DIY Birthday Candle Dog Tug Toy

How to Make Dog-Friendly Edible Birthday Candles

{RECIPE} Turkey Meatloaf Birthday Layer Cake

Humphrey's Second Birthday (Sneak Peek)

DIY Dog Tug Toys (and Birthday Party Wrap Up)

Free Printable Dog Birthday Cards, Tags, and Labels

As our final (official) post of Oli's 10th birthday celebration week, we have a present for you (and your dog friends)! Here is a free set of pup-tastic printables. Since Oli had a rainbow pawty, we have bright and cheery colours for you to choose from, and you can to mix, match, and combine between or within sets as you wish. 

{RECIPE} Layered Meatloaf Dog Birthday Cake

How to Make a Reversible Dog Bandana

Oli's 10th Birthday (Sneak Peek)

{RECIPE} Salmon Snack Bites for Dogs AND Cats

Yesterday was our cat Tiger's birthday, so in honour of the occasion we are sharing a treat recipe that can be enjoyed by both cats and dogs (including smaller breeds). Tiger is a finicky old fellow about food, and generally prefers to stick with the (store bought) food and treats that he loves best. These salmon-scented snack bites were tempting enough to convince to share a treat with his dog "brothers" who happily took advantage of the fact that there were plenty of treats in the batch for everyone to enjoy.

Easy DIY Dog Party Cracker

Here is the final share from Humphrey's first birthday! Humphrey enjoys helping with the recycling of all varieties, but he has a particular fondness for toilet paper rolls.  On his birthday, I made two very simple "party cracker" inspired treat tubes (one for each dog - nobody wants a birthday fight!).  These are a fun little novelty to add to a doggy celebration (I think we will make them for New Year's!).

 

{RECIPE} Tasty Turkey Meatloaf Dog Birthday Cake

Our next few posts will share the DIY details from Humphrey's first birthday, and what better place to start than with cake?  This is a party after all, so what not have the cake first! There is something about a nice tall layer cake that really makes it feel like a special celebration, isn't there?  The smell of meat cooking in the kitchen is a really exciting event for our dogs. For personal reasons, I converted to a vegetarian diet some time ago and hubby also limits his consumption, so meat isn't usually on the menu unless we are cooking for guests or (of course) the pampered pets. Since I wanted this cake to be more of an indulgent birthday dinner than a dessert, I opted to make it meaty - much to the joy and delight of my salivating sous-chefs.

Humphrey's First Birthday (Sneak Peek)

 
Our baby is (almost) all grown up! Humphrey celebrated his first birthday in style last week,along with his adopted "brothers", Oli (who has done a great job of mentoring and tolerating a puppy!) and Tiger (with whom he has reached a cautious truce). It is hard to believe that he was ever quite this small: