Ammo the Dachshund

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Birthday Week: Ammo’s Wish List

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Ammo

My 4th Birthday is coming up this Friday (October 5th), and I’ve decided to make it a week long celebration just like last year! I hope you will hang around for all the fun, we’ll have giveaways, DIY projects, free downloads and so much more!

We’re going to kick things off with a good old fashioned wish list! So without further adieu, here’s all the items I’ve been lusting after lately.

Birthday Week / Ammo the Dachshund / Wishlist

1. Turquoise & Blue Stripe Collar from Mattie & Margot

2. Planet Dog Orbee-Tuff Eggplant toy from Wag.com

3. Chunky Yellow Cable Sweater from Olive

4. Pet Fairy Noshers (for filling my kongs) from Olive

5. PetPDC ComfortFlex Sport Harness from Amazon

Here’s to hoping I get everything on my Birthday Wish List!

Friends Forever

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Ammo

When your legs just aren’t long enough you’re allowed to use the coffee table to play tug of war with your best friend. It’s in the official rules.

Lately I’ve been reminiscing about all the years I’ve spent playing with my best friend Trooper – mostly because next week is my Birthday, my 4th Birthday!

Ammo the Dachshund // Friends Forever

Since we met (when I was all of 8 weeks old), not much has changed. And yes, I won our wrestling matches back then too.

Ammo the Dachshund // Friends Forever

But despite the fact that I can easily out wrestle my poor buddy, we share a very special bond.

ammo's birthday

Even if he did steal my party hat and try eat me last year on my Birthday!

Stay tuned, because next week is BIRTHDAY WEEK! Eeeek! I’m so excited, we’re going to have so much fun!

Construction on the Farm

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Ammo

Ammo the Dachshund // Construction on the Farm

The construction on Trooper’s new house at the farm has really been moving along pretty quickly. Every time I come there is something new to look at.

Ammo the Dachshund // Construction on the Farm

Ammo the Dachshund // Construction on the Farm

I was admiring the handiwork from afar, when I decided, what the hey – lets go check it out!

Ammo the Dachshund // Construction on the Farm

Ammo the Dachshund // Construction on the Farm

Ammo the Dachshund // Construction on the Farm

Up close Trooper’s new house looked solid enough.

Ammo the Dachshund // Construction on the Farm

But with these big empty rooms, there is really only one way to know for sure if it’s going to hold up to the rigors of me and Trooper’s wrestle parties.

Ammo the Dachshund // Construction on the Farm

Time to fly!

Ammo the Dachshund // Construction on the Farm

Lucky for Trooper I’m such a good friend that I tested out and approved his new home for endless bounding. It gets my stamp of approval for wrestle parties too…..although we may want to add some carpeting.

Ammo the Dachshund // Construction on the Farm

I can’t wait until Trooper’s new house is ready! I’ve already staked out a few looking windows that have a straight line shot to viewing my groundhog holes – I have my paws crossed the construction workers don’t forget to add a doggie door. I hope Trooper lets me sleepover all the time!

Dog Shaming – My Embarrassing Secrets

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Ammo

Have you heard of the new (gone viral) website called Dog Shamming? Essentially it’s a quirky little website dedicated to embarrassing and humiliating canines by putting our “shame” on blast for the World to see. Cruel right?

I must admit though, I did have a good chuckle at the expense of a few of these doxies….

Ammo the Dachshund // Dog Shaming

Ammo the Dachshund // Dog Shaming

Ammo the Dachshund // Dog Shaming

Ammo the Dachshund // Dog Shaming

I was having such a good time laughing my head off at these poor saps, that is until Mom reminded me that I have a few things I should be shameful of too. Who me? Yea right?

Ammo the Dachshund // Dog Shaming

Ammo the Dachshund // Dog Shaming

Ammo the Dachshund // Dog Shaming

Ammo the Dachshund // Dog Shaming

Ammo the Dachshund // Dog Shaming

Dang. Who knew there was photo documentation of all my shameful deeds. Don’t judge me.

Backyard Super Hero

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Ammo

I was playing with my next door neighbor, Harley the Rottweiler, when I happened to mention that I’m a Super Hero. She laughed and said “That’s silly Ammo, you don’t even have a Super Hero outfit”.

Ammo the Dachshund // Backyard Super Hero

Ammo the Dachshund // Backyard Super Hero

So I quickly bounded inside to show her that yes, in fact I do have a Super Hero outfit, and it is so awesome she won’t believe her eyes!

Ammo the Dachshund // Backyard Super Hero

Behold the awesome-ness that is Super Ammo, protecter of canines and hunter of groundhogs.

Ammo the Dachshund // Backyard Super Hero

I can burrow down a groundhog hole as fast and lightning and my paws are like rocket-powered shovels.

Ammo the Dachshund // Backyard Super Hero

I visit the elderly and make children giggle.

Ammo the Dachshund // Backyard Super Hero

I also like unicorns and believe in magic fairy dust….

Ammo the Dachshund // Backyard Super Hero

…and on occasion I roll in dead worms.

Harley is sooooo jealous!

The Mutt Room

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Ammo

On Saturday I took a trip to the Devon Horse Show Grounds for the Fall Classic Jumper Show.

Ammo the Dachshund // Devon Fall Classic // The Mutt Room

Ammo the Dachshund // Devon Fall Classic // The Mutt Room

Ammo the Dachshund // Devon Fall Classic // The Mutt Room

Ammo the Dachshund // Devon Fall Classic // The Mutt Room

The Devon Show Grounds are known to be an uber friendly dog place, meaning dogs are allowed in the shops (many of which carry items for pets), we can sit in the stands with our humans, and we even have our very own water fountains.

Now I’m no stranger to Devon, however during this particular trip I did something a little unexpected and different.

Ammo the Dachshund // Devon Fall Classic // The Mutt Room

I took a trip to The Mutt Room! The Mutt Room is a mini portrait studio run by Brenda Carpenter (the official photographer for Devon events), and is designed so that your 4 legged friend can get a personal portrait session. Now seeing that I can never pass up the opportunity to get my picture taken, I just had to see what it was like to be in a professional studio.

Ammo the Dachshund // Devon Fall Classic // The Mutt Room

Ammo the Dachshund // Devon Fall Classic // The Mutt Room

Ammo the Dachshund // Devon Fall Classic // The Mutt Room

Inside the studio it was filled with super fun dog portraits and there were treats and toys everywhere! This was totally my kind of adventure.

Ammo the Dachshund // Devon Fall Classic // The Mutt Room

Ammo the Dachshund // Devon Fall Classic // The Mutt Room

Ammo the Dachshund // Devon Fall Classic // The Mutt Room

Ammo the Dachshund // Devon Fall Classic // The Mutt Room

Ammo the Dachshund // Devon Fall Classic // The Mutt Room

Brenda said I was a natural behind the camera as I showed her all of my amazing poses. I can hardly contain my excitement to see the results of my photoshoot – I’m sure my photos will make all the ladies swoon!

And now that I’m officially a pro behind the camera, I may just have to get an agent and start booking magazine shoots. I have no doubt you’ll see me on the cover of Vogue and Sports Illustrated someday soon!

P.S. Brenda does personal portraits of your pets! Check out her website to see how to book!

Busy Weekend on the Farm

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Ammo

Phew! I don’t know about you, but I had a busy weekend!

Ammo the Dachshund on the Farm

I spent most of my time on the farm, helping to run the horse show, and even doing a little construction work.

Ammo the Dachshund on the Farm

Well, I may have squeezed in some quality time with my ponies too.

Ammo the Dachshund on the Farm

So after my busy weekend, I’m looking a little bit like this. And it was so wild in fact that I even lost my collar – somewhere on the farm! (Mom and I are off to search for it this morning).

But not to worry, I should be fully recovered from weekend-overdose tomorrow – and I’ll be back to share my exciting weekend adventures with you!

Labor Day Lounging

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Ammo

I’m dropping by today to wish everyone an enjoyable Labor Day.

Ammo the Dachshund // Labor Day 2012

I’m spending my afternoon lounging under my apple tree in the back yard and wishing that summer could stay just a little bit longer.

Ammo the Dachshund // Labor Day 2012

I’ll be back tomorrow to share my adventures from this past weekend! Hope you have a wonderful rest of the day.

Flying Hero Shop Launch and Giveaway

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ammo

Some of you may have noticed already, but I’ve been keeping a little secret for the past couple of months, I’ve decided to open up my very own Etsy Shop, Flying Hero!

Aptly named after me, your friendly neighborhood flying hero, my etsy shop will be selling cute photographic prints, cards and even calendars (coming soon) with my mug on them!

My mom and I have been creating, making, and selling greeting cards in our retail shop for years now – but we decided it was high time we make them available to everyone.

So if you are looking for a way to bring laughter, smiles, and little dose of cuteness to those that you love, make sure you check out Flying Hero. In the coming months we hope to have more items available for purchase.

And not to worry, I’ll still be working my painting magic with the amazing Painting Ponies. So if you are interested in original artwork by yours truly, be sure to stop by the Painting Pony Etsy Shop.

Now because it’s Friday, and because I’m super excited to share with you the launch of my new shop, I wanted to give you an even bigger reason to smile today. I’ve decided to give away one of my brand-new DREAM BIG prints to one lucky reader.

**This Giveaway is no longer accepting entries**

Here’s how to win…

PRIZE: One Dream Big Print from Flying Hero
TO ENTER: Comment on this post (you must comment on the BLOG – not on our facebook page) with the words “DREAM BIG” and….
BONUS QUESTION: Tell me one of your biggest dreams. Maybe you want to travel the World, or go skydiving, or perhaps you want to conquer your fear of heights. No dream is too small!
GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Friday, September 7, 2012 at 9:00am 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!

P.S. Make sure you head over to Under the Blanket and check out their write-up on my new Etsy Shop! They are oh so sweet that I can’t help but blush!

Ponies, Dogs, and Movie Stars, Oh My!

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Ammo

You might remember that back in July the Painting Ponies and I began filming for the a brand new Painting Pony DVD. And while my Uncle Taylor still has lots of editing to do before we can release our big Trick Performances DVD, I just couldn’t wait any longer to share our new Intro Video for the website.

I know you are all on the edge of your seats in anticipation, so without dragging it out any longer, here it is in all it’s glory….

And to answer your question, yes, I did most of my scenes in the nude. You’re welcome. *wink*

You can check out all the wonderful artwork that the ponies and I created on the Painting Pony Website.

Until our new DVD is available for purchase, you can also check out The Trick Ponies of Chincoteague DVD which has my happy little face on it too.

And if you’re looking for some video work make sure you check out Envision Event Media and Depthink Productions!