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Weekend with Ammo
Now that mom is no longer confined to crutches, my weekends are starting to include lots of fun activities again. Here’s a little look into what I was up to this weekend…
Sunbathing at the shop with my gal pal Liebe!
Playing dress-up with some of the new jewelry at the shop.
Inspecting Trooper’s new house.
And hanging out with some of my favorite friends on the farm!
What did you do this weekend?
Photo Bomber
Did you know that I’m a photo bomber? Oh yes, I crash pretty much every photo my mom ever takes! I hear the click of the camera shutter and I come running – no sprinting! Which is exactly what happened when mom tried to take photos for the online Studio 3 Etsy Shop yesterday….
…and photos of the ponies….
….and photos of Trooper…
What can I say, I was born to be in front of the camera! Don’t you agree?
The Return of the Speed Bump
Ever since I initiated the “Dachshund Speed Bump” at work 2 years ago it has become a permeant fixture in the shop.
The location of the “speed bump” changes slightly from day to day, but the main idea is always the same …..
…..get as many people as possible to slow down and pet you.
I’ll admit, it does sometimes make for an exhausting work day.
The hours are long and grueling and you have to be willing to work for dog biscuits alone.
But, it helps to keep yourself limber and stretch out every hour or so during the day.
So next time you visit my shop please make sure you do not pass over the Dachshund Speed Bump….because I’m watching you!
Holiday Parade
On Saturday was the Downingtown Christmas Parade that comes right down the street in front of my shop. As per our yearly tradition, me and Trooper staked out the best spot in front of the shop to watch the parade go by.
There were marching bands galore and lots of amazing floats this year.
And despite the cold temperatures the streets were packed with people excited to watch the parade go by.
This guy on top of an old fire engine even waved at me! He must read my blog.
The parade was so much fun, but my real duties of the day were inside the shop – where I handed out hot cider and cookies to all the chilly parade goers.
I might have had to sample the goods too, you know, to make sure they were tasty enough for my guests.
So what about you, what kind of things are you doing to get into the Holiday Spirit? There’s only 14 more days until Santa comes to visit! Time to get your Holiday Cheer on! Yipeee!
Shipping & Receiving
As the countdown to Christmas begins the shipping & receiving of packages at the shop starts to pick up. Good thing I’m a master at unpacking boxes. What would my mom do without me?
Cabin Fever
It’s raining today. Sometimes I get cabin fever when it rains.
Usually when cabin fever hits I devise a plan to make mom pay attention to me.
Most of the time I start off with the obvious stuff to get attention, barking, pulling out all my toys, making a mess – those usually have some effect.
But, sometimes it’s necessary to pull out the big guns. Like cute faces.
Or the “please fix my ear” routine. But when all else fails I always have one trick up my sleeve that will always work to get the attention I deserve….
No one can resist the Please rub my belly routine.
The Holidays are Coming
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. 🙂
Street View
You might remember that a few months ago when Hurricane Irene hit my home town, that the awnings at my shop took a bit of a beating. Mom and I decided that they needed to be replaced so we hemmed and hawed for weeks over what color they should be (the original color was discontinued – so we had to replace all of them) and what the lettering should say.
My vote of course was bright yellow with “HOME TO AMMO THE DACHSHUND” on the awnings. Unfortunately I was out voted because mom said she gets two votes since she’s the boss. Phooey!
So yesterday I stopped by the shop to check out the awning progress as they began to be replaced.
I was a little jealous my name wasn’t on them, but I have to say they did look classy.
And today when I got to see the full finished effect – I really did like them.
Mom said we still have some changes to make, like removing the lettering on the windows and maybe adding a neon sign on the corner – but she promised me that as a compromise maybe she’d put a picture of me in the window on the shop door, yea!
You can check out how our shop looked over the past 30 years+ by visiting www.studio3framing.com
Nurse
I’ve been very busy playing nurse lately.
My Dad had to have knee surgery on Tuesday because of a torn meniscus. I’m not really sure what all that means, but I do know that I have to take my job as Nurse Ammo very seriously.
Someone has to make sure he heals properly so that I have someone to play fetch with in the backyard again.
Don’t tell him, but secretly I’m hoping that he can’t stop itching licking his wound – because then I’d be forced to make him wear the cone of shame.
What? It’s for his own good!