My family is throwing our soon to be eight year old male Boston Terrier an Over the Hill party this weekend, Gouda the dog turns eight years old on Monday May 11th and we didn’t know if he would survive to his eight birthday with having a spinal stroke late last year and being paralyzed for three weeks in his right rear leg.
The family is treating him to some “Frosty Paws” doggie ice cream, some blown up balloons which he loves to chase, some dog treats (Pig’s ears and rope toys are his favorite) and just a general celebration of his wonderful contribution to our family.
Gouda has been with the family through three moves and has seen the birth of both children and is just about the best pet a family can have. He sleeps in bed with us every night with his younger Boston Terrier buddy, and they are more like our children than pets.
So do you think we are crazy, or just really love our pets? What are some funny things you have done for your pet cat, dog, bird or lizard to celebrate them being part of your family?
I want to hear from you, so leave a comment.
Update:
Bumble Blog talks about how much she loves her cat and how she cuddles with her cat for hours.
-Justin Germino
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9 responses to Our Dogs Over The Hill Party
We arrange our living room with our cats in mind, putting their cat tree by the window for them. Also, at Christmas we put up a special cat tree just for them: http://zemeks.blogspot.com/2008/12/cats-tree-is-up.html. Have birthday celebrations for our cats as well. Here’s Spunky Doodle’s 4th Gotcha Day party: http://zemeks.blogspot.com/2008/07/celebrating-spunky-doodles-gotcha-day-4.html.
My dad let his cats claw up all his furniture, have the run of the house and even kept an unopened air conditioner for his one cat to lay on and enjoy clawing up the top of the box. He never got that one installed. He let three cats live in the upstairs of his double house instead of renting it out to people!
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I don’t like furniture clawed, but think its cruelty to declaw pets, so I was torn. We never declawed our cats, but we did have some scratching issues in the past. I haven’t had cats in years, I miss having one.
Excellent idea, go ahead and have fun!
Hey, your dog shares his birthday with me, May 11th. But I’ll be 49 so I’m a tad bit younger. My male dog is over 13 years old and still going strong. I’ve never had a birthday party for either of my dogs but they are in the middle of everything we do every day. When you get a chance, stop by my newly redesigned blog at my new domain and tell me what you think of it. And if you want to read something funny about dogs, read my post about my dog, Dave, being addicted to cream cheese. http://meandtheblueskies.com/2009/04/16/ive-turned-my-dog-into-a-cream-cheese-whore/
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Ah but at 8 years old he is 56 in human years, so he has you beat.
Wow! you really love your pet. We have lovebirds before in the house but sad to say we were not able to provide enough time for them that cause their death a year ago. We’re planning to have a pet dog soon.
I used to have a few birds in my life, Golden Headed Conure, Quaker Parrot and some parakeets when I was young.
I love doggy parties! Glad you get to give Gouda such a special day.
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Thank you, poor Gouda isn’t doing to well lately though, been sick with pneumonia, and even with antibiotics and cough syrup he is having hard time kicking it.
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