Ellie the Wienerdog and Open Door Press wish all a very happy Thanksgiving! Know someone who would love this? We would love to be introduced to them! Feel free to share this on your Facebook, tweet it on your Twitter account or tag us on Instagram post using @elliewienerdog. Share for a chance to win some
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Thanksgiving is tomorrow and among all the holiday bustling, cooking and cleaning, it can be tempting to share some of the yummy goodness with your pup. Nothing can ruin the holiday cheer quite like an unexpected veterinarian visit. That’s why Ellie the Wienerdog thinks it is very helpful to share the top ten dangerous thanksgiving
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Everyone loves bread and bread is used for everything.. And as anyone who has tried it will tell you, homemade bread surpasses all. So it is only fitting that there is a day held in its honor. Not a baker? That’s ok! You can celebrate this day’s yeasty goodness by seeking out a good bakery
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The appeal of buttons is clear. They come in every shape, colour and style, from pearly white shirt buttons, to ornate Victorian affairs, to cute fastenings shaped like insects and animals. Any outfit can be updated by adding the right buttons, and sewing them on is one of the easiest types of needlework to learn.
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Today is America Recycles Day, which begs the question – have you ever reused a box for something nifty? With the holidays coming up, everyone will be getting and using lots of boxes so what can people do with all those boxes besides using them to send things? Ellie the Wienerdog has compiled a handy
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November is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month and Ellie the Wienerdog is unsurprisingly a huge fan of peanut butter. Most dogs are fans of this yummy condiment, so it is handy that peanut butter is one of the safest snacks for dogs. In moderation, peanut butter is a major source of saturated fat, Niacin, Vitamin
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Ellie the Wienerdog and Open Door Press are thankful for veterans this Veterans Day. Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause. – Abraham Lincoln How important it is
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So many of our childhood memories involve learning new concepts and experiences by watching Sesame Street on public television. Whether it was learning the letter of the day, journeying to some far away land to meet new characters or singing along to the words on the screen, each one of us felt secure and more
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Parents as Teachers Day is a holiday that has been observed since 2001 but the concept began when educators in the state of Missouri noticed that kindergarten students were showing up to class with diverse levels of learning aptitude. Children whose parents spent more time preparing for the upcoming year showed better learning capabilities once
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November is Gratitude Month and so today, we are taking the time to think about what we are grateful for. We are grateful for Sunny days but Fall temps; toys that squeak when you bite them; puffy clouds that look like wienerdogs; a Mom that listens when we bark to tell her the vacuum is
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It’s National Young Readers Week! Since 1989, National Young Readers Week has been an annual event held during the second week of November to raise awareness around the importance of reading. The event was co-founded by Pizza Hut and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. We are continuing our tradition of
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YUMMM! Is that a SANDWICH I smell? It’s #hardtobegood when I get a whiff. (as you’ll see in my book It’s Hard to be Good) Happy National Sandwich Day!
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