Hotdogger Blog

I never thought that I will have to overcome my fear of heights at Hotdogger High.  One of our exercises included major heights.  Rope claiming was the most challenging to me.  As I was getting closer to the top,  I was so scared to make a move and fall, but I knew I had to trust my team and overcome my fears.  When I reached the top, I had accomplished one of the team goals and I had step out of my comfort zone.  As a hotdogger, trust and team work are essential for success.

As a new hotdogger and attendee of Hot Dog High class 22,  one of my most important tasks has been to come up with my Hotdogger name. If you’ve seen posts from past hotdoggers, you know that names can be silly, witty, but most importantly they MUST contain the perfect hotdog pun. With so many great puns to choose from I was having trouble mustarding (ha ha) up the one that suited me best. It wasn’t until I met my favorite and the smallest of the Wienermobiles, Lil Links, that I knew what name was right for me- Lil Links Laura. Now that I’ve found the perfect hotdogger name of my own I’m ready to graduate “suma bun laude” from Hot Dog High and hit the road on my journey across the Southeast. I am so excited for all of the great adventures to come and all the wonderful people I am going to meet!

You never know what to expect as a Hotdogger; every day is filled with new experiences and franktastic surprises.  I was lucky enough to celebrate my 22nd birthday at Hot Dog High with my 11 bunderful buddies from Hotdogger Class XXII!

Class 22 surprised me at midnight with cupcakes on my 22nd birthday!

Later that day, we celebrated at a Madison Mallard’s baseball game.  I was surprised yet again when I was given the honor of throwing the first pitch of the game!  I was a weenie bit nervous, but I mustard up the courage.

Throwing a dog gone fastball at the Mallards game! Photo courtesy of: James Addis

MMMK and A-Dog Alison smiling with some Mallards and another hot dog! Photo courtesy of: James Addis

 I’d like to say “frank you” to the Madison Mallards and my top dog friends who made my birthday extra special.  I really felt like a wiener!

Madison, WI. Victory Dog Victoria here, checking in for the Class XXII Hotdoggers.  We have recently started training in Hot Dog High so we can begin our coast to coast wiener roast for the next year.  We are half way done with our training and will be hitting the hot dog highways shortly.  But before we hit the road with the Wienermobile we need to go through extensive driver’s training first.  We were all smiling from ear to ear when we first saw the Wienermobile vehicles and had even bigger smiles the first time we got to drive them.  It was definitely the ride of the lifetime. And I feel I can speak on behalf of Class XXII that we are beyond excited for this next year and we hope to see all of you out there!

Do you believe in love at first sight? I didn’t until I saw BOLOGNA today. Gull-wing door? Check. Bun roof? Check. A grinning bumper? Check again. BOLOGNA has every attribute I desire in a vehicle.

I’ll be driving BOLOGNA all across the Midwest for the next six months with my partner Torey Toppings. Be sure to wave if you see our buns!

Though the Hotdoggers of Class XXII are a bunderfully fun group of friends, we have quite the competitive side as well!  We went to Ultrazone in Madison, WI where we crept around windy passageways, ran around a three-story, glow-in-the-dark arena and played a few intense games of laser tag.  Whether it was team play (Ketchup-colored vs. Mustard-colored) or every-dog-for-himself, we all broke a sweat and ultimately had buns of fun.

Despite the ending scores, we were all wieners.  However, I am pleased to say that I, A-Dog Alison, ranked first place in a particularly momentous game.

I’ve always considered myself lucky to have seen the Wienermobile, so I never thought I would get the chance to get behind the wheel!! But, here I am at Hot Dog High learning how to drive the 27-foot-long bun of fun. It is no small dog, but surprisingly easy to maneuver. I can’t wait to hit the Hot Dog Highways out East with my partner Victoria. Ketchup with you soon!

The 12 Hotdoggers representing Class 22 of Wienermobile drivers for the next year have arrived for training! When coming down the escalator at the airport in Madison, Wisconsin, the 14 Hotdoggers of Class 21 welcomed us in style, complete with flight suites, balloons, signs, and of course, the Oscar Mayer jingle. What a wonderful way to begin Hot Dog High!

A lot can happen in a year.

Since the time Class XXI hit the hot dog highways twelve (short) months ago, babies have been born, people have gotten married, birthdays and holidays have come and gone, and a lot of hot dogs have been eaten!  Collectively, we’ve traveled thousands of miles and hit 48 states!  The Wienermobile smiled all along the way (check out the front grill for proof) and of course, so did we!  Now it’s time for one final farewell to the Wienermobile from Class XXI.  Thanks for all the miles of smiles!