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Birthday Time!!

8/1/2015

 
Yesterday, Miss S and Mr. M turned 1 year old! I can't believe that year went by so fast. I vividly remember getting the text one year ago today, that they had been born. At four weeks their mom rejected the whole litter, so we brought Miss S and Mr. M home with us. They were so tiny! They were so young that they still got cold easily. We had to keep a little fleece wrap on Miss S or she would start shaking. 
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Back then, we could carry them around in one hand. These days we are doing good to pick one of them up with both hands.
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We decided that we needed to do something special for their birthday. Grandma came over yesterday, and we had quite a bit to do. The puppies go to play with her, but we didn't have time to celebrate. Since the puppies don't really know anything about birthdays, we figured they wouldn't care if we celebrated a day late.
On Miss B and Mr. C's birthday, we made coconut bread and let the puppies all share about half a loaf. Since then, we have cut sugar and most of the flour out of their diets, so we wanted to go with something a little healthier instead. A doggie bakery opened up not too far from us recently, and we had been wanting to try it out anyway. It's called Buddy Bites, and if you are in the Seabrook, Texas area, it is totally worth trying. They have all kinds of toys, leashes, shampoos and other goodies, but most importantly, they have homemade, healthy dog treats. They make custom birthday cakes for dogs in the shape of a bone, but you have to order them two days in advance. We didn't realize this, so we got a birthday cookie for each of them instead. We didn't want the others to feel left out, so we brought them each a treat too. We really liked the Buddy Bites store and plan on going back there again soon. The next puppy birthday is Miss M's in three months, and now that we know that you have to order cakes in advance, we will be sure to call ahead so we can get a cake. 
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The puppies smelled the treats in the bag before we even got them out and instantly knew that the treats were for them. Mr. M and Miss S had a hard time waiting. The suspense was unbearable.
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Miss B, Miss M and Mr, C were very glad that they got treats too!
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All in all, I think it was a good birthday. The puppies got to tear up a box and two plastic bottles. Plus they got fresh baked goodies that were made just for them. They don't know it yet, but Buddy Bites is dog friendly. Next time we go, we are planning on taking them with us. All I can say is that it's a good thing they have the treats in a case. I don't think they would be safe from Miss S. She loves treats.
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Some of the homemade treats
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Wall of goodies
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The faithful employee, Sprout, testing out the dog beds. It's a tough job, but somebody had to do it.

Go Puppies. It's Your Birthday...

3/15/2015

 
Based on when we rescued Miss B and Mr. C and how old they were when we took them to the vet for the first time, we estimated their birthday somewhere near the middle of March. So, today, we celebrated their first birthday- although we may call their birthday March 17th instead. Somehow, the Ides of March seems a little odd for a birthday. Anyway, a birthday celebration seemed in order for today. It has been super wet outside for a  really long time now and without the yard to run in, we were all getting pretty bored.
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The yard a couple of days ago. It is not quite as wet anymore, but there are still huge puddles. Where there aren't puddles, there are huge muddy patches- the kind of mud you can lose boots in
So, what do you do when you want to celebrate a birthday but you can't play outside? First, we gave all of the puppies a bath, and then we made coconut bread. The puppies love coconut, so they were very glad to help lick the spoon when it was time to add the cream of coconut. They were also very glad to help eat half of a loaf of coconut bread, I mean, taste the coconut bread. We didn't do a very good job of planning ahead, so we didn't have any birthday hats. Instead, we put pirate bandannas on the birthday boy and girl. 
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Miss M trying to help Miss B with her coconut bread
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What? I'm a year older? A year older than what? What's a year, anyway?
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The girls
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What did the cats think about all of the birthday celebrations, you ask? They did what any self respecting cat would do... they took the opportunity to sneak into our bedroom and take a nap on our bed.
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    First time pitbull owners who found two pitbull puppies abandoned on the side of the road and decided to adopt them...And then loved them so much, they decided to get two wonderful mastiffs.

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