Nine and Feelin’ Fine

Thank you to everyone for the Birthday wishes for Sid. Saturday was the big day and I tried to go all out with his Birthday cake this year.

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This year’s model was pretty similar to last year’s, with the main part of the cake fashioned out of a de-cored Michigan apple  sliced into layers with peanut butter spread in between each layer. However, those brown sticks are a new addition. They are called “Jumpin’ Sticks” from Natural Balance. They pretty much look like Slim Jims for dogs. The perimeter decoration consisted of two of his favorites edibles: baby carrots and watermelon slices.

While I was busy slicing and dicing and assembling said cake, Sid was doing his best to manage his excitement. There was a lot of panting, heavy breathing, squeeking, and scurrying around taking place. I mean, how much anticipation can a pug take!

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I set up the cake on Sid’s play blanket because he is known to make a huge mess when he eats watermelon. He employs his patented “gorge and regurgitate” method when consuming large watermelon chunks. It’s a bit disturbing to the uninitiated and the main impetus behind the super-tiny cuts of watermelon on the plate.

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He could barely hold that pose for one photo and then he dug in full stop. Yum!

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Happy 9th Birthday to my best little buddy!!!

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8 Responses to “Nine and Feelin’ Fine”

  1. avatar Meredith LeBlanc ૐ (@MeredithLeBlanc) Says:

    Wow! That is quite a cake! Handsome Sid, you sure are one lucky puggy. Hope you’re over the birthday hangover 😉

    ♥♥♥
    Meredith & Scarlet

  2. avatar Alex Says:

    Happy birthday, cutie pie!

  3. avatar Idaho PugRanch Says:

    Wow your Dad knows how to make a cake fit for a Pug! Glad your dad spoils you Sid – you deserve it!

    hugs
    Mr Bailey & Hazel

  4. avatar retro rover Says:

    what a darling birthday boy! That cake looks great Hugs

    retro rover

  5. avatar Noodles Says:

    Sid, my MAN! I cannot believe you are NINE! You still have the face and physique of a much younger pug. Of course the white on your muzzle gives you a certain George Clooney-esque debonair. Happy happy happy.
    Love Noodles
    That cake looks delish!

  6. avatar Payton's mom Says:

    From the looks of these photos, I have no doubt you had a great bday, Sid!
    Love,
    Christy

  7. avatar tweedles Says:

    Oh Sid your birthday day looked perfect to me!
    love
    tweedles

  8. avatar Steve Inman Says:

    Way to attack that wonderful birthday cake, Sid. Gotta hand it to you Brian, that was a well thought out and executed cake!

    Love, Gampy