Don't make me beg!

Sasha, the wiener dog here.

I was thinking. I beg for lots of things like my picture to be taken, cheese, treats, squeak balls to be thrown, and of course bye-bye trips in the car. However, I don't beg for the sucking loud roaring monster that mommy uses to suck up all the crumbs in the carpet. Doesn't she know I was saving those for later! No wonder my big brother Charlie charges at it and growls and barks like one mad puppy. So Mommy, I is begging you please put the sucking monster back in the closet and leave the carpet for me to clean!

Frito came to my house for a visit today!

Hi all. Sasha, the wiener dog, here who had a wienerful play date today. Miss Suz brought Frito over to play with me here on my turf. I couldn't believe it. My big brother Charlie got to meet them. Frito was a bit shy, but we sure had fun with our visitors. Charlie enjoyed the ball throwing abilities of Frito's Mommy. Frito even got into a bit of zoomies right before he left. Miss Suz gave Mommy a blue wienie from McDonald's. But, I was wondering were the fries were. Those yappy meals always come with plastic toys and a side of fries right? Mommy and me thanks Miss Suz and Frito for coming over to play and for the plastic wienie. I may haves to steal that from Mommy's desk later. heehee.

If I could speak human, what would I say?

Ok, all you humans out there. What would I say if you all could understand me with the above photo? Cause you knows I likes to see what my fave humans think we dogs would say. Sasha.

Photo tag game-A dachshund does it all wrong.

Picture Story By Sasha: "I smells something stinky Mommy, and it's coming from my brother's rear end."

Sasha here.

Mommy and I's got tagged by Miss Shari's and Velvet's blog so I guess the humans have come up with a silly game that doesn't even involve running, leaping, pouncing, and rolling another dog into submission. Not sure the fun in it, but I is willing to gives it a try. Apparently, the rules are:

1. open your first photo folder- Which I dids. This whole folder thing is really weird for dogs cause we think there should be two folders one with our pics and one without. But, the humans don't see it that way, and mommy has way too many of them. Outdoor Sasha pics, videos, product pics, month date pics, and so forth.

2. scroll to the tenth photo- Well, the first one didn't have ten. So I went to the next folder, nope stuck again. Can you believe I's must have gone through like 40 folders to find one with ten in it. I think my mom has too many folders. She organizes them into folders within folders within folders and so forth.

3. post the photo and the story behind it- Ok I is going to do that in just a sec. (up above)

4. Tag five or more people - So hows I suppose to tag them anyway. I is a wiener dog for heaven's sake! I can't sniff five people out from here. Ok, this is so confusing. Can I just roll over and summit to you now and say you win. No. Not how you plays the game you say. Well, this wiener dog is changing the rules on this one. Basically, if you have a human that wants to play this game or a squirrel you can bribe to do it for you then go for it. Your it. Otherwise, enjoy the pic and have a nice night from the grumpy tired dachshund. If you do it, please leave a link in the comments bellow or have the squirrel do its for you, too.

Human Words That Pets Understand!

Sasha here,

We understand all the words you humans say by the way. However, we do have our favorites. You know those that make your ears perk up and tail wag and maybe a little dance, too. Some of my favorites are "Din-din, out, kibble, treat, breakfast, and bye-bye." How about you? What words make your pet get excited?

Charlie and I gots mail today.

Mommy got a package in the mail from Gigi's Mommy at YLBB shop on ETSY today and it was paw cream to help our paws not be so dry. She also got a sample of tinted lip balm for herself, but I will kiss that off later. At first I thought it was more treats, but then I's figure out that it was a sample of this greasy stuff Mommy wanted on my paws. It felt weird on my paws kind of like mud but more slippery. After Mommy managed to get it on, both Charlie and I had to try and lick it off. Darn mommy rubbed it in too good though. We got so excited after our paw message that we had a little wrestling match. I won as usual. Oh, and mommy says thank you to Gigi's mom and I is suppose to say thank you, too.

The sun came out today!

Sasha here.

The sun made a rare appearance today. It has been so long since I got a good sunning time in that I forgot how good it felt. Charlie and I were stretched out on the deck for quite sometime. Then, the neighbor dog Rocky had to bark at us and so we barked back. Mommy let us inside cause we were creating such a "ruckus". All we were doing was having a conversation. All winter we are couped up inside so we just wanted to "ketchup" on the neighborhood gossip. Can I help it that she can't concentrate on all her wiener dog creations if I am barking so much? Sounds like it is her problem not mine.

Well, even with all that barking she still managed to create some really cute wiener items. I managed to sneak a few pics while she was fixing great grandma some lunch. i will share some sneak peeks with you, but don't tells Mommy. OK?

My Horrible Terrible No Good Very Bad Day!

"R.I.P. to my old computer chair. You has been with me since I was a little pup."

Sasha the wiener dog here. I is in a bad mood today. Nothing has gone right at all. I thinks I wants to go back to bed and have a do over day.

First, Mommy's noisy alarm tic toc thingy went off at 6:00 am. That is before the sun even was a wake. It was still night time, and she got me up. I didn't get to do my wake up wiggle and sneak a lick dance or anything.

Second, Mommy took me outside and it was raining and cold and I gots my paws dirty in what I hope was mud. I was like ewww, no way am I like going potty in this. Mommy made me stay out there until I went. Then, I had to wash my paws when I got in. Nothing like getting your tootsies all sudsy to wake a wiener dog up.

Third, I went to get up in my computer chair while Mommy was checking her e-mail, and it wasn't there. There was a new one in its place, and it smelt funny like plastic. Then, Mommy said that Grandma doesn't want me in the new computer chair. And I was like you just said what? Not in the computer chair. How is I suppose to twitter, blog, and update all my doxie peeps. I jumped up in the new one, and Mommy put me down. She showed me an old chair or the blanket on the floor. The old chair didn't have wheels or comfy cushions, or nothing. Not right I said so I pouted on the floor.

After I recovered from all that, I thoughts I would take a nice nap under a warm blankie on the sofa. Mommy was watching one of those documentaries on what would happen if there were no more people. Seriously, I wants to know what would happen to us poor wiener dogs then, but all they talked about was labs and food rotting. So I fell asleep.

Then, when I woke up. Mommy was no where to be found. I sniffed her out, and can you believe she took a shower with out me. Who is suppose to lick the water off her legs when she gets out if I is not there? I whimpered, and yipped at her from the crack at the bottom of the door. Then, she came out all smelling yucky like wet soapy human.

Finally, on tops of all that, Mommy had a package to goes to the Post Office. I was getting all excited while she was taping it and putting cute doxie stickers on it. I even went and found my leash. She got her shoes and keys, and tells me to "STAY!" I can't believe it. Yes, it is cold and rainy outside, but I demands a car ride I tells you. She tells me to "Stay, and be good!" I was not happy when the door shut so I yipped a good one just so she would feel bad for leaving me behind.

Well, I am pouting now, and I just wants this horrible terrible no good very bad day to be over with.

Mommy smells like another dog!

Sasha here.

I tells you it isn't fair! Mommy goes out to get the mail without me and comes back with a little lost pup. Then, she sticks Charlie and me outside while this pup gets cuddled and a bowl of fresh water and more cuddles. Even Grandma just loved him up. Then, Mommy calls his owner and takes him out for a walk without a leash and comes back smelling like him. Not fair I say. I didn't even get to play with him. He was little like me, but not as long. Mommy said he was a pom chi mix, but all I knows is she smells like another dog and it is going to take me all night to get her smelling like me again. Humans!

Yappy New Year!

Sasha, the sleepy dachshund, here. It is about 35 minutes till midnight our time and I might just make it this year. In the previous years, I have always nodded off by the time the new year came. I have had Charlie keeping me awake with constant licks in the face and of course frequent potty trips out in the cold snow which means more water rations for me today. I am doing my best, and just maybe I might make it this year. Paws crossed. Yawn. So sleepy though. Maybe, if I just shut one eye, or maybe two eyes....

Why does mommy have to huff me?

Sasha here. I am not sure what is my mommy's fascination with my special hound scent. Seriously, I am minding my own business. All curled up under a blanket or towel or something, and she has to pull it back just to sniff me. I can't help it if I smell like a certain brand of corn chips which shall remain nameless. Now, can I? Please, help me get Mommy some doxie huffing addiction help!

The Day It Rained Leaves

Hello, all my wiener dog fans out there. Today, it actually rained leaves. The neighbor's trees had a bad case of shedding today so when the wind blew down would come zillions of leaves. I had a blast trampling through the jungle pile of leaves on the ground, chasing the falling ones, and of course chasing the pesty squirrel. Enjoy the pic and video for your Sasha fix. Woofs and kisses to you all.

Mommy gave me a bath today.:(

Sasha here again,

Mommy gave me a bath today. I thought for sure she had forgotten all about that nasty b-word. Then, today, I followed her into the bathroom like I always do. She takes off my collar. No big deal. I thought ok were is the camera for my photo shoot. Then, I saw the doggy shampoo bottle. You know whoever thought puke green shampoo with the nasty medicated smell should have a happy dog on the bottle is just one sick puppy. Mommy got into the shower, and she called me. I knew what I was in for, but I came reluctantly. I waited shaking knowing the dreaded water was getting warmed up for me. I stood there bravely as she sprayed me with the evil shower spray hose thingy. I stayed still when she put the stinky green yucky smelling shampoo all in my fur. Then, when she was reaching for the hose again. I shook it all over. Fur and foam went everywhere. I got my revenge, and then I got drenched with the hose thingy again. All I can say to this torture is "Doxies don't get mad, we get even!". I gave mommy the pout face all night. If I think she has learned her lesson by bed time, I might snuggle with her then.

Oh, and on a side note. Thanks to all my voters for me in the photo contest. I am in first place barely. Keep the votes coming in with a unique name signature so they don't get deleted. I just might win this thing this time with all your help. I got my paws crossed. Doxie kisses to you all.

I avoided the B- word today.

Hello all,

Sasha, the ever so cute wiener dog, is here. Today's big news I avoided the nasty B-word (BATH) because it was raining or so mommy thinks. heehee. I put in my doxie mind control with my hound dog eyes to tell her that it was way to cold a day to make me get wet on purpose. Besides, I was getting enough of a shower each time mommy made me go outside in the rain to potty.

Well, since it was a good day for me, I thought I would share with you all one of our Halloween thank you pics mommy uses in her etsy feedback. I make a very cute doxie ghost don't you think? Feel free to use it if you want in your shops feedback, as well. Just right click the picture and I think click "save picture as" to a file on your computer. It would be perfect for those doggy or hallowienie related shops out there. Well, best be off. I am hoping for more rain tomorrow so I won't have to get a bath tomorrow either. Keep your paws crossed for me, please.

The Day The Mail Came Twice!

Sasha, the worried doxie here. Is the sky falling? Is Christmas going to be earlier this year? Are aliens invading the world via the USPS? Is the world going to end and the doxie is the last one to know about it?

Today the mail truck came twice and neither one was the nice lady who pets me occasionally when Mommy and me go get the mail. What the heck is going on? You know us dachshunds don't take change well. The postal employees must know that we dogs need notification on these kinds of things. Off to check the dachshund bark line to see if they know anything. Woof Woof........

Hallowiener Day will be here soon!

Hello all,

Mommy has been busy all day doing things like washing sheets and cleaning the kitchen, so she let me pick the items for the ETSY treasury this time. Thus, I had to do one for one of my favorite holidays. Hallowiener Day. I figure I will replace items as they get sold because I knows they will. They are just too cute not to all be gone in two days time, right? Well, better get back to "PAW-moting". Take care, and please check out our Happy Hallowiener Day! treasury. Maybe, even give them all some pets (clicks).

My Hubby Bone Stuffer Interview!

Hi all Sasha here. I had the recent opportunity to interview my favorite super hero The Hubby Bone Stuffer. To you humans, he is just a mild manor quiet guy that seems like any other guy you might know. However, to us doggies, he is THE ONE THAT STUFFS THE BONES! Come on now any dog would love to meet The Hubby Bone Stuffer from StylinDogsBoutique. Now, on with the interview. Enjoy!

Sasha- Hubby Bone Stuffer, what is your secret identity? I mean all good superheros need an alter ego right? We want to know the real guy behind the bones so to bark.

Hubby Bone Stuffer- Well, I go by many alias's, such as Bablou, Papa Lucch, Grandpa, Mr. Lucchi, Big John and Bop, but you can call me Super Stuffer. I'm just a nice guy who loves my doggies.

Sasha- Aww, I really gets to call you Super Stuffer. Wow! Yip Yap Furray! (I shakes paws with Super Stuffer.) I may never allow Mommy to wash this paw again.

So how did the Hubby Stuffed Bones and Super Stuffer come about? Was it a nuclear disaster, cosmic rays, radioactive insect bite, or just some mad scientist evil experiment gone wrong?

Super Stuffer- You might just say I am better at it than my wife. It all started a few months ago. She was backed up with orders and asked me to help out. So being the very helpful guy that I am (did I just see you roll your eyes?)...as I was saying, being the "super" helpful guy that I am, I helped her stuff some bones, and she said that I stuffed them way better than her. That's how I got the job as bone stuffer.The wife is in charge of quality control though. When I go too fast, somehow she knows it and gives them back to me to "re-stuff them right" she says.

Sasha- Aww. The "Honey Do" list discovery method is how it came about then. That does make sense. Grandpa gets a lot of Honey Dos here,too. He has learned over time not to do the best job the first time or he will get assigned to do it all the time. heehee. Case in point, the bad hedge trim. Now, he is never allowed to trim the hedge without Grandma's supervision. But, I am getting off subject, and no I would never roll my eyes at you Super Stuffer. Mommy wanting me to poo in the rain. Now, that is when I roll my eyes. heehee.

So do you really just use your powers for the good of all dogkind? Come on, what does it hurt to make the occasional catnip stuffy every once in awhile right?

Super Stuffer- Nope. Just doggies for me. The cat toys are my wife's job. They look too complicated to me. I watch her do them, and she stuffs these little pockets with catnip and sews them up, then she stuffs the toys, and sews them up. Too much stopping and sewing, and sewing is a girls job.I should tell you that she steals things. She stole the bottle opener from the kitchen. She says it makes a great catnip tool.

Sasha- Wow, cat toys make wife go into a life a crime film at 11:00. heehee. Sorry, had to say that. Oh, and I be a women wiener dog, and sewing isn't for me either. I prefer unstuffing to sewing them back up. All that fuzz and stuffing everywhere. It is like a wiener dog party with white fuzzy confetti. heehee. Oh, there I goes getting off subject again. They say us wiener dogs lack focus and concentration sometimes.

How does the wife take all the dog gone long hours away from the family? I suspect she might get a bit jealous of all the canine attention you receive right?

Super Stuffer- You are so right about that. I am not only the bone stuffing dog toy provider, but I am also the treat distributor, so the doggies like me better. Here, would you like a treat?

Sasha- Yummy, thank you! (with mouth full of doggy treat.) A wiener dog can never pass up good eats you know. (I wipes crumbs off my mouth and nose with paw.)

Is there going to be any mutations or evolutions coming from you in the future? Or perhaps, a Hubby Bone Stuffer action figure in the works?

Super Stuffer- I will tell you a secret. There are squeaker toys coming out soon. Uh-oh, hope I didn't let the cat out of the bag. A thought just came to me. What about a "hubby stuffed" hot dog toy. Would you be our model?

Sasha- Squeakers! Did you say squeakers? Wow, my favorite bone toys might have squeakers in them soon. I just can't wait. (I is jumping up and down about 3 foot off the ground.) OK, I is better now. Had to get that out of my system. Hot dog toys also sound very lovely. I would love to model them, but wouldn't want to take work away from Cleara, though.

Oh, and thank you Super Stuffer for taking the time out of your busy bone stuffing duties to converse with a little wiener dog like me. I feels so privileged. Thank you to "the wife" too for making this interview PAW-sible.

I gots a pedicure today!

Hi all. Your doxie friend Sasha here. I finally convinced Mommy that I needed my nails done. I guess the chewing on them constantly finally convinced her. She took me to my groomer to do it as always, but there must have been a first timer there today cause boy that pooch was howling and yawling something horrible when I walked in. It made me a bit scared you know like how you humans get at the doctors or dentist if you hear a lot of yelling and crying going on. Mommy carried me in, and after a few pets I realized the poor dog was just be missing his family. You know those big dogs are really big babies when their mommies and daddies aren't there. Well, I got my nails done. Nice and short. No more snags on the rugs when zooming. Mommy said she might even paint them again soon.

Well, the rest of the afternoon was mostly play time now that I can doxiehoover again. Then, took a short nap while Mommy was making her new doxie 2010 calendar. It stars me of course in some rather yummy photos and is for sale in our etsy shop. I will post pics.

Well, off to do some late night worm hunting, They ran the sprinklers late this evening and all the big juicy ones pop up about this time. Night all.

My Interview With A Super Model!

Sasha here. I got the chance to interview one of ETSY's top doggy super models today. Her name is Cleara and she works exclusively for Diana at DianaDesignsNY and StylinDogsBoutique.

Special thanks to Diana for typing up all of Cleara's answers for us, and to her hubby who missed out on some quality dinner time in the process of providing you with this interview. We doxies sure know how important dinner time is for sure.

Sasha: Cleara, how did you get your big break into doggy fashion super modeling?

Cleara: It is probably due to my excellent attitude and focus during the shoot.It all started when my brother Giupetto and my sister Gianna were misbehaving during their modeling session with Mom. She just couldn't get a good shot. So she gave me a try. Once she saw how well I hold a pose she started to use me more and more for her shoots.

Sasha: Way to go for out showing your siblings! We doxies know how hard it is to always be the pick of the litter.

How do you keep in shape? Is it strictly can of air or do you sneak a little helium in there occasionally? Come on we know all the inflatable dog models are doing it now a days.

Cleara: I will tell you this, I am not full of hot air like some of those other models, and helium goes right through me. When I hear "Cleara, I need you Honey", I fill up with pride. That is my special ingredient.As far as staying in shape, well I have my "ups and downs", but I have always been a light eater.

Sasha: Aw, pride makes every doggie's head swell. Not saying you have a big head or anything, but us dogs really get a high off knowing you pleased your mommy or daddy.

Does the outfits you model ever rub you the wrong way? I mean you must have some preferences bold print verses pastels. Maybe, you prefer the softer fabrics like the cotton blends or the oh so soft fleece.

Cleara: Well, I have a very pale complexion. Sometimes I feel invisible in a crowd. So I like outfits that are bright and bold and make me stand out.And I'm not crazy about sweaters. I have a very large head, cute but large, and Mommy has to squeeze me to get the sweater to fit over my head. I don't complain though because super models never complain.

Sasha: Aw, your head isn't that large, and yes it is very cute, too. I so wish I could be invisible sometimes. You know when you come in extra long and extra cute body, it is really hard to be invisible. Well, enough talking about me. We are here to learn more about you.

Do your siblings ever try to take a nibble at your heals? I know from experience how hard it is to just say no to plastic.

Cleara: Well, this is my secret. I keep treats in my pocket. If they go for the nibble I toss them a treat. It works every time. Nibbles would be a disaster to my skin.

Sasha: Aw, the old treat and distract technique. Works every time! Good thinking. You might want to mention that to my mommy to get me off my plastic habit. heehee.

Anything else you would like your fans to know? Maybe, a commercial coming up or a book deal in the works?

Cleara: Oh yes. Mommy has a new Halloween Witch sweater she wants me to model for her. It is very cute, and coming soon.And there has been some discussion of a movie about my life called "My Life on the Shelf". It's a combo of "Seinfeld" meets "Make Me a Super Model". That is all I am saying about that.

Sasha: I can't wait to see you as a Halloween Witch. Hallowiener Day is one of my favorite holidays. The movie sounds quite entertaining as well. Hope you get an Oscar Mayer award for that one. Oh, and thank you for taking the time from your busy shoot schedule to interview with me today.

Please, vote for me again.

Vote for me at this link, pretty please with kibble on top. (To vote just leave a comment with your name and maybe were you know us from at the link above. You can vote only once a day. It must have somekind of ID so the people running the contest know it is an original vote. )

I have been trying for months to win the petsjubilee photo/video contest box. Please, help me. I really need those treats. This month theme is beat the heat. I am a furry black and tan wienie that has the best way to beat the heat out of all those other critters-Ice Fishing. See video link on the voting link provided and you will understand. Thank you in advanced for voting for me, your furry friend Sasha.