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.

Naked Puppy Pic In Photo Contest!

Hello all,

Sasha here. It is that time of month again and yes I am entered once again in the petsjubilee team pet photo contest to win that yummy box of treats and prezzies that I dream to have. Wiener dogs never give up you know.

This time mommy had me worried for awhile cause she said she was going to post one of my naked puppy pics for the contest. I am lucky she picked a cute one and not one with my head stuck in a rice cake bag or bath time in the kitchen sink or anything embarrassing like that.

Well, please, click at the furbabies link here to see my contest Naked Puppy Pic, and if you are ever so kind vote for me by leaving a comment at that link also. You need to sign it with a unique name because the rules state the same person can only vote once per day. So if another Tom or Fred voted on another pets photo yours won't count. Agggh, and I gets very sad when votes get deleted. You don't want to see a sad wiener dog do you?

Take care all, and don't forget to vote. Pretty please, with kibble on top.

(Voting starts at 12:01 EST 9/21/09 to 12:00 noon EST 9/27/09. So one week to vote folks. Pass the bark along to others.)

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.

My interview with Velvet!

Hi all,

Sasha here. I had the opportunity to interview one of my favorite pals and a fellow hound, Velvet the beagle. She is the chief taste tester of CiaoHound's store on ETSY. It is currently closed until the weather cools down to ship homemade treats again. They will be reopening soon though from what I hear, and believe me it is worth the wait. Well, on with the interview!

Sasha- So Velvet, how did you get into being a taste tester for such a yummy treat company as CiaoHound?

Velvet- Well, Sasha, ya know, sometimes it just comes down to being in the right place at the right time. Mommy was looking for a fun hobby to do and came across some dog treat recipes. She tried one (I thought it was delish), but she thought it was a little bland. After about 5 more tries and many more ingredients, she had a cookie she was happy with. I, of course, sat there at her heels the entire time. It was very tiring, but I hung in there, taste-testing each and every batch.

Sasha- Well, how neat is that to be such a faithful company employee being there from the start and all. I bet it was such hard work too working from the floor up so to bark.

Is it hard to eat all the oops that sometimes happen? We know they happen, and some of those experimental flavors might be pretty arf-ful.

Velvet- I love the oops! None of them are arf-ful they just don't look like Mommy wanted them to, especially in the beginning. She played with this tube thing that squirted uncooked cookies and they frustrated her so much that she just went ahead and cooked them and gave them to me. Oh, hehehe, then there was the whole frosting incident! Too thick, too thin, try, try again. She eventually gave up and I got a lot of (what I thought were just wonderful) frosted cookies. Lately, the only oops' are the ends of the bistro bites which are sometimes pointy, so I get those. Oh, and sometimes I jump up on the table and get some of those special ones with catnip in them. Mommy has had to start over quite a few times because of that. She doesn't put the catnip treats on the table anymore. I don't know why they call it catnip. Why not dognip? Dogs would love it, too; I know I do.

Sasha- Those silly humans will never learn that us dogs don't care what the treat looks like. That is a human marketing strategy. We are all about taste and smell. Glad you racked up on the human's unsightly mistakes though. I wish I could have been there for that. The catnip creations must be yummy with the idea of nipping cats. heehee. Not that I would ever do that! (Just in case any kitties are reading this.)

Does your mommy and daddy ever sneak a taste now and then? We know humans would eat them to if you let them. I hear they eat anything.

Velvet- Mommy and my sisters taste the treats once in a while, especially the muffins, but Daddy won't touch the stuff! My sisters said they're healthy treats. I eat anything and everything, so I can understand the temptation.

Sasha- I hear you there. Anything from the doorknobs down is mine. heehee. Strange that your Daddy won't eat them though. He must be a finicky eater.

So what is your favorite treat from the CiaoHound shop?

Velvet- I love, love, love everything! I love the crumbrulee treats sprinkled on my kibble and the cookies and the bistro bites. I really love trying new recipes! I guess my absolute favorite is the Sweet Potato Pie. It has sweet potato, peanut butter and honey in it. You can't beat that!

Sasha- Now, you're making me hungry, and I just had my daily kibble ration a few minutes ago. Oh, and it really isn't the same with out something yummy topping it for sure.

How do you find the time to work out while still "STEAK-ing" out the fridge between batches? I mean I have had those treats. They go in the fridge, and I just can't wait till they come out again. It is all I think about.

Velvet- Oh, I know what you mean, ... hey, wait a minute, .... how did you get some of my treats????? {{{Groan}}} Mommy says its nice to share. I'm glad you love them as much as I do :) Mommy moves the treats around so much its hard for me to keep track of where they are, so I sit and dance in the middle of the kitchen (Mommy does know what that little dance means, she just plays dumb sometimes and it makes her laugh, so she gets distracted). I think she is sending a video of my "technique". Using this method, I can get my exercise and my treats at the same time.

Sasha- Well, Um, you see the treats came to me in this little square box from the mail, and well, I just had to eat them. But, my Mommy made me share with my big brother, too. Mommies they are no fun when it comes to all you can eat treats. Loved the video by the way. I will have to work on my Beagle dancing to keep in shape.

From one hound to another, isn't it really hard to see all those yummy treats go out the door to someone other doggy's bowl? Oh, I can only imagine how much restraint it must take not to bite the mail carrier for taking those treats away from you.

Velvet- I didn't fully understand what those little boxes were for until this interview. I just knew treats went in the box and then out the door. Mommy would come back and not bring the box with her. It is very sad. If it weren't for the treats that stay behind, I would tear up those bad boxes, I know where she keeps them. She is going to send a picture of me watching the whole "boxing" procedure. You can see by the look on my face that it is a horrible scene to witness.On a personal note, Mommy is wanting to start some new hobbies so she can make stuff in advance and be able to work on them out of the house sometimes; treats have always been fresh-baked with each order and she won't have time to do that for several months. BUT, if you like her treats (and I know you do) she'll be baking on the weekends and posting on her blog what's available that week, starting mid-September when the weather cools down. If you have any questions, just email her at ciaohound@live.com, and, here's her blog: http://ciao-hound.blogspot.com/. You can see pictures of the goodies there streaming by from Flickr. MMMM, slideshow of food.

Sasha- Oh, I thought you knew about where those boxes went. Opps, I didn't mean to spill the kibble on that one. Good thing you have the left overs, or those boxes would be toast for sure. I enjoyed the pictures that you sent, too. I can't wait to see what creations your Mommy will come up with next. Just as long as she doesn't forget about us poor starving pets that need those delicious mouth watering treats. Oh, how I wish I new Mommy's paypal password cause I would order me some right now I tell you.

Thank you Velvet for the interview and thank your mommy with kisses from me for typing it all up for you. We better keep those humans around cause our paws sure do get tired from all this typing. Plus, they know how to scratch those hard to reach places so nicely.

Velvet- Thank you so much, Sasha, for the interview, too. I don't think we hounds get listened to enough and you know we have a lot on our minds.