A huge happy 13th birthday to my big sister Katie! Her birthday was yesterday, so we posted a bit on social media but waited for all the photos for a nice blog post today. As with all teens, she had to take her first selfie and wanted to post it on the blog hop today. Not bad for a first try!
Because she is a fancy lady dog, she wanted a nice birthday portrait to mark the occasion. She and Mom worked hard at getting a shot they both liked. I think they did a good job.
The past week was really stressful because as some of you noticed, we had big trouble with the blog, photos not showing, links not working, BlogLovin’ not updating, just bad. Thank you to everyone who alerted us to the problems! We ended up getting the help of a wonderful WordPress guy we know and switching to a new hosting service and it appears (paws crossed) everything is back up and running as it should. With all the time we spent working on the issues, Mom decided to quickly bake Katie’s apple pupcakes herself this year. Katie loves apples so we knew she would love these pupcakes.
A 13th birthday is a big milestone for humans and for dogs. For an 80 lb large dog, 13 is really getting up there which left Katie with some moments of contemplation which Mom caught on camera. She is having more and more trouble with her back legs, but she is still happy and it seems to bother Mom more than Katie. I think she is dreaming of the mischief she used to get into as a youngster!
Mom’s birthday gift to Katie was a “Mom and me” trip to visit Gramma yesterday afternoon, including a nice walk in her wooded neighborhood at Katie’s speed. Before they left, we three sisters had a small party.
The apple pupcakes were delicious! Bailie and I couldn’t wait to dig right in, Katie was a bit more well mannered.
When Katie did finally get to eating, she immediately was a member of the clean birthday plate club! She is loving it!
Even though Katie is celebrating her 13th birthday and is a mature well behaved lady, don’t write her off just yet for mischief! Look who was trying to steal another pupcake!
Here is one last shot of the birthday girl with the cookie Bailie and I bought for her. We love you Katie!
Iβm joining the Sunday Selfies Blog Hop hosted by, kind of embarrassing, a big bunch of cats at The Cat On My Head. If you want to give a selfie a try, join in the hop, or see how good or bad other selfies are to help you get the guts to try it yourself! I sure hope some other dogs join me today or I will be alone with the felines!
Happy 13th birthday Katie, and to many more! What a brilliant age, and still the happiest girl on the block, I can tell. Have a magical day celebrating with your loved ones.
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She is pretty happy, but she is also the moody sister and has her days where she is just not happy but she has been that way since she was little.
Looks like Katie had a great birthday party. I’m so glad because 13 is a really big one! Happy birthday, Katie! We’re all wishing you many more!
It is a big one. Mom has only had one pet that made it to thirteen besides Katie. Now we are counting down the days to fourteen!
Welcome back online! Now for the really important stuff…Happy 13th Birthday, Katie. You are a beautiful lady and deserved your very special day with beautifully decorated pupcakes and some alone time with your mom and Granny. Thank you, Emma, for sharing your blog. XOXO Sparkle the PBGV
Katie had a wonderful day and really went all out…well for a senior girl!
Happy Happy Birthday dear Katie!!!! Your selfies are beautiful and I love every photo of you! That’s a super gift to get time with your mom, it’s much better than efurry toy or a treat, because efurry moment lasts forever in our memory, right?
Katie no longer plays with toys but she always has space for treats…go figure. She had a nice time with Mom and gramma plus she got to see our niece and nephew too.
Oh, what a wonderful birthday Katie had! It looks like she really enjoyed herself….you got some great photos. What fun to see her getting into a little mischief too – good for her!
PS….so glad you finally got all of your problems fixed with the blog!
Mom is still scared to even look at it for fear of what she might find, but hopefully she will trust it again in time. What a mess and one is so helpless!
She doesn’t have a lot of interest in her dog food these days, but she always has room for snacks, LOL!
Katie what a special girl you are!! HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh your pawty was totally PAWESOME!!!!! I just love your smile! Barks and licks and love, Dakota
Katie is one classy granny dog, and we all love her!
Happy belated birthday Katie! That looks like a fun party.
It was fun. We got to have it outside so cat bro Bert wouldn’t steal the cake!
Happy Birthday, Katie! You don’t look a day over 10.
She’s lucky having white fur, she never has to worry about turning color, but Mom says she can see the age in Katie’s face anyway.
Happy Birthday sweet Katie! You look lovely and those cupcakes look yummy!
The cupcakes are super yummy, we got to have more of them today! I love siblings as you get more celebrations every year!
Happy birthday Katie! We hope it is a special day!
She had a wonderful day and today she is rather worn out.
Happy Birthday beautiful Katie! I’m so glad you had a very special day.
She did, and even cat bro Bert as pretty nice to her, not chomping on her tail as he usually does.
Awwww, Happy Birthday Katie!! It looks like you had a wonderful day.
Nothing wild and crazy like Bailie’s birthday, but the right party for a lady dog.
Happy Birthday sweet Katie – 13 is a BIG milestone
We know it is, so we made sure to make it a special day for Katie!
Looks like Katie had a great birthday party π
Happy Happy belated 13th Birthday !
P.S Your selfie is super good !
The party was small, but she wasn’t up for a real big event, and she had a fun day with Mom and Gramma.
HAPPY HAPPY 13th Birfday KATIE…. WOW we love your Pretty pink Frosted PUP CAKES…
She loves pink and looks good with it, so she requested pink cupcakes.
Happy birthday! The birthday photo shoot was definitely a success!
It came out pretty good considering Katie really doesn’t like to have photos taken.
Happy birthday Katie! What a great pawty you had, those pupcakes looked so yummy! I hope you had a great time with your mom on the walk and that your sisters are always this nice to you. Love Dolly
We are both pretty nice to Katie all the time as we can see she struggles these days and isn’t crazy wild like she used to be. We are happy she had a nice outing with Mom and we got to rest up at home.
Happy barkday Katie!
Great selfies.
Annabelle, Boo, Ping, and Mr Jinx
Thank you. She is learning, but her paws are real big for a cellphone.
Happy 13th Barkday! Sweet n tasty celebration. Golden Woofs
Maybe you and Katie can go out and tear up the town both being teenagers π Problem is, neither of you seem to have a lot of naughtiness in you π
Hooray for Katie!! Such great photos!!!!
Thank you. She is a challenge being solid white and then not really liking photos, but my staff photographer did alright with the task.
Happy Birthday, Katie! Love all the photos π
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
Thank you, she had a great day!
Happy Birthday to You. Happy Birthday to you. Happy birthday dearest and beautiful Katie. Happy Birthday to you. You are such a darling, and we so appreciate you sharing your birthday photos on our blog hop. Even we kitties think those pupcakes look very yummy. Glad you had a great day. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
Well, kitties, cat bro Bert did attempt to steal one, but the attempt was foiled and it ended up on the floor. He did lick the floor. We figured your hop was the ideal place for Katie to post her first selfie π
Happy birthday Katie. You have some beautiful photos to mark this special birthday. I’m glad you got some one-on-one with your mom. β₯
Lately she isn’t up to riding in the car much, it is hard on her, but yesterday Mom insisted on taking her for an outing and she had a great time.
Katie, Ya did yourself proud!!! and your pawcakes were making ME drool!! Glad Chablis and Lucy didn’t see them, Lucy has her 12 birthday in August , and I do not want her getting any ideas!
She will be a dozen years old, so she should demand a dozen cakes!
The pic of Katie stealing a pupcake is officially one of my favorite pooch pics ever (just don’t tell my girls)! Clearly having two sprightly little sisters keeps her on her toes! I kinda like to think I do the same for my two older human sisters!
I hope you enjoyed your mom & me day, and you enjoy many more happy birthdays to come, I love your sweet face….especially when it’s being sneaky! π
Katie is the goody two shoes of the family, so her stealing is really a site to capture! She is pretty old, but now and then a puppy moment bursts through all that white fur!
oh happy birthday katie and congratulations on making it into club 13!!!
Thanks. She is pretty happy!
Happy Birthday, Katie! <3
Thank you. She had a wonderful day!
Happy 13th Birthday, Kathie. You are such a Happy Looking Doggie and such a great milestone of the first selfie…purrfectly done! Pawkisses for a Happy Sunday and 13 Extra for the occasion π <3
Thanks so much. She really had a nice day!
Happy Birthday, Katie! It looks like you had a good one.
It’s not every day a dog becomes a teenager π
We love you, too, sweet Katie! Glad you had a wonderful day!
Thanks so much. She is such a sweet lady dog!
Sounds like a wonderful Barkday…and special Mama and Me time is always the bestest birthday present ever!!!
Smileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
Heavens, you got an entire Mom and me road trip, that must really have been awesome!
Love Katie’s bday party! The apple pupcakes sound delish and Katie looks like a happy girl.
She had a very nice day with good food and lots of love.
Happy birthday Katie!
Happy Birthday, Katie! The pics of the 3 of you sprawled on the grass are just too precious.
Our usual line up for birthday cake π At least outside, cat bro Bert can’t photo bomb or steal our cake!
Yay, happy birthday, Katie!
She had a great birthday, thank you!
Happy birthday, Katie!!
Thank you! She is doing well so far as a teenager!
That was an awesome selfie for your first try, Katie! Sounds like you had a wonderful birthday!
She had a great day and spent most of yesterday recovering.
I think a 13th birthday calls for a 2nd cupcake! Sounds like Katie had a wonderful birthday! I hope she continues to do well. She looks like such a sweet girl!
No worries, she got plenty of goodies to eat, and lots of attention.
Happy Birthday late Katie, what a milestone, I hope you have many many more. That was one great bday party!
We are thrilled to have a mature teenager in our home!
That is remarkable – 13 years. Happy Birthday Katie
We are all thrilled to have a thirteen year old in the house! She tries so hard to keep up with everything and still seems happy which is the main thing.
Happy birthday Katie. The pupcakes look yummy and the photos are beautiful.
Yes you are indeed back…yay! So what was the issue and what hosting service did you change to?
We don’t know exactly what the issue was, but most people came back to saying it was the hosting after checking all the plugins and stuff. Funny thing is Host Gator has wanted us to switch to a different more expensive plan lately and we said no. Probably not a factor in what happened, but it makes us wonder. We went with WPEngine which is a lot more money, but they offer 24/7 assistance, they specialize in WP, just really gives us piece of mind. This was the second mess with the host in 7 months both of which cost us days, and we had it! Not thrilled about the cost, but at least we have help anytime we need it and that was the most important. Glad it is all back working!
A belated, but BIG Happy Birthday to Katie. You look marvelous! π
Thank you. She seems to be handling thirteen really well.
I think Katie’s birthday photos turned out beautiful! She does look like she is smiling π Looks like everyone had a great time at the party!
She is one who doesn’t smile a lot, but she was real happy on her birthday and had a wonderful day.
Happy 13’th Katie!!!!! Awoooooooooooooo!!!!
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She is our happy teenager!
Happy Birthday beautiful Katie! I love your selfie. Glad to see you enjoyed your day! =D
She had a wonderful day and seems to be happy with being thirteen.
Happy birthday Katie! Such beautiful pictures of you!
Thank you, She is a gorgeous lady.