FOLEY — The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile and its hotdogger crew were spotted at Heritage Park last weekend handing out stickers, postcards and plastic whistles shaped like the giant hotdog on wheels.

The Wienermobile made an appearance at the Tacos and Tequila festival on Nov. 9. Festival attendees all had smiles as hotdogger names were handed out to all who passed by.

"The main purpose of the Wienermobile is just to make people's days a little bit better," said Hotdogger Isaac Salas, AKA At the Grill Isaac. "You know, how can you not smile when you see a 27-foot-long hotdog?"

Hotdogger Maggie Dawson, AKA Meatloaf Maggie, said hotdogs are not served from the vehicle but the crew regularly hands out objects, such as the "wiener whistles," stickers and postcards to crowds at events and festivals.

After attending "Hotdog High" and graduating with their "b-undergraduate degrees" from their training session in Madison, Wisconsin, Salas and Dawson and ten other hotdoggers from across the country split up on different routes spreading smiles from coast to coast.

Salas first heard of the traveling hotdog spokespeople when a recruiter was sent to his college campus to provide an info session and teach students of the benefits to becoming a hotdogger, such as getting to see the country, talking to new people and learning new skills. He is from Texas and has a bachelor's degree in marketing.

Hotdogger recruiters did not visit the University of Tennessee, where Delaware-native Dawson graduated with a bachelor's in advertising, but she was able to apply online for the position.

"I actually found out about it on social media of all places," she said. "… I just found it online and then I sent in my resume, my cover letter and I made a little video just to kind of showcase who I was off paper. It's a very competitive role and I was trying to do something to stand out."

A hotdogger is on the road for an entire year, from June 1 to June 1, earning a few major holidays and paid breaks within that time. Salas said hotdoggers work in one region with a partner for six months then switch to a new region with a new partner for the next six months. The Wienermobile has been around since 1936, he said.

"The dog looks good for 89, doesn't it?" Dawson asked as she patted one of the charter bus-like seats with Wienermobile graphics emblazoned on them.

Both hotdoggers said they enjoyed spending their free time in the Gulf Coast region, as they previously stopped in Mobile and Pensacola before coming to Foley. The next stop for this Wienermobile is Nashville.

Both said they've enjoyed working as a hotdogger but had slightly different favorite parts of the job.

"I think, for me, it's that no week and/or day is the same from the last," Salas said. "I really love the change of pace and being able to travel as well. It's really nice."

Dawson said she appreciates the opportunity and has experienced great hospitality as each new town "never feels unfamiliar."

Applications for next year's hotdoggers are currently open. Salas said the only main requirements to apply are a valid driver's license and a college degree.

While "any degree is good for the Wienermobile," communications and marketing-based degrees are suitable for the job.

But in the end, "it's down to the person." One hotdogger this year studied interior design, Salas said, so specific degrees are not necessary.

Dawson said hotdogger applications, as well as a Wienermobile tracker and more information on hotdoggers, can be found at www.oscarmayer.com.

After working as a hotdogger, people often go on to "do a bunch of really cool things" as Dawson said.

"Some people in the past, immediately after being a Wienermobile driver, they'll go travel to Europe, things like that, and have a little bit more fun," Salas said. "In terms of career-wise, there's been other hotdoggers that have gone to Google, they've gone to Snapchat, the Green Bay Packers or maybe continued their education to getting their master's."

"You get a plethora of skills and experiences," Dawson said. "It's not just driving the coolest vehicle in the world, it's also you are the boots on the ground, you're the Wienermobile's spokesperson."

Both Salas and Dawson said they encouraged anyone who was interested in being a hotdogger to sign up.

Dawson's advice to future hotdoggers, specifically those wanting to be a hotdogger, is put yourself out there and apply. She said she feels "very, very lucky" every day to think of how she got the job as a hotdogger and says the experience has taught her to "just go for it."

Salas recommended describing "why you're the perfect candidate for the job" and "what you can bring to the table" if selected as a hotdogger.

"It's not always about what you've done, it's a lot about who you are," Dawson chimed in.