JadeOrchidSong Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Our adopted shih tzu will turn 3 in November. My dss wonder if/how people celebrate their dogs' birthdays. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 We have two dogs, and since I can't give one something w/o also giving something to the other one, I usually buy them new chew toys (antlers, marrow bones, etc.) on each of their birthdays. And of course a little extra special attention for the birthday dog. The cats don't seem to care . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 We always give Dutch (Pekingese) extra treats and a special meal on his birthday, plus loads more love (though that's hard, because he gets love all the time). He turned 13 in August, and he got a new collar and a new bed. He's not into toys anymore, but he really liked the bed. ;) We used to have little birthday parties for our dogs (we had 2, but lost Pepper a few years ago to disease), which was silly and fun. I used soft food to make a little bone shaped "cake" and we'd put party hats on them (our dogs are thankfully very tolerant of our weirdness), sing happy birthday, let them eat the cake, then give them a new toy. Pepper loved to open presents. We'd hand it to her and she'd rip into it, pulling the paper of and flinging her head to throw the paper everywhere. We always had to watch her around Christmas, because she desperately wanted to open presents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 We don't but she gets a Christmas present. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 We give them a pat, a "Happy Birthday!" and a treat in their bowl. Libby hates her birthday because it is the fourth of July and there are scary booms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 We don't know our dog's exact birthday, we know it's in February. We used to with our cat though (I miss my kitty :( ). This year we had dd pick a day in February to give Chip a special treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 We have a blue frosted cake every year for her (its her favorite color :001_smile: ) For her first birthday we drove to Carlos Bakery (aka Cake Boss) and got her a yummy cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Yes, we celebrate.......our puppy was one yr old on March 27. We sent out invites to the kids' homeschooled friends, baked dog friendly cupcakes for our two dogs, had typical party fare for kids and moms ( who were invited to stay)......party lasted an hour. Our pup is a party animal and loved having a ton of kids here to play with him. The theme was fire hydrants.....found all the stuff at Party Depot. We asked for a food donation that could be brought to our animal shelter in lieu of gifts.....we ask for that for all the kids birthdays too. We had about 20 kids here. It was a nice one hour break and it gave the moms a chance to catch up. Oh, and the kids wore fireman hats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 We don't celebrate dogs' or cats' birthdays at all. Or give them Christmas presents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 My boys want to indulge him with treats and toys. We might get him a bed since the one he has now is very worn. He has given us more love than we can imagine. Dh adores him because he gIves dh the best welcome when dh gets home after work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabinfl Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 My mother went a little overboard with her previous dog. Several neighborhood dogs used to all play together in their adjoining back yards. When Mom's dog turned 10, she sent invitations to all of the neighbor dogs, and a few other friends' dogs, and they had a cookout party. My sister baked and decorated a dog-safe cake with cream cheese icing, and we made personalized "goody bowls" for all of the guest doggies. It was loads of fun, and we still giggle over the photos of all of the dogs licking the cake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Tabinfl, your post reminded me that the person we bought our dogs from had Litter B-day parties for all the dogs in their litter for the first two years. We met at a local dog park and had fun talking while the dogs played together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 We don't know our cats' birthdays (one shelter cat, one stray), but we took our best guesses and assigned them birthdays. It's mostly an excuse to make a cake they don't get to share. Nice. I did hear of somebody throwing her dog a Bark Mitzvah party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Before I had kids I threw our dog an actual birthday party every year. I'd get him a doggie cake, invite family over for dinner (for people food LOL), put up decor, and my sister would even bring his doggie girlfriend. Yeah, I was that person LOL! We had our dog for about 4 years before we had kids. After that, no more doggie parties....kiddos take priority LOL. Now I do get him some sort of gift. Usually a bone, or treats, or a new toy or bed. Same for Christmas too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 We know the date of ddog's bday, so he gets a bone or extra special treat, and everyrone gives him extra love. I think it's fun for kids to celebrate pet birthdays, but I don't like all the silliness over it, like parties and stuff--just have a party for the party's sake, without using your dog as an excuse! We do, however, bless animals on St. Francis Day (coming up on the 4th). :D :001_tt2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I do not celebrate Aidan's birthday. That is because there is nothing I can do that is all that special for him that I don't do every day or week. It would be gilding the lily. Christmas is different. He gets as many gifts as I can think up because he loves unwrapping presents -- *all* presents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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