, the truth is the warm summer weather will be leaving us soon. With it we’ll have to say goodbye to our lush veggie gardens and the summertime harvests that have been so abundant this year.

Eating healthy, fresh ingredients isn’t just important for the humans, it’s important for us dogs too. While mom can’t grow everything Trooper and I need to maintain a healthy diet, I want to share with you the newest addition to my healthy diet that’s available all year round!

My friends at the Honest Kitchen are makers of all natural, human grade dehydrated dog and cat food. Their foods are produced in the USA from non-GMO produce and hormone-free meats.

One of the newest addition to their healthy food line is called BRAVE. This limited ingredient diet contains only six ingredients: MSC certified pollock, organic coconut, chickpea, celery, pumpkin, spinach, plus vitamins and minerals – which is perfect for dogs that may have allergies, or prefer a more simplified food.

Brave had a great fishy smell, which I picked up even before mom opened the shipping box it came in! And all you have to do is add water to this food to get it to puff up to a full (and filling) meal. I look forward to scarfing it down at mealtime.

While neither Trooper nor I have any food related allergies, we can certainly appreciate a simplified diet with only the healthiest of ingredients.

Just like all the yummy home grown veggies in mom’s garden!

There’s lots I want to share with you about how I’ve added dehydrated food from the Honest Kitchen into my rotational diet – so to find out even more you’ll just have to stop by my blog on Tuesday next week – as a bonus I’ve got some great products from the Honest Kitchen to giveaway too!

You can fetch BRAVE and other limited ingredient foods from the Honest Kitchen. And as a BONUS, if you’d like to try some Honest Kitchen with your pets you can use my special promo code for a FREE SAMPLE BUNDLE + Honest Kitchen Coupon ($10 Total Value) for just $1 in shipping. (discount will be automatically applied at checkout)

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When Your Dog Helps With Gardening

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Ammo

I have a secret to tell you about my parents. Something that not everyone knows……they have GREEN THUMBS!

Gardening with Ammo the Dachshund

And apparently not the good kind of green thumbs…because they’re experts at growing weeds! Yes, it’s true. My landscaping at home was looking a little sad. But don’t worry, this year I whipped my parents into shape and helped them add a little curb appeal to our home.

Gardening with Ammo the Dachshund

It was no easy task though, and took a lot of effort on my part – including trips to Lowes.

Gardening with Ammo the Dachshund

Many, many trips to Lowes!

Gardening with Ammo the Dachshund

And trips to Terrain for inspiration.

Gardening with Ammo the Dachshund

Trips to the garden center for plants.

Gardening with Ammo the Dachshund

And then the hard work really began. In case you’re wondering, yes I did actually work…

But after all that hard work, my yard was looking a bit more presentable.

Gardening with Ammo the Dachshund

So presentable in fact that I’m sure all the neighbor dogs are just lined up waiting to “mark it”.

Gardening with Ammo the Dachshund

I’ve got my eye on you neighbor dogs! I’ve got my E..Y..E.. on you.

Does your dog help with the gardening too?

How Does your Garden Grow?

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Ammo

I like to think I’m a pretty health conscious pup. I eat grain-free, exercise regularly, and I try to only snack on things that are good for me.

So imagine how thrilled I was when my monthly box of goodies from Barkbox popped up in mom’s garden! (I knew that magic horse poop was good for something!)

How Does your Garden Grow? May Barkbox // Ammo the Dachshund

This month’s Barkbox celebrates healthy (but still delicious) eating, inspired by the finds from your favorite farmer’s markets.

How Does your Garden Grow? May Barkbox // Ammo the Dachshund

Packed full of good-for-your-dog items this month’s box contained items that were organic, GMO-free and eco-friendly sourced toys.

How Does your Garden Grow? May Barkbox // Ammo the Dachshund

Mom says she never has to worry about checking the ingredients when my Barkbox arrives because their edible products do not include rawhide (or anything processed with formaldehyde), have minimal processing with no glycerin whenever possible, no wheat, gluten, soy, or corn, and are filler-free as well as organic whenever possible.

Not to mention all treats are sourced from the USA and Canada, and chews are sourced from the USA, Canada, South America, Australia and New Zealand.

How Does your Garden Grow? May Barkbox // Ammo the Dachshund

So with minimal watering, this month’s Barkbox popped up an eco-friendly carrot squeaky toy from P.L.A.Y., a Caitec ball toy that had a fun and innovative squeak (and has held up to my chompers thus far), Apple Cobbler organic and GMO-free cookies from Snicky Snacks, Plato Organic Chicken treats, and a Barkworthies 100% beef bully stick.

How Does your Garden Grow? May Barkbox // Ammo the Dachshund

Who knew eating healthy could be so yummy!

How Does your Garden Grow? May Barkbox // Ammo the Dachshund

Of course I went straight for the bully stick!

How Does your Garden Grow? May Barkbox // Ammo the Dachshund

You can fetch your pet a Barkbox subscription and save 10% off with code AMMO5 and don’t forget Barkbox gives 10% of their revenue to local rescues and shelters across the United States and Canada.

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Barkbox, but all opinions are entirely my own!

Rainy Afternoon

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Ammo

Rainy Afternoon // Ammo the Dachshund

It’s that time of year when many an afternoon is spent peering out the window watching the rain fall.

Rainy Afternoon // Ammo the Dachshund

I guess the rain is good for the plants (my garden included), but sometimes all I want to do is go outside and play.

Rainy Afternoon // Ammo the Dachshund

It can be hard waiting for the sun to reappear, and I must admit sometimes my patience runs thin.

Rainy Afternoon // Ammo the Dachshund

But, like most things, waiting makes it that much more enjoyable when it’s finally time to go back outside to play!

Gardening with Ammo

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Ammo

With the warm weather beginning to pop in around my area the plants are starting to grow. It also means that it’s time for me to start my garden!

Left to fend for itself over the winter, my garden was looking a bit sad.

Gardening with Ammo the Dachshund

Luckily I’m not afraid of some hard work, so I got to work with mom and dad digging out the weeds and preparing it for planting.

Gardening with Ammo the Dachshund

A quick trip to Lowes and we had the rest of the supplies needed to get my garden into tip top shape, including some seeds and plant starts.

Gardening with Ammo the Dachshund

Once back home we laid out the finishing touches including weed blocking fabric, the set-up for the electric fence (to keep out those pesky bunnies and groundhogs), and a stone border so dad can easily mow around it.

Gardening with Ammo the Dachshund

Now all we need is some mulch and magic horse poop and I’ll be ready to grow some veggies! I’m so excited I can hardly wait.

Gardening with Ammo the Dachshund

For now I’m off to take a much needed nap, because boy is gardening exhausting!

Little Helper

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Ammo

Last Sunday Dad put up gutters on the shed in the back yard. Mom says it’s so we can collect rain for the rain barrel she got for Christmas – and then we can water the magic horse poop and get some good eats this summer!

That’s great and all – but if it’s soooooo important to put the gutters up, then why did I get stuck behind the fence while everybody else helped?

At first I thought it was a punishment. But then I remembered I hadn’t chewed anything bad in AT LEAST a week, so it couldn’t be because of that.

Then I thought maybe it was because I was too short. But I showed mom that I could stretch really long, so it definitely couldn’t have been that.

It could of been because I didn’t have any rubber boots like mom, but she knows that getting my feet wet doesn’t bother me at all!

I thought perhaps if I showed mom how excited I would be if she let me help then I could get out from behind the fence, but jumping up and down did nothing.

Then when I saw Dad climbing the ladder I realized what it was……..

I left my tool belt at work.

dang!

Apple Sauce

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Ammo

Last Monday my pal Trooper came over and we made apple sauce! Ok, so I didn’t really make it per-say…but I did help collect apples from the tree in the back yard!

Apples are fine and dandy, but when are we going to plant a tree that grows bones? I’d gladly tend to that tree all by myself!

We have apple sauce!

Magic Horse Poop

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Ammo

Horse poop.

For those of you that don’t eat, sleep, and breathe it on a daily basis like I do – you don’t know what you’re missing. I’ve eaten my fair share of it, and let me tell you, it is yummy.

According to my mom, it has other uses too. Apparently it can help you grow things, like things that you can eat, and in my mom’s case it grew cucumbers. BIG cucumbers! I tried one, and honestly, I don’t see what all the fuss is about. They taste like leaves. I’d much rather eat horse poop.

Because of this magic horse poop that grows things my mom had so many cucumbers that we couldn’t give them away fast enough. So we did what anyone with lots of cucumbers would do…….we made PICKLES!

Ok, well I kinda just watched, but believe me, if I had hands I WOULD have helped.