Last weekend, I had my 6th birthday party!
Of course, my birthday was actually in October but because my human, Paul, was away, we waited until he got back to have the party. And my lovely trainer, Flip, said that I could have my party at his Flip’s Top Dog training centre!
I had invited all my good doggie friends: some old friends that I’ve known for a loooooong time, like George the Bernese Mountain Dog and Lucky Bear the Akita-Rottie-cross…
…some friends that I’ve met through doggie dancing, like Finnegan the Sheltie…
…some friends that I’ve met through Outreach Therapy Pets, like Kira the German Shepherd…
…new friends I’ve met at Agility, like Scarlett the Shepherd… and even friends I’ve made through my blog, like Cinnamon the Beagleand Lexi the Great Dane pup!
I also invited my human friend, Dizzy Mum and her 2 human pups.
They had to leave their own doggies behind when they moved here from Australia and they have been really missing some doggie cuddles -
…so Hsin-Yi said the little Human Girl Pup could pretend I was her dog and handle me in all the party games!
It was very exciting when everyone was arriving…
…getting lots of pats & cuddles…
…and lots of presents!
Then it was time to play party games!
We played some old favourites from Ian Dunbar’s “K9 Games” - such as Musical Sits and Doggie Dash – and my humans also made up some silly ones, like the Egg & Spoon Race and Champagne Agility.
First, we played Musical Sits – which is like the human game of “Musical Chairs” – except when the music stops, us doggies must do a Sit Stay outside the big circle around the chairs before our humans can grab a chair. If we get up, our humans have to get off their chairs to put us back. The slowest dog to Sit will have a human who doesn’t have a chair – that human then has 10 seconds to run around the circle and try to make the other doggies get up: they can jump, whoop, wave their arms, make funny noises – do whatever they like EXCEPT call our names. If no dog gets up after 10s, then that human and their dog is out! 
Not only is Musical Sits great fun but it is a great way to practise our Loose-leash Walking and Sit Stays. George was the winner!
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Next, we played the Egg & Spoon Race: this was a relay race with us doggies divided into 2 teams. Each human had to loop their doggie’s leash onto the same hand that was holding the egg & spoon and then run through an obstacle course as fast as they could. Again, this was good practice for making sure us doggies don’t pull on the leash and follow our humans when walking, otherwise they would drop the egg! 
I am ashamed to say, however, that my team lost because I was very naughty and when my little Human Girl Pup dropped the egg, I ate it!!!! Hsin-Yi was horrified but everyone else was laughing.
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Next, we played Champagne Agility – this time, the humans had to carry a full glass of pink champagne while running through the obstacle course with us. But we also had to do a Sit Stay at the end of the course, while our humans ran to get a flower lei to put around our necks. This was not a team race – each dog & human pair went alone and we were timed…the pair with the fastest time was the winner. Well, you will never believe it but Kira and Scarlett, the 2 Shepherds, completed the course in exactly the same time: 46 seconds! They had to race each other again – and Scarlett was the winner!
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And the last game – the most exciting of all – was Doggie Dash! For this, we doggies race each other in heats of 2 at a time – we have to do a Sit & Wait at one end of the training centre while our humans walk to the other end of the building and then when they call us, we have to RUN as fast we we can! But when we pass the Finish line, it is the dog that SITS the first that is the winner – so this practises a good, fast Recall and a good Sit under a lot of distractions and excitement! The winners of the heats race each other…until there is only 1 winner left! Kira was the winner!
Well! After all that energy and excitement, it was time for some yummies!
The humans had lots of nibbles and drinks but we doggies had our own special cake! Yup, my human, Hsin-Yi, made me my own ‘peanut butter & banana’ doggie birthday cake with yoghurt & cream cheese frosting, Marmite (Vegemite) icing for my name and bone-shaped cookies as decorations!
It smelled divine!! All us doggies got very excited when they brought it out and couldn’t wait to have a piece. The hardest party game of all was getting all us doggies to sit around the cake and pose for a photo without sneaking a lick! 
(Well, little Lexi couldn’t quite resist…but then she is only 4 months old! )
After that, Paul became the most popular person there when he cut up the cake and went around giving every doggie a piece…
And everyone was shocked to watch Cinnamon eat her cake: how could such a little dog gobble such a big piece of cake so quickly?! My humans had always heard about Beagles and food but this was the first time they had ever seen it in action! 
Anyway, there was enough cake to go around and every doggie had seconds…and Cinnamon went around the floor afterwards and made sure that not one crumb was wasted!!
It was a really wonderful party and I had a fantastic time – and I think all my friends did too. Hsin-Yi said all of us doggies were fantastically well-behaved: although all the dogs knew me, they didn’t all know each other but we were all very sociable and friendly – even when the cake was going round, you can see in the video (below) that we were all sitting politely for a piece. Hsin-Yi was so impressed, especially given how exciting it was with so many dogs together and human pups running around and people shouting and food everywhere…!
Here is a special movie my human, Hsin-Yi, made to show you the highlights of my party – you can see how we played the games and watch Cinnamon’s amazing “Jaws” moment in action! – hope you enjoy it!
Hsin-Yi said she did not put the whole games into the Highlights movie because it might have got too long and boring but if anyone is interested in watching them in full (with original sound), here are the links:
I wish all my friends could have been there but I hope this post lets you feel like you have shared in the fun of my party!
What a yummy looking cake. Looks like a good time was had by all. Great party, Honey.
What a COOL party!!! I think that Doggy Dash looks like tons of fun!!!
Play bows,
Zim
Happy 6th Birthday Honey!
hugs,
Darcy's mumma
What a pawtastic pawty you had, Honey!
Looks like everyone had a pawsome time!
Your cake looks delish!
Love the doggie group shot!
You are so kind to every pup and people!
Lovely pictures with the little kids!
Great video! I loved it!
xoxo
Thor
Cake and races and all your friends! What a great party Honey. I can see that you all had a wonderful time. You and your friends are all so well behaved to do a sit stay by your birthday cake. It looks delicious.
Your friend,
Niamh
It sounds like a wonderful party!!!! And Honey, it was your birthday party so you shouldn't feel bad about eating the egg.
Happy Belated Birthday, Honey!!! What a great party, you're right! We do feel like we were there celebrating with you. That little girl who played the games with you was awfully cute. I know you'll miss your friends when you move, but just think -- you'll have brand new friends at your Lucky #7 party next year. I'm just 7 months older than you, so I'll tell you all about turning seven.
That last photo of your family is just wonderful. You are one lucky pup!
Your pal,
Petey
Your party Looked Like soooooooo much fun honey!! We hope you had a fabulous time. What special prezzies did you get from your humans and special friends??
Happy Belated Birthday.
Licks Leans & Slobbers
Stripe & Nitro
Oh, that looked like so much fun! I loved every picture and every bit of description. I'm going to have a look at the full video when I want to have a relaxing time.
Super party! Happy Birthday Honey!
Those attentions games looked really hard. I think Pee-Wee needs to practice more before he is ready for that stuff.
Cinnamon is kind of a little piggy, huh.
Slobbers,
Mango
That was the best post… would of loved the girls to be there.. I think my favourite was the group photo around the cake… wow what a party!
Your humans sure know how to throw a party! What a wonderful day for everyone….dogs and humans! Thanks for sharing your fun day with us. You brought more smiles all around the world
Happy Birthday Honey!
your pal,
Bruce:)
Oh, Honey! Happy B'day! I tried to comment on your video on YT, but for some reason it didn't appear.
I'm so happy you had a great 6th B'day! How fun! Thanks for sharing the pics and making a video! I feel like I was there.
Your friend, Kimba.
Wow what a fantastic party!!! I wish I lived closer to you. That cake looked yummers. Unfortunately my mom has to go to work so she won't let me watch the video yet, but she said as soon as she gets home we will. Glad you had so much fun!
Jackal
What a PAWESOME pawty!
So many khool furiends!
Woo are khwite the gracious hostess too!
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
What a great party Honey! Looks like everyone had a great time.
take care
Clive
That was a great party you had there! We especially like the pictures with all the doggies sitting behind the cake.
What a fun party!
I celebrated my dog’s birthday recently only we didn’t have a big celebration like yours. I just gave them some toys, lots of love and affection and a special dinner.
Your parents are very creative, I would never have thought of so many fun games.
I’ve had this post open 2 days and keep wanting to watch the vids, but JBJ (Juno Belle Jodhpurs) is keepin’ me busy.
I LOVE the games you played Honey. I sent them to my trainer for our sat training. I hope we get to play them. And that cake is spectacular.
Mr. Wild Dingo thinks you are gorgeous (next his JBJ of course) but then again… there’s room for all gorgeous gals with him!
~wags-n-wiggles~
wild dingo
That was a fantastic birthday party that you had Honey!!! Your humans are so nice to throw you such a great bash! I just love watching the musical doggie chairs…it looks like so much fun. Your birthday cake was a piece of art…hope you enjoyed it.
AARF Kasha the Dane
I LOVE that honey ate the EGG! HILARIOUS! Honey is such a character. i wish i could meet her someday. i’m so glad you do videos of her.
PS: happy birthday honey. You don’t look a day over 2!
~wags-n-wiggles~
wild dingo
Honey!
Thanks for sharing your birthday celebration!
Sure it was pawesome!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza
What a great party for a really great Dane-Girl
Happy birthday again to you and thanks for sharing the pics of your party!
The weird man dressed as a skeleton faked up a drunken who tottered and made noise and they looked how I would respond to him
best greetings from Austria,
Paris and Bel Ami
Wow and I thought I was an amazing dog mommmy, that is one heck of a party Honey! You are a very spoiled and loved doggie!
OMD Honey! What a party! I had a fun party too but to be honest it seemed like it was more for humans than pups. There were no doggie games or anything fun like that and the only food I got had to be stolen or I would have gotten nothing! My momma did make me a cake but it was tiny and I practically swallowed it whole.
Momma will stop back by to watch the full movies later. She hopes there is footage of Honey eating the egg. It sounds like something I would do too! I (and momma) am totally bummed that we live so far away and that travel is so difficult for doggies because we would totally be best friends. After all I think you saw how my current girlfriend treats me so I am definitely looking to trade up!
Moose
Hi Honey,
Thank you so much for inviting us for your lovely birthday party!! It was great fun!! Mum says that she had never been to a birthday party as exciting as yours.
I am ashamed that I forgot to behave like a lady in front of all the friends. The cake looked and tasted so yummy that I just couldn't resist!
Cinnamon
I believe your human pup knew you would enjoy the egg. Nothing wrong with eating it when it was dropped. You had such a lovely group of party guests! Tell your Mom that I enjoy applesauce cake with meringue on top; my Mom says it's fine for doggies, too! Happy birthday again!
That looks like the coolest doggie pawty ever. The friends, the games, the cake… it all looked such fun. Thank you for sharing it with us, we loved the video.
Holly & Zac xx
What a party!! Everything looked so fun and all of the dogs were so well behaved. Great job. Happy 6th birthday Honey.
*You're probably going to have a ton more people (than usual)reading your blog now since your party was a feature on the Danes on Line newsletter.
What a fun party Honey! Your humans put in such a great effort into your celebration!
I finally got to watch the video. It was great! I can't believe how fast Cinnamon inhaled the cake!! I love all of those games. I wish I knew some people around here who actually trained their dogs so we could play! Congrats on your awesome birthday party Honey.
Awesome birthday party, Honey! The games looked like so much fun! Hsin-Yi made you a beautiful cake that must’ve tasted so good! All of the photos were great but my favorite was the group photo of you and all your doggy friends behind the cake!
Happy birthday! Your party sounds like it was lots of fun. And your human is silly, you were just helping clean the mess up when the egg fell, you’re a good little helper!
Happy birthday again, Honey. What a superb party you had!!! Those games sound like so much fun. We loved watching the video. Mom's favorite is the group pic. She loves how Honey has eyes only for Hsin-Yi -- true love for sure.
Woos, the OP Pack
Happy Birthday, Honey! Now that’s what I call a party -- friends, fun and games and a yummy cake. Beautiful family photo at the end.
xox
Chef
OMG Honey -- it looks like you had an AMAZING party!!!! Happy birthday from me and my humans as well. You look awesome, like maybe 3 years not 6!!!!!
My mom is wondering about the cake -- what was it!? As we have read that you are on a really good diet it must have been healthy as well?! It's my birthday today and my mom promised me a party next weekend, inspired by yours!!!
Slobbers T.
Hello Honey,
I had a fantastic time at your birthday party!!!
I made lots of new friends! I was so exhausted when I got in the car I oretty much slept the rest of the day :p -- Must have been all those brain stimulating games, they were so much fun!! Thanks you very much for my squeaky piggy, I am absolutely obsessed with it -- i love toi bash my paws on it to make it squeak!!! :p
Well it looks like you enjoyed your birhtday party as much as I did! You deserve it
See you soon,
Lexi
Hi Honey and Hsin-Yi -- thanks so much for your super long comment about recalls! It was very informative.
We are super envious of your birthday party. You have a great little social group full of dogs, and your mom and dad are SO nice to have such a big bash. You’re one lucky dog.
And, like others said, I can’t think of a more deserving dog to have all of that fun!
OMDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!
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What a great great great PAWTY!!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET HONEY!!!!
Awwwwwwwwwwwwww…………..
we would love were with you and celebrating together!!!
Baby……sorry for our absence……our secretary i sbeen very very busy!!!!
We missed you a lot!!!!!
Awwwwwwwwwww…..we read you’ll go to Australia!!!!!
OMDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!
WOOWOWOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Sure you’ll have tons of fun there……is our mom and dad’s dream could visit Australia…..
But Honey….don’t you have fear to fly on the big bird????
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm….please baby…….tell to your mommy and dad to be sure you’ll have a comfy trip…..we’re soooooooooooooooo scared about dogs on a plane!!!!!
About your PAwty…..YEPPYYYYYYYYYYYYYY….
tons of friends……..and one big big big cake!!!
We’re drooooooooooooooooooling……………CAn we share a slice with you sweet Honey!!!!?????
Howwwwwwwwwwww…..if only we lived closed!!!!!!!!!
The last pic with your very very beautiful mommy nad your handsome dad IS SUPER SPECIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!
You’re such a wonderful family!!!!!!!
And we’re sooooooooooooooo happy and honored to have you as a friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope to meet you on the future…will be great and sure we’ll have tons of fun together!!!!
Your mommy said to our mommy she and dad are full of life….
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
it’s true……..but we can see your mommy and dad are like our humans!!!!
RIGHT???????
HAve a wonderful day sweet friends!!!!
Can’t wait to hear from you gagain!!!!!
WE LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!
Tons of love and kisses!!!!!
PAco,Milo & MAya and Mommy Simona and Dad Marco!!!!
MUAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I meant to mention that on that picture with Lexi where she is about to take a bite out of the cake, Honey looked like she was saying…”oh no you don’t little puppy that’s my cake”!! LOL
Kasha the dane
It looks like a fantastic party! You deserved every bit of it!
The bigger the dog, the bigger the party!! What a lucky girl you are Honey. Were there any nap related games? Happy Birthday!!
Rufus and Ruby
WOW!!! What a great party you had Honey! We are very glad so many of your friends got to attend. Parties are always more fun that way! And what fun you all had! That cake looks like it was purrty tasty!!!
What a totally awesome party!!!! Looks like everyone had a great time!!
♥HAPPY BARK-DAY TO WOO♥ We are so furry sorry we missed your big day but wanted to stop by and tell you that you don’t look a day over three☺
Happy belated birthday sweetie! You look absolutely dashing with the hat! How you were convinced to keep it on amazes me!
What a great day!
Hey Honey!
WOW your party looked soooo cooool! and your cake looked really yummy too! Tell your human she did an awesome job making it for you! your so lucky to have a birthday! I havent had one yet. Those games looked like you all had so much fun! Yobut u just have to let me know how your *moving overseas* thing goes! Mama wants to take me to the USofA sometime in 2010 for a year, because during that time she can get a working visa to buy me lots of american hot dogs! Haha! But then she also said we might not come back to New Zealand too! because she wants to take me to the gold coast, which is near where you will move! but she says I have to stop eating random bugs when Im in another country. Mama is learning all about IATA stuff at her school! But shes not dealing with the pet crate side of things, shes learning about how to charge humans the right amount of muniez to go in the big flying bird thingys.
Good luck with your big trip!
Sniffs & Licks
Tofu
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY. What a cool party, I was gutted I couldn’t be there. And check out that cake. I would have been up there with Lexi, I dont think my sit stay would hold out with that sitting in front of me. Hopefully Mum writes down the recipe for my birthday.
Your little dancing buddy -- Bodie
Happy Birthday Honey! It’s wonderful that you could have a celebration before leaving for the Land of Oz. I loved the story of you eating the egg that the human pup dropped! I would have done the same. Hey, why waste a perfectly good egg?
I’m so proud of Cinnamon for her cake eating prowess. Cinnamon does us beagles proud!
What a party, it’s really funny that you ate the egg!
woof -- Tucker
Sweet Honey,
I want to wish you a Happy Barkday! Looks like a great celebration! (Where are the male strippers???)
Love,
Homer
Oh sweet Honey girl….what a PAWtastic party you had!! Your pawrents know how to entertain! I LOVED watching the video and I totally would have eaten the egg too but I think you showed restraint by waiting until it fell on the floor. It is my belief that kids with food are easy targets…Mom says I need practice in this area and need to change my views.
Also, those beagles can really WOOF down the food can’t they…funny! What kind of cake did you have? We played a version of the musical sits at my party but I have played the real one before too…great games you played. Glad you had such a fabulous party!
Kisses,
Nala
It shore does look like yer party wuz fun fer dawgs and peeple too! My peeple are wundering wut our frends Kristin and Morgan who live in Chicago wuz doing at yer party in NZ. Meybee yer brown German Shepard dog frend and hiz/her person are their stunt dubbles?
Yer pal,
Luda