Let’s Paw-ty! Celebrate a Dog’s Birthday Party

A first birthday is always special, especially when it’s for your fur baby!

Our good friend Jenny adopted the love of her life, a red laberdoodle named Dundee, a year ago, and he’s been her pride and joy ever since.

So naturally when it came time for his first birthday party, she wanted to host a paw-ty!

Here’s her tips for hosting a dog birthday party.

Host the party on neutral ground

Dogs are territorial. It’s just in their nature! Host a dog birthday party at a neutral spot like a park or the Zoom Room so all the doggy friends can enjoy together without feeling the need to protect their turf.

Keep it small

Dogs are pretty unpredictable. That’s what makes them great! But because you don’t know exactly what they’ll do or how they’ll act, keep the group small.

Dundee invited his cousins Cooper, Sammy, and Bife to his birthday party.

Decorate

Hey its a party, make it festive! Check out this fun dog birthday party decor.

Get a dog-friendly birthday cake

You can buy a cake from a place like Three Dog Bakery. Or you can make your own! Jenny’s good friend Yadie made Dundee this yummy cake that all the pups enjoyed:

1. Ingredients (All organic from Trader Joe’s): 2 cups of finely ground steel cut oats mixed with 1 cup of organic apple sauce and 2 ripe bananas. Cook at 375 in a sheet pan with parchment paper until cooked through and firm.
2. Bone shape: print out bone and trace cutout once cake had cooled completely.
3. Filling: Whipped plain Greek yogurt +peanut butter. Add soft doggy treats like salmon dog bites
4. Topping: whipped Greek yogurt chilled; decorate as desired

Make every dog feel special

All the dogs got goodie bags with fun toys. She made everyone feel extra special.

And if you ever get invited to a dog birthday party, here are some fun gift ideas to celebrate the birthday pup.

Teach your dog to talk

Happy birthday pull toys