I want to hear what YOU think an Al’s Grill Smoky Riblets jingle needs to sound like. Come up with a ten second jingle in whatever style you feel appropriate and email a 128kbps MP3 file to dogjingle AT 3rdmartini DOT com by 12:01am on December 15th, 2007. I will determine the top three submissions and will place them on the web site for the public to vote. The winner as of 12:01am December 22nd, 2007 will win a $25.00 Petsmart gift card.

Sound good? Get to recording.

But, I make it up to you this time with two… TWO dog treat jingles. Yes, I can feel your excitement from here.

First up, a little something snappy I’d sing when we had a bag of Freshy Breath Treats. This jingle is performed in the style of a 1950′s radio jingle.

As your bonus, here’s my favorite all-time jingle (and my wife’s absolute least favorite). This one’s for Canine Carry-Outs Bacon Bites. I’ve performed in a style that mixes a little Doug Brogar with the rock voice that Trey Parker busts out occasionally.

Yes, I actually sang it this way every time.

We’ll be back next week with the last one, which is a jingle that’s forming in my head for a new bag of treats we got Stella.

I’ll record it and post it in a couple of days. I’m sure you were really looking forward to it too.

Instead, I’ll share a couple of interesting books that I’m going to be picking up for Nathan, my son who is due in January.

First Book of Sushi by Amy Wilson Sanger

Robin and I Iove sushi, so we’ll be taking the boy out to sushi restaurants on a fairly regular basis. This book will be good to begin getting him used to the wonderful shapes and colors of different pieces of sushi.

Baby Mix Me a Drink by Lisa Brown

This one’s just fun. And, honestly it’s really more for mom and dad than it is baby (if at all), but I think the idea of it is funny. And after all, it’s never too early to teach kids to mix a proper cocktail.

In May I lamented about the lack of really good jingles in The world of the waning jingle. I’ve been doing my own part to remedy that.

When my dog does a good job of going potty outside, she gets a treat. Each time we get Stella a different brand of treat, I make up a jingle and sing it to her before giving her the treat.

Yes, I’m a freak. No need to point that out.

Last Christmas Stella received a huge bag of Milk Bone-esque mini treats. The colors in the bag were red, brown, tan, and green. There were far more brown and tan than red and green.

Here’s the jingle for brown/tan/red/green bone. Red and green versions were upbeat, but the brown and tan versions were sung to give that perfect “Oh damn, it’s another brown/tan bone” feeling. Since red was her favorite “flavor,” that’s the one I went with.

I’ve recorded the jingle in the style of a schmaltzy late night talk show band. Enjoy.

Look for more dog treat jingles every Thursday this month.