My brother Solo is turning 1 on
December 11th!
I threw my brother a
big birthday pawty on December 2nd in celebration of his first big milestone. We had cake, we ran around to dog music,
and we got drunk on dog treats. We pawtied like rock pups with all of our doggy
friends and had a wooftastic time!
My first paw step was to find a location
for the pawty. Last year, mommy rented a room at Sweet Doggies for my 4th birthday. I wanted to mix things up and was determined to sniff out another
great pawty location. One day my friend Clyde and I were talking on our iBones and he
told me about 2 Feet & 4 Paws Forward Dog Training. He said they had a big
room available for pawties and I should sniff it out.
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| Lots of room for playing, running, and rolling! |
A few days later, mommy
drove us over to the facility to meet the owner and see the pawty room. Jennifer Underwood, owner and trainer, was very nice and let Solo and I sniff around the
facilities. I wanted to make sure we had enough space to run around and sniff
butt. Solo thought the room was furtastic for his pawty and I immediately
reserved the room. Woof!
During the pawty all of our friends mentioned how much they loved
the pawty room. It was a very rainy day, which made the indoor pawty even more
special. All of our friends loved running around in the dry warm room. 2 Feet & 4 Paws Forward Dog Training was a purfect place for my brother's pawty. I will
definitely be reserving the room again in the future.
My second mission was to find a
photographer. This was a no brainer since my favorite photographer is Vernon Jacobs. He is a wooftastic photographer and is very patient with each animal he
photographs. I have posed for Vernon numerous times and each picture comes out
purrfect. He is very talented and knows how to get each of my friends and I to
look at the camera, make our ears stand up, and tilt our head.
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| Portraits by Vernon (408) 841-1698 |
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| Portraits by Vernon (408) 841-1698 |
My brother loved his very first photo
session with Vernon. Vernon knows how to handle first time dog models and
treated my brother with lots of patience. By the end of the event,
Solo fell in love with Vernon and his photography skills. Vernon Jacobs is one of kind
and we look forward to many more photo sessions with him in the future.
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| Portraits by Vernon (408) 841-1698 |
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| Portraits by Vernon (408) 841-1698 |
CLICK HERE to view additional Portraits by Vernon taken at Solo's birthday pawty.
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| Portraits by Vernon (408) 841-1698 |
I then ordered a pawesome cake from My Best Friend Specialty Pet Bakery. This was my first order with the bakery. I did not
know what to expect since the cake would be shipped via USPS Priority Mail from
San Diego, CA. I was afraid the cake might get smooshed in transit. After a
wonderful conversation with owner, baker, and artist Natalie
Marquardt, I was convinced that the cake would be
delivered in great condition.
I sent over a photo
of my brother and Natalie painted a copy his face on the top of the cake. I
could not believe my eyes when I saw the cake for the first time. It was
beautiful and smelled delicious too. All of my friends at the pawty admired the
cake. My friend Jun did not want to eat the cake at first because it had Solo’s
face on it. She did not like the idea of eating Solo. However, she changed her
mind quickly when mommy started cutting up the cake.
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| Abby and Ollie munching on cake. |
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| We all are chowing down on doggie cake! |
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| Bullet liked the cake too. Yum! |
The peanut butter cake was
moist and super yummy. All of my dog friends had a piece. Solo loved the cake
so much he ate five pieces and helped clean his friends’ plates too. My Best Friend Specialty Pet Bakery made Solo a barkingly great cake. I cannot wait to
order a cake for my birthday pawty in April… woof and a wink!
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| Biscuit Appetizer Bar |
My last paw step was to buy yummy treats
for the Biscuit Appetizer Bar. Solo and I wanted each of our dog friends to
feel welcome and leave the pawty with full bellies and special treats. I
ordered treats from Wag.com. Wag is a furbulous online store that sells treats,
grooming items, food, clothing, and accessories. I order most of my food and
grooming items from Wag. They always have affordable prices and shipping is
usually free because I order in bulk.
I wanted to serve Solo’s favorite treats as
appetizers. Here is a list of the items served on the Biscuit Appetizer Bar:
By the end of the pawty, Solo was handing
out birthday favors and thanking his guests for coming. Solo had over 45 dog
and human guests from two different RSVP lists attend his pawty. We both are
very appreciative to our friends and their families for attending Solo’s first
birthday. Solo enjoyed every minute of his pawty and is very grateful for all
of the wonderful gifts.
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| Solo loves all of his wonderful gift. Thank you so much! |
I would also like to thank Boo Boo and his family for
bringing the tasty eggrolls to Solo’s pawty. You rock, Boo Boo! Woof woof!
The pawty was a huge success! We all
pawtied until we could not pawty anymore. We cannot wait until the next
birthday pawty. Until then, keep wandering!
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| HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRO! |
Who are we wearing? Solo wore a Winter Wonderland Vest and
I wore a Kelsey Vest. Both vests are made by Ruff Ruff Couture. Mommy purchased our vests from Okashi Barkery. There were many stylish outfits at the pawty. If you know the designer
of your outfit or your accessories, please include the information in the
comment section below. We would love to know who you wore and where you bought
the items.
Solo’s Birthday Pawty Playlist! I put
together this playlist for my brother’s birthday. I purchase all of these on iBark
and played them on my iBone during the pawty.
- Hound Dog by Elvis Presley
- Wags the Dog, He Likes to Tango by The
Wiggles
- Atomic Dog by George Clinton
- Scoobie Doo by The Mother Goose Singers
- Who Let the Dogs Out by Baha Men
- The Doggie Dance by Farmer Jason
- The Doggie in the Window by Patti Page
- Dog’s Life by Eels
- D-O-G by Justin Roberts
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| Solo says, "I LOVE MY BDAY PAWTY!" |
Who is the puparrazi? Thanks to the puparrazi I was able to include candid photos from the event. The pupparrazi is made up of Ray, Edith, Vanessa, Marlene, and my grandma. Thanks pupparrazi! We would not be famous dogs if it were not for your stalking photo techniques. CLICK HERE to view additional puparrazi photos from the pawty.
WOW !! this was our first but not my last Yorkie meetup I have attended . Everything was great, Sharkie really enjoyed him self :)
ReplyDeletethank you
The Quintero Clan
Thank you for the shout out! WOOF WOOF! That was awesome. You are very welcome for the egg rolls. Hope Solo liked his owl toy. Boo Boo also said she had tons of fun at the pawty! She loved every minute of it.
ReplyDeleteWe are so lucky to have such a great group of Yorkie lovers. I can't imagine a more fun and friendly group. Thank you for organizing all the events. We are also lucky to have a great planner!
Chewy and Solo... you guys ROCK! See you Sunday!
- Edith, Charmaine & Boo Boo