My mom is in shock! This adorable ten week old ball of fluff is turning 12 years old today! According to Mom it seems like just yesterday she was bringing this cute little puppy home.
She has certainly turned into a beautiful lady dog! it is hard to believe she was a real naughty puppy that brought Mom to tears many times those first few years. She was Mom’s first puppy, and being a difficult breed, it was not always easy but they finally got it together.
Here she was on her first birthday in Bernbach, Germany, which is in the German state of Bavaria. If you click on the town link you will see it on a map. You can see the crazy teenager in her back then! One good thing about being a Kuvasz is you never show your age through your fur color…she was already white at birth! She has had lots of experiences for a dog, traveling to seven countries and eleven US states so far. Katie lived her first five years in three different towns from southern to northern Germany and then settled in the US.
I made Katie a Banana Strawberry Ice Cream Cake for her birthday. If you missed it, click here for that post including the recipe. We had to celebrate her birthday yesterday as today Mom has a lot of stuff going on. I wanted a nice photo of her with her cake, but she didn’t want to pose and the heat was melting her cake. This is the best my photographer could do.
The three of us gathered outside for cake as Mom said it might be a bit messy. Posing is so hard when something so tasty is in front of your nose!
Finally, Mom said dig in girls! Katie still was a bit unsure about grabbing a bite. She is the polite one of us three.
She really loved it! She is a big lover of fruit, so it was a real winner in her book!
Bailie and I didn’t have any problems enjoying it either as you can see. I made it, so I can’t complain, but I must say, it did tend to get stuck in my beard which was a bit messy.
Being 12 is hard work, so after a nice belly full of ice cream cake and a drink of water, the birthday girl opted for a nice nap in the grass. Our trees aren’t real big, but she did manage to find a bit of shade.
I promised my sisters each a giveaway for their birthdays this year, so I’m turning this post over to Katie so she can bark about what she chose!
Katie here. First a thank you to Easy for this super cool birthday card. As an older, lady dog, it is real flattering for a young, good looking pup to send me a card π
I decided to offer treats for my giveaway. I don’t play much with toys these days but I sure love treats. I really like the healthy stuff like what Mom used to buy for me in Germany, so that is what I will be giving away.
Emma gets lots of treats from her blog job, and most of the time she shares with Bailie and I. The treats she has received and Mom has purchased from Jones Natural Chews are so good and remind me of Germany which is why I chose these treats. Emma’s good friend Flea, offered to let me give away a bag of scrumptious Lamb Lung Puffs and a bag of Beef Trachea treats. The Trachea treats are real good for my joints, so any of you dogs out there with joint issues should be chomping on some of these, and since my breed is known for guarding sheep, Lamb Lung Puffs are a good fit! One lucky winner will receive these two bags of treats. All you have to do is enter my giveaway through the rafflecopter below. This contest is only open to US residents, sorry about that.
Good luck to everyone! I’m going to have some more cake now and maybe some Jones treats as well. It is my birthday, so I can do what I want!
Happy Birthday Darling Katie, you look like you are having a ball . Loads of belly rubs xxoxxxx
Mollie and Alfie
She did have a ball and is still having a ball. We are happy for her!
Oh Katie… I love seeing how such an adorable fluff-ball puppy became such a lovely lady! From the looks of that cake munching, you don’t need me to tell you but happy, happy, HAPPY birthday.
Hard to believe she ate puppy chow until she was 3 for the calories. She didn’t like to eat, but now we can’t stop her!
Happy Birthday to a very special lady! We hope you have many more to come and you are treated royally each and every day. Love Ellen and Katie.
Thank you. We give her the special treatment almost all the time. She is very special to us.
Katie, you are a beautiful lady. Happy Birthday and have a fantastic Friday. It was nice of you, Emma, to make Katie her birthday cake. The mom says I am going for a ride in the car soon, and I will come home later today wearing the “cone of shame” – whatever that means. It must be really special because I went to the groomer yesterday!!! XOXO Sparkle the PBGV
Oh, that sounds awfully suspicious. I’ve never had to wear that cone. Mom taught me the no lick command and it works well for me. Hope you will be okay. I have to go to the groomer on Sunday.
Happy Birthday Katie….what a wonderful and adventurous life you have had but best of all – one filled with love
She has had a great life so far and plans to continue on.
Turning 12 is very special. Happy Happy 12th Barkday Princess Katie. You deserve to be the princess in your house. Golden Woofs
Katie is our queen π You do so well with 12, Sugar, we know Katie will too. We ordered more Revitamal for her and we think it may be starting to work. Katie actually started a running race with Mom in the park this morning for about 100 yds. She hasn’t done that is a very long time.
Happy Birthday Katie. It looks like you had a good day with the treat and the nap…what more could a girl ask for…oh year a crown! Love the little furball picture from when you were a pup.
Food and naps are tops in her book. She seems to be feeling a bit better today and actually raced with Mom in the park, so that is a good sign. We are hoping she can get back to taking longer walks with us as she always loved to walk so much but hasn’t been able to much lately.
Katie looks so elegant! Happy birthday, Katie! That cake looks delicious! Barley’s birthday is in December, so we’ll have to find a good excuse to celebrate with such a summery ice cream cake because I bet she’d love one, too π
Katie is a very fine looking dog for sure! You can have the cake whenever. We usually limit ice cream desserts to warm seasons because we need to eat them outside. They can get a bit messy.
Oh Emma…that cake you made for Katie came out beautiful (even though it is melting in the photo)! You are such a good and thoughtful sister. I love how Katie was a little hesitant at first but then she just dug right into that delicious cake! You and Bailie are too cute with strawberry pink beards. :-O BOL I say a BIG Happy Birthday to Katie with many more to come!
Cairn cuddles for all three of you,
Oz
Thank’s so much Oz! Funny how Katie didn’t have a spot of her cake on her mouth or paws, but Bailie and I were wearing it. I guess that explains why she is the elegant lady and we are the living swiffer pups!
Happy Birthday, Katie! You are so beautiful, and what a cute puppy you were!
Thank you. She had a fun party and today will be great for her too.
Happy Birthday gorgeous! My Golden turned 8 in March and she is a delight.
Thank you. I will be 8 in the fall.
Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday beautiful Katie!
Did you know Katie is cat friendly. She actually lets them boss her around!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY sweet Katie!!!!!!! What a fabulous day! And it looks like your having a wonderful pawty!!! Great giveaway too, and good luck to all who enters!
Have a super special day Katie!
α¦ husky hugz α¦ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
We are excited about the giveaway because we know they are awesome treats!
Wooohoowoooooo! Happy happy Birthday Katie! You are cuuwoowoooote!
Not bad for an old lady dog…that is what I tell her as a little sis.
Happy birthday, Katie!
The photographs are lovely.
I believe how naughty you were as a puppy, Katie – because I was as well!
I bet you were the same way. Poor Mom say she didn’t know what to do with all the games of catch me Katie played. She was so sweet one minute and then just rotten and disobedient the next, but all turned out well, just like you.
Happy Birthday Katie! I can’t believe that you were such a little (but CUTE!) puppy once! And now you are such a beautiful lady and we celebrate your birthday together! Have a giant piece of this wonderful cake Emma made with her own paws!
She is thankful I had clean paws when I was baking! Thank you again for the card.
Wow! Beautiful Katie was such a cutie! Looks like a barking good birthday party π Happy Birthday, Katie!
We had a good time and enjoyed the cake. Today we are just being mellow, hanging out, but Katie doesn’t need a wild party like Bailie had.
Happy Birthday Katie!!!!!!!!!
π Thank you!
Happy Birthday Katie! You look like you had a very special time. It has been party central at your house this month! You are indeed a beautiful lady! β₯β₯β₯β₯β₯
June has been fairly crazy, but now it settles down until my birthday in September. Mom doesn’t like to celebrate much for hers in July, so I don’t have to worry much about that one.
Happy Birthday, Katie! You were such a cute puppy, and you sure did grow up to be a very cute lady!
She was cute, bummer I wasn’t born way back then when she was little.
Happy happy birthday Katie. You still look like a young pup. Your cake looks super scrumptious!
She only seems old when she is moving, but we are always working on trying to help her feel better.
Happy Birthday, Katie! It looks like you were very happy once you finally got to dig into that yummy cake. A nap in the grass was a great way to top off your day!
Her birthday is much more mellow than Bailie’s was.
Happy birthday, beautiful girl! Enjoy that delicious cake π
Thank you! She loves the cake!
Happy birthday Katie!
Thank you!
Happy Birthday, sweet Katie! (I always thought you were a golden retriever!)
A lot of people think that, but she is definitely a Kuvasz.
Happy Birthday Katie! Sounds like you’ve had an exciting 12 years and I wish you many more!
She is mellowing down, but still ready for adventures.
Katie you so deserve your birthday cake. What could be better than ice cream? At 12 you should be given leeway for things. You are a beautiful senior citizen. Or an SSC – Sexy Senior Citizen.
She definitely fits the bill for a SSC!
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIE!!! Such a special birthday celebration too! You have your own built-in PAWTY!! You are just so beautiful!!!!! We love you and wish you many, many more happy birthdays!! Love, Dakota, Cody and Caren
Oh, you are so sweet. Katie sends paws full of thanks!
Happy Birthday, Gorgeous!
She really is a beautiful girl!
Yummmmmmmy! I love birthdays! Happy Day to Ms Katie! and all the rest of you!
Oh yes, it was yummmmmmmy! I love birthdays too!
Happy Birthday Katie, you were such a cute puppy and a beautiful young lady. Hope you enjoyed your birthday π
She had a great day! We thinks she may be confused as she is acting more like ten than twelve!
Happy Birthday, Katie! You were an adorable puppy who grew up to be a beautiful girl. May you celebrate many more birthdays!
Bunny
Mom says everyone called her a polar bear cub when she was little. She was quite the fluffball!
Happy Birthday Katie!! Looks like a fabulous party and your cake looks delicious! Strawberry cake is my favorite π
Katie loves fruit, so anything fruity is perfect in her book.
Happy Birthday, Katie! We are late but just have to chime in and comment on how much we enjoyed all the photos. You look fabulous.
There is no time limits here. Stop by and enjoy when you have time. We are glad you enjoyed the photos. Katie had a great day!
Happy 12 bday Katie! Looks like one great party! Hugs and many more bday a ahead.
She is already making plans for being a teenager next year!
Oh No! We are so sorry we missed your birthday Katie! We hope it was the most wonderful day ever. Mom has been a little busy and has taken a little break from our blog. Because of her, we missed your very special day. We are thinking about you!!!!!
She is fine with that as it means she gets to stretch it out for another day π
Great thing about a multi-dog family, you have have a big cake and share it with your siblings. Happy birthday Katie, to more good years ahead π
That is a good thing. Not much stuff sits around getting stale here!
even with one dog, nothing gets stale! Haha!
Happy Birthday Sweet Katie! That cake looked delish!
Millie & Walter
It was to drool for!
Yay, happy birthday, Katie!
Thank you, she had an awesome day!
Happy birthday katie. I hope you have a lovely day!
She had a wonderful birthday and birthday week.
Oh, Katie is so sweet. But boy does she look naughty in that picture of her first birthday! Ha! I love the pictures, as usual. And that cake looks delicious. I seriously want to make it for myself and Ace to share!
It may be a bit bland for a human, but we sure loved it! Katie is a perfect lady, but until she was about three, Mom says she was the most rotten dog around. Now looking back, she can laugh, but at the time Katie made her cry a lot. Kuvasz is not an easy breed.