Comments on: Everyone Deserves A Special Day

By: slimdoggy

slimdoggy — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:50:34 +0000

Great idea – we do it up big for Jack & Maggie – since they are both adopted and we don’t know their birthday, we created a “Gotcha Day” for them and we made it the same day as our Sally’s real birthday. We did it up big with a virtual party last year with prizes and a donation to the rescue where we got Jack. We’ll be sure to join Honey’s party this year!

By: Groovy Goldendoodles

Groovy Goldendoodles — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:58:38 +0000

What a loving way to celebrate her birthday. Harley will definitely make sure he sends a special birthday greeting to Honey on the 26th. Can’t wait to see all the photos on FB.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:40:12 +0000

Great idea, a week-long birthday celebration for Honey! I know what you mean about being a little sad as our pups get older, but then I think about how we celebrate, love and appreciate them every single day. It helps keep me grounded and living in the moment. I’m looking forward to celebrating with Honey starting tomorrow!

By: Lauranne

Lauranne — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:59:03 +0000

What a brilliant idea!!

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 03:26:41 +0000

Sounds like a wonderful birthday week–and what a great idea to do something fun every day. Lamar’s favorite trick was “whisper”–and there are pictures of him doing it at http://peacefuldog.blogspot.com/2011/07/lamars-go-to-trick.html as well as a description of how to capture it if you ever want to try it with Honey (although it is probably best for a dog who has an annoying bark reflex, which she may not :))

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 22:37:47 +0000

What a fun birth week celebration. My girl will also be five this year, in March. I almost get sad about it as well, because I think it is considered middle-aged for large dogs.

By: Jan K

Jan K — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 16:40:11 +0000

What a wonderful week you have planned for Honey! We’re not big on birthdays around here for humans or dogs, but this past year we did make a big deal, since it was Luke’s first and both girls’ 10th. Lots of special treats and playtime in the yard made all three of them happy!

By: Callie, Shadow, and Ducky's Mom

Callie, Shadow, and Ducky's Mom — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 06:32:26 +0000

Normally, I find some way to celebrate each of my girls’ birthdays with them — even if it’s “just” spending the day with them. Shadow’s 2014 birthday was bittersweet because it was the day that Callie had her second ACL surgery…so after leaving Callie with the surgeon that morning (Ducky was already at daycare), Shadow had me all to herself for the rest of the day. But we both missed our Callie when we went for our walk at the park.

I will have to put Honey’s birthday on my calendar so I remember to help her celebrate.
Sue

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 03:01:14 +0000

What a fun birthday celebration–I like to stretch out my own birthday celebration as long as possible, too! I always celebrate Barley’s birthday and adoption day–even though they’re less than a month apart–because I feel like they’re both really important days; her “birthday” is actually her in-take day at the shelter that they listed as her birthday, so without that day, she wouldn’t have had the chance to become part of my family and her adoption day is the day my life changed completely, so we celebrate both 🙂

By: Dachshund Nola

Dachshund Nola — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 00:42:06 +0000

That’s an awesome idea to celebrate over the course of a week! I think I’ll do that for my guys. 😀

I absolutely celebrate birthdays and Gotcha Days. Nola just had her 4th ones in Oct. and Dec., and Pike’s birthday is Feb. 7th.