Teeny's Birthday Party

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PICS FROM TEENY'S PAWTY ON HIS VIRTUAL PETWORK PROFILE.

Teeny's annual birthday bash was this past Saturday, and I think it's safe to say it was our best ever!!! The "Seven Year Itch" themed party was old Hollywood glam, and lots of pooches dressed to kill. Our pals Party Animals planned the party and they did a great job.

Held at Metrodog in the Domain here in Austin, guests walked the red carpet and had their photos taken by the pawparazzi [aka Estevan Alfaro Photography]. Humans noshed on cupcakes from Lick It, Bite It, or Both and snacks from Silver Grill Cafe, washed down by a signature cocktail - a "Marteeny" - created in honor of the birthday boy. Four legged guests chowed down on treats and pupcake provided by It's Pawsitively Irresisitible and relaxed with canine massages from Skillful Paws.

At the end of the party everyone gathered around Teeny and sang him happy birthday. He couldn't wait to dig into his cake and as soon as I let him go he dove in headfirst! Video below:

Most importantly, we were able to raise a TON of toys for Emancipet. I can't wait to see the look on all their animals furry faces when we drop off all those boxes full of goodies!

I already can't wait until next year's birthday pawty!

Teeny's Party / Toy Drive Update

Teeny at his birthday
party in 2009.

Teeny's birthday party is five days away! Are you ready?

We have decided that, in addition to the toys we are asking people to bring to the party to donate [more on that below], we will be donating 1 toy for each $10 spent at Metrodog, our pawsome host.

Not sure what to get the birthday boy? He doesn't want any gifts - all he wants is for everyone to bring a toy to donate to Emancipet, one of our favorite animal organizations.

Just as a reminder, the party is on Saturday, June 25th from 7-9 at Metrodog in the Domain. To RSVP and find out all the fun stuff we have planned, please visit the official invite by clicking HERE. Hope to see all our Austin friends there!

Summertime... And The Livin's Easy

Tootsie enjoying a wading pool  in the
"water park" at Snout by Snouthwest,
a dog festival in Austin on 6/5/11.

I just wanted to write a quick post, letting everyone know what we have been up to since our last entry. It's crazy hot in Austin right now - well over 100 degrees every day for nearly a month now. The humans and canines in our family are staying inside as much as possible! Hot weather + very little rain apparently = prime flea conditions. Both our dogs are very itchy right now so if anyone has any hints/tips/suggestions on how to make them more comfortable, I'd be forever grateful! Flea baths, flea spray, flea collars... nothing seems to be helping!

The main thing I have been working on this month is Teeny's upcoming "Seven Year Itch" themed birthday party. If you have not RSVP'd, please click here to do so. We are asking all guests to bring a new or gently used dog toy and we will be passing along all donated toys to our friends at Emancipet, one of our favorite local pet organizations. Teeny's "uncle Erik," who works for Sergeant's, sent Teeny two hugs boxes of toys for his birthday for us to hand out at the party or donate as we wish. What a cool uncle!

Teeny and Tootsie sitting on top of the
two big boxes of toys their Uncle Erik
sent for Teeny's upcoming party.

Teeny's party will count as our toy drive for June. I haven't begun to line up our toy drive for July, but I am discussing a fun "End of Summer" beach-themed play-day party at Southpaws Playschool, probably sometime in August. I will be sure and keep everyone informed about the details once I have more of them!

We have also been busy with the launch of our social network site for pets, Virtual Petwork. We are rockin' and rollin' and already have over 200 members! Our friends at Dog Tipper just reviewed the site; click here to read their review. If you haven't signed up for an account yet, try it out - why not, it's free!

Hope to see you all at Teeny's party!

Pictures from Huntley Animal House Shelter

Remember our online toy drive last month? The one where all dog toy donations generated by the purchase of our one-for-one toy were sent to our friends at Huntley Animal House Shelter? We raised 67 toys for their animals. Can you believe that? Thank you so much to everyone who helped us support this pawsome organization. They were kind enough to take some photos of two of their pooches exploring the massive boxes of dog toys that arrived at the shelter. Click here to see them - but have some tissues ready! :)

Teeny's 7th Birthday Bash Details

Last week I teased you all with an invite to Teeny's upcoming 7th birthday party without giving you any details. Well, the details are here - are they are spectacular!

 

The party will be at MetroDog in the Domain, as I mentioned previously, from 7-9pm on Saturday, June 25th. MetroDog is a new pet boutique who has a generous nature every bit as pawsome as their products [they hosted our May dog toy drive as well]. Our friends at Party Animals are helping plan this soiree and they are doing a fantastic job! If you are in the Austin area and planning to have a birthday party [or other event] for your pooch, I highly recommend giving them a call.

Since Teeny is turning 7 [and I have a love of all black and white movies, especially those starring Marilyn Monroe], the theme for his party is "Seven Year Itch." The deco will be old Hollywood glam and will include a red carpet for you and your pooch to strut down. Watch out for the "pawparazzi" who will be trying to take your picture [click here to visit the photographers Facebook page to "like" it]! We will be providing a doggie dessert buffet for your four legged friends as well as a dog friendly birthday cake [start warming up your pipes to sing Happy Birthday!]. The treats and cake will be provided by It's Pawsitively Irressistable [click here to "like" them on Facebook]. A dog masseuse will also be on hand thanks to Skillful Paws [click here to "like" them on Facebook] to rub away your pooches stresses. For the 21+ humans, we have a special drink created in Teeny's honor called a [what else?] Marteeny. We will also provide appetizers [thanks to Silver Grill Cafe] and CUPCAKES [thanks to Like It, Bite It, or Both].

It wouldn't be a Teeny birthday party without a toy drive, so we will be collecting new and gently used dog toys during the event. All toys raised will benefit Emancipet, one of our favorite local animal organizations.

This party is to help thank our fantastic supporters, so everyone is invited! If you are in the Austin area, please check out the official event invite and click on that "I'm Attending" button!