Hotdogger Blog

Springfield, Illinois introduced Yummy to The Cozy Dog Drive In.  This timeless restaurant is located on historic Route 66 and has been serving up its famous “Cozy Dog” and Oscar Mayer hot dogs since 1949!  Sue and the whole Cozy Dog crew welcomed us with open arms and we got to exchange some memorabilia.  We got our very own set of plush Cozy Dogs and we left some Wienermobilia for decoration in the cafe.  A very big “frank you” to everyone at the drive in and make sure and check out their website for more pictures, including a visit by LTL LNK to Cozy Dog!

The Wienermobile has a way of bringing people together.  One young fan wanted to show us his appreciation for the Wienermobile and our new found friendship.  He did so through artistic expression and presented us with this picture:

Naturally, we were flattered and hung the picture proudly!  Franks a lot, Brent!

Cave City, KY– If you ask my fellow Wienermobile drivers they will tell you that next to Hot Dog Cars my second favorite thing is dinosaurs. So when I came across Dinosaur World in Cave City I had to stop by. I had a lot of fun with the residents.

Meaty Magaly and the dinosaur try to figure out how I’m going to get my keys back from this big meat eater since jumping apparently won’t work.

As you can see things turned out a little differently than I planned but I still had a lot of fun and wanted to say thanks to our friends in Cave City. From now on you can call me Dinosaur Dog Derek!

The Hiking Hotdog

We took WEENR to Mt. Zion National Park in southern Utah.  Although he climbed all the hills to make it into the park, we had to leave him in the lot for our final ascent.

The Emerald Pools

Clearly the steep trip was well worth it!  We wound around the red rocks and up to the top tier of the chain of Emerald Pools.  Here is a view from the Upper Pool, one of the most visited places in Zion Park.  Isn’t it breathtaking?

Clarksville, TN– While at the Rivers and Spires Festival in Clarksville we had a pretty famous fan visit us at the Wienermobile. Chewy remarked “ARRRGGGHHHHH” which if I’m not mistaken means “That’s a big hot dog!”

What’s better than driving one of America’s favorite cars to Motown?  Driving one of America’s favorite cars to Motown during the men’s Final Four tournament. 

We parked our buns next to the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ wiener roast, which raised money for the non-profit. With half of Michigan turning out to sport its green and white, we didn’t snag any tickets to the game. Still, we’re two pretty lucky dogs.  

 St. Mary’s Food Bank in Phoenix, AZ is recognized as the world’s first food bank.  Last year alone they distributed 43.4 million pounds of food in the Phoenix area. This particular food bank was actually founded by a man Oscar Mayer knows too well, his name was John Van Hengel.  Mister Van Hengel also founded America’s Second Harvest, now known as Feeding America, which is a nationwide food bank organization to which Oscar Mayer donated $100,000 in 2008.  

When we heard of St. Mary’s Food Bank we jumped at the chance to help! During our time at St. Mary’s we participated in “Hit One Out of the Ballpark for Hunger” which was a food drive where every donation was worth a chance to win tickets to Spring Training!  We had a wonderful time at St. Mary’s with all of the wonderful volunteers and staff.   

Oscar Mayer is based out of Wisconsin, home to many Green Bay fans so we were excited to see that even Mister Van Hengel was a fan!

Sandia Peak, New Mexico- I took a tram to get up this mountain. I was more than 10,000 feet up! It was breathtaking and like nothing I had ever seen before. I’ve been so lucky to travel all over the country in the Wienermobile. New Mexico is one of my favorite states because there is so much natural beauty like this huge mountain.

Top Dog Tara and I were two lucky dogs when we met this enthusiastic couple from Phoenix, AZ!  In the past few weeks Jay and Dianne have become extended members of the hotdogger family.  

Jay has been a fan of the Wienermobile since he can remember, so for his birthday his wife Dianne thought she would try to get him some fun Wienermobile memorabilia.  Little did she know that she would actually get a personal visit from a Wienermobile! We showed up at their home to take Jay for the ride of his life and he surprised us with ours!  Jay and Dianne are part of a Corvette club, so after their ride in the Wienermobile we got to ride in their Corvettes-they really haul buns!

Since that memorable ride we have had the opportunity to join Jay and Dianne at their home for dinner a couple of times.  During our last visit we have them their official hotdogger names: Jumbo Dog Jay and Double Dog Dianne!