This week is my 34th birthday (Feb 5th) and I had the first of many celebrations tonight – enjoying dinner with my husband and step-son at a local Mexican restaurant. Of course dinner involved margarita! Couple more dinner to go and cake before the week is out. I’ll definately have to keep up the gym routine!
Typically we don’t celebrate our pets birthdays – I hate to say it but I don’t even have them written down or memorized. I know many people do celebrate the birthday of their pets and have even considered being a pet party planner as I think organizing pup parties would be so much fun (but I always wonder – what about the cats, why don’t they get to enjoy a party too? Mine would hate it so I understand a quieter affair would have to be considered). My aunt had a fun party for her Pomeranian last year and invited all his puppy friends to a party with doggie cakes, special invites, and even party favors.
So today I want to know – do you celebrate you pets birthday? What do you do? Do you celebrate the birthdays of your pet sitting clients birthdays by sending a card or small gift?
Leave a comment and give us some ideas!
I held a party once and it was a blast but I actually wrote about them in Blessing of the Animals: A Guide to Prayers & Ceremonies Celebrating Pets & Other Creatures.
The trend is on the upswing with many special services popping up to meet the need.
Every year I do a private celebration with my malinois (she gets a whole pint of vanilla ice cream all to herself) but I did do an actual party for Jellybean’s first birthday with all my daily walk dogs: http://www.flickr.com/photos/barrielynn/2457042939/in/set-72157600972788063/
We had cake and played bob for biscuits in the baby pool. It was very, very cute
Thats such a cute photo of Jellybean – thanks Barrie! Bob for biscuits sounds fun too. Good to see you here and look forward to getting to know you better