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Imagination Hat – Trip to Outer Space

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Since Mom is away this week in Chincoteaugue, Virginia with Minnow the Painting Pony I’m having my own little adventure with my imagination hat.

Ammo the Dachshund - Imagination Hat - Outerspace

I’m glad you decided to join me, because today I’m taking a trip into outer space!

Ammo the Dachshund - Imagination Hat - Outerspace

There are so many stars and planets up here – it’s really quite amazing.

Ammo the Dachshund - Imagination Hat - Outerspace

Mom called last night to check on me, and suggested I pack a lunch and drink plenty of water during my trip to space. Jeeze mom, of course I wouldn’t forget to pack a lunch!

Ammo the Dachshund - Imagination Hat - Outerspace

I do miss my mom, but I am having a blast on the moon! I’m on the lookout for moon martians, because I’m in desperate need of a fetch playmate – it is a bit lonely up here. I’ll keep you posted should I find any. Ammo the Dachshund

Imagination Hat

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Today is the day that mom and my pal Minnow the Painting Pony left for Chincoteague Island, Virginia for a week. I’m very sad not to be going on this adventure with them – as it’s been an entire year since I’ve been away from my mom for more than a day.

Ammo the Dachshund - Imagination Hat

Last year when Mom and Minnow left for pony penning week I killed the time by building a super awesome fort in my basement.

This year I decided to try a little something different – since just because I’m stuck home alone all day while Dad is at work doesn’t mean I can’t still go on some adventures of my own.

Ammo the Dachshund - Imagination Hat

Enter my imagination hat! Hand-made by my pal Baxter’s Mom, I just know my imagination hat is going to take me on tons of adventures this week. (you can fetch your own imagination hat here)

Ammo the Dachshund - Imagination Hat

I hope you’ll come along with me for the ride, because imagination adventures are always more fun when you have friends.

Ammo the Dachshund - Imagination Hat

Hopefully by the time Minnow returns from pony penning I’ll have just as many adventures to share with him as he does with me! Ammo the Dachshund

4th of July at the Fair

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Yeah, so it’s been nearly 2 weeks, but I realized that I completely forgot to share my adventures from the 4th of July! I guess I’ve been so busy having fun that I just plain forgot. Well, better late than never – so here’s how it all went down….

I spent a good portion of my day on the 4th at the Downingtown Good Neighbor Day in town.

4th of July - Downingtown Good Neighbor Day - Ammo the Dachshund

I oohed and ahhed over all the giant stuffies just begging to be de-stuffed that were hanging around.

4th of July - Downingtown Good Neighbor Day - Ammo the Dachshund

I also may have pouted a bit when mom said it was way too hot (and I was too little) to go on any rides.

4th of July - Downingtown Good Neighbor Day - Ammo the Dachshund

I got over it pretty quick though when we started to walk around through the craft venders and I got to meet some new friends.

4th of July - Downingtown Good Neighbor Day - Ammo the Dachshund

And don’t get me started on the food! Is it just me or is fair food just so delish? There were so many choices I just didn’t know what to get.

4th of July - Downingtown Good Neighbor Day - Ammo the Dachshund

Mom and I ended up sharing some chicken on a stick, and we were so glad we did – because it’s the best chicken we’ve ever had! Later we even got some funnel cake.

4th of July - Downingtown Good Neighbor Day - Ammo the Dachshund

The nice thing about Downingtown Good Neighbor Day is that it’s right along the Brandywine River, which means I got to take a dip in the river to cool off – which was perfect on this hot hot summer day.

After spending such a nice afternoon at the fair I headed over to MomMom and PopPop’s house for a cookout and swim.

ammo the dachshund at the pool

Adventures completed, and a belly full of yummy food -I can safely say it was one of my favorite days! What fun things did you do to celebrate on the 4th? Ammo the Dachshund

There’s Always Room on My Raft

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Ammo the Dachshund - There's Always Room on my Raft for you!

Hey Friends! I’m on vacation this week, but don’t worry…..There’s always room on my raft for you! So make sure you stop by my Facebook page all week to live vicariously through all of my adventures! I promise I’ll be back next week with tales of all the fun things I did. Ammo the Dachshund

Going on Vacation

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ammo the dachshund visits the beach

Next week I’m going on vacation, well maybe more like a stay-cation of sorts, as I don’t specifically have any plans to go on a big trip. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have lots of adventures planned.

ammo the dachshund trip to the beach

I plan to try paddle boarding, go on my very first airplane ride, and maybe even take a trip to the beach. It’s sure to be an exciting week!

ammo the dachshund trip to the beach

Being on vacation also means I’m going to take a little break from posting on the blog next week. While I’m sure I’ll check in every now and then, and continue to post on my Facebook Page, things will be a little quieter around here next week while I take a little time to have some adventures.

So I hope you won’t miss me too much, but I promise to return refreshed and with LOTS of adventures to share with you! xoxo 

Captain

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ammo the dachshund goes for a boat ride

After my graduation adventures on Sunday, when Monday rolled around and mom said we were going on an adventure – I took the car ride there as an excuse to catch up on my much needed napping.

ammo the dachshund goes for a boat ride

And it’s a good thing I got those extra Zzzz’s because I had to be captain of the ship!

ammo the dachshund goes for a boat ride

Ok well maybe technically it was more like a motor boat we rented from the Marsh Creek State Park for a few hours – but either way it required a lot of Captaining.

ammo the dachshund goes for a boat ride

My boat ride on this scorcher of a 90 degree day was the perfect thing to kick off the summer!

ammo the dachshund goes for a boat ride

I even took a few laps in the lake later on – and mom said next time perhaps we’ll rent some paddle boards so I can really get wet!

ammo the dachshund goes for a boat ride

With the wind in my ears, I knew there was only one more thing to start the summer right….

ammo the dachshund gets ice cream

….Ice cream!!!

ammo the dachshund gets ice cream

I even screamed enough that dad gave me a taste of his vanilla from Crazy Cones.

ammo the dachshund runs

And to wrap up my adventuresome memorial day weekend I played some soccer in the backyard with my cousins during a family cookout. It was the perfect way to end the weekend, although I’m pretty sure I’ll be sleeping for the next 48 hours straight! 

Halloween Weekend Adventure

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Over the Halloween weekend I went on nearly a 400 mile excursion to visit a place that is very special to my pony friends, Assateague Island, Virginia.

See my pal Minnow was born wild on Assateague 18 years ago, and every year he returns to neighboring Chincoteague Island to perform for a week during their annual pony penning. I never get to go because the island isn’t very dog friendly and sitting in the car is not a good idea in the summer heat.

ammo the dachshund rest stop

Even dogs need to take advantage of the rest stop!

But this time as all the ponies loaded up for a special trip to Assateague to ride on the beach in the cool fall weather, I was allowed to come! Yipee!

The even better news was that I got to leave behind a rare October snowstorm in PA for the still cold but way less snowy weather in Virginia. Score.

Upon arriving Saturday evening I got to attend a special picnic where mom got to meet up with her Chincoteague Pony Friends from all across the country. I even got to meet a bunch of my facebook fans in person for the very first time, and I wasted no time showing off some of my favorite tricks so that everyone could have a good laugh.

assateague island

The next day we were up early and headed across the bridge and onto Assateague Island with all my pony friends in tow.

Dogs aren’t allowed on Assateague (seriously?) so I spent my morning snuggled in a pile of blankets. Honestly I can’t complain, from what the ponies tell me it would of been too cold for me anyway.

riding ponies on assateague

Meanwhile mom got to live out her dream of riding the ponies on the beach. Boomerang and Blitz were excited to visit the island where their parents were born years earlier. It was a very special trip for everyone.

minnow on assateague island

Naturally mom spent hours on the beach taking pictures of the ponies. She promised me she’d show me all the cool photos once she has time to filter through the nearly 1,000 photos she took (and I thought she took a lot of photos of me!)

But here are a few she showed me last night that I thought were extra special.

chesapeake boomerang

chincoteague minnow

chesapeake lightning

I taught those ponies everything they know. Don’t forget that! 🙂

After our beach adventure we headed back to the mainland so the ponies could participate in a fun show. They won me lots of ribbons – but I won the most special one of them all…

The costume contest! Well, ok, Minnow might have helped some.

Then on Halloween morning we made one last drive out to Assateague so the ponies could say goodbye to the ocean before heading home to PA. I told them I had to be back home in time to hand out candy to all the trick-or-treaters in my neighborhood!

So how about that for a Halloween weekend adventure? Pretty exciting, right? I just might have to spend the rest of the week catching up on my sleep after this weekend fun!

 

P.S. More fun photos from our amazing adventure will be popping up on the Painting Pony Blog & Facebook page as soon as my mom has a chance to filter through them all! So make sure you check back soon!

Lovely Weekend

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Hope everyone’s enjoying their Labor Day Weekend! Me, I was planning on going canoeing today with my family, but it looks like the rain may have put a damper on my plans. But don’t worry, I’m sure I’ll be able to come up with a nice adventuresome alternative! And I’ll be back tomorrow with a WHOLE lot of pictures from my busy weekend performing at the Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show.

Here’s a sneak peek of me dishing out the love at the Horse Show.

Ammo the dachshund children petting

 

Extra Vacation

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I know yesterday was the 4th of July, but, well, I’m taking an extra day of vacation. Please don’t tell my boss, I might get in trouble.

It’s kinda nice to just lounge around with my friends today.

Ahhhh, nothing like an extra day of sunning!

Over the River and Through the Woods…

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Except this time I wasn’t going to grandma’s house! No, instead me and Trooper loaded into the family car and headed to the Pocono Mountains – to the family cabin!

Of course the first thing I did when I got there was run around like a maniac. Wouldn’t you?

After a few good laps, the next logical thing was to find dig a hole.

Only, I got a little carried away in my hole digging (I might need therapy) and before I knew it – I was stuck!

Don’t worry, everyone eventually dug me out – and mom reached in and pulled me to safety. I was a little muddy and tired – but that didn’t stop me from getting back in the hole TWO MORE TIMES (each complete with their own rescue mission). hehe.

Apparently after the third rescue everyone was getting a little tired of saving me (although I thought it was a blast) so I had to sit in time out in the cabin while mom barricaded the holes under the shed.

I promised not to do it again, so mom finally forgave me and let me outside to play with Trooper.

Look at me mom! I’m just like a dolphin!

And of course we HAD to take the row boat out onto the pond.

And to no one’s surprise, Trooper fell out within the first few minutes. I told him he should have worn a life vest (he sucks at swimming – even for a half Labrador).

So I gave Trooper a few pointers, and he actually started looking pretty good.

1..2..3..stroke. 1..2..3..stroke. 1..2..3..stroke.

I said use the towel Trooper!!

I think I see a tadpole!

After our boat ride I decided to give Trooper some more swimming lessons. “I said 10 more laps Trooper!”

Oh brother, he’s learned nothing!

This is just totally embarrassing for him. It’s the attack of the “Labra-dud” (you know, because he can’t swim). hehe.

Well, even though I got to run and play at the cabin while everyone else did “spring cleaning” – it was still an exhausting day!

This was fun and all, but when are we going home? There is a dog bed at my house that is calling my name!