This past weekend, Bossy’s Dane Stella celebrated her fourth birthday, and here’s how: first the family left her out in the rain:
And then Bossy’s family left her out on the porch because she smelled like — and this is difficult to believe — wet dog:
And then it was time to present Stella with her annual birthday card:
And then the family left Stella alone for the day while they went out with an old family friend and then they fed Stella her dinner too late and she threw up. On to year five.
If you want to read about how Stella came to be, click here. Happy Monday, y’all.
Maureen in IL says
June 22, 2009 at 8:50 amawwww poor Stella, maybe next year your family will do better.
corrie says
June 22, 2009 at 8:52 amWow! Bossy’s family knows how to celebrate!
And Stella knows how to reciprocate!
Happy Monday 2u2.
Momo Fali says
June 22, 2009 at 9:04 amThe reason I like dogs so much is because you can treat them like that and they still love you. They are so good at forgiving and forgetting. I wish I could train my husband the way I’ve trained my dogs.
Happy birthday, Stella!
MariaV says
June 22, 2009 at 9:16 amHappy birthday, Stella. May year five bring you lots of timely, treats.
Happy Monday, Bossy!
Grandma J says
June 22, 2009 at 9:51 amStella’s no dummy, Family goes out and celebrates WITHOUT HER…She knows how to get even.
Happy Birthday pretty girl, Stella
zelzee says
June 22, 2009 at 10:05 amWishing Stella a year filled with the family’s undivided attention……………….or not………….
Happy Birthday.
Little Miss Sunshine State says
June 22, 2009 at 10:10 amHappy Birthday Stella.
At first, I thought Bossy’s Daughter was wearing the same Pajama Pants as in the puppy retrospective, but that can’t be. Bossy’s Daughter has grown 8 or 9 inches taller since then. (So has Stella!)
Dara says
June 22, 2009 at 10:25 amHells no!!! You guys owe her a party!!!
Happy Birthday, Stella.
Barb - WillThink4Wine says
June 22, 2009 at 11:10 amHappy 4th Birthday, Stella! You are gorgeous! Stella’s no dummy. She can smell a re-gifter a mile away! hahaha!
ScottsdaleGirl says
June 22, 2009 at 11:17 amHappy BURFDAY Stella! Awwww so sweet.
Kathy says
June 22, 2009 at 11:42 amHappy Birthday Stella!
Ms. Cranky Pants says
June 22, 2009 at 12:20 pmStella, you don’t look a day over 3. May this year bring lots of scooby snacks and many hugs.
Lisa Rae @ smacksy says
June 22, 2009 at 12:41 pmOur gets even with us by eating cat poops, then surprise frenching us. And we all still love each other. Go figure.
Melissa says
June 22, 2009 at 12:58 pmHappy birthday Stella!
Reeb says
June 22, 2009 at 1:09 pmI’m somewhat relieved to read about your “celebrations” of Stella’s b-day. Cause I thought you really WERE going to go all-out. Like a facebook friend whose little girls planned an entire birthday party for their dog (and their little girl friends and all THEIR dogs) including: homemade dog biscuits, doggie (and little girl) musical chairs, doggie obstacle course, dance competitions, ending with individual doggie massages by the little girls. The mother was amused/bemused.
And you thought Stella was long-suffering.
Josh says
June 22, 2009 at 1:16 pmI’ve had birthdays that were almost identical to this…
Fiona as typed by Dr. Liz says
June 22, 2009 at 1:45 pmHappy birthday, Stella!!!! (And I think your editorial statement about the festivities was right on the mark!)
*kissey face*
-Fiona the Goldendoodle (who is expecting slightly better treatment for HER birthday next month)
Sirpoopsalot says
June 22, 2009 at 1:59 pmHappy birthday to the biggest dog I’ve ever seen, from the five pound wonder dog.
Half Assed Kitchen says
June 22, 2009 at 2:00 pmLucky dog.
Seriously, this post made me laugh aloud.
Melanie @ Mel, A Dramatic Mommy says
June 22, 2009 at 2:01 pmSounds a little like my weekend. Happy Birthday Stella!
Debby says
June 22, 2009 at 2:35 pmPoor Stella! Come live with me sweety! I’ll treat you right!
Manic Mommy says
June 22, 2009 at 2:56 pmHappy Birthday, Stella. For Bossy’s sake, I sure do hope you’re done growing.
David says
June 22, 2009 at 3:19 pmShe’s only five? I got the sense she’d been with the family for, like, 30 years or something.
Liz says
June 22, 2009 at 3:19 pmI hope she’s not on a vegetarian diet. She looks like she could use some food.
rory says
June 22, 2009 at 4:31 pmThat’s pretty cool. Cutter and Tug just turned four a couple of months ago and we did what we do every year. We forgot.
But they still seem to love us
Happy Birthday to all.
Bush Babe of Granite Glen says
June 22, 2009 at 5:11 pmHappy Birthday Stella… hope there was a least a birthday bone in the loot.
Stella’s Down Under cousin Axel is wreaking puppy havoc and Axel’s mum will be contacting Stella’s mum for some advice. She has already taken up the ‘wet Dane to the porch’ tidbit and is hope for the ‘keeping the Dane off the carpet’ advice very shortly.
*blows party whistle loudly*
BB
Amelia says
June 22, 2009 at 5:34 pmohhhhhhhhh…you are making me cry over here.
i used to have a great dane.
named stella.
Rebekah says
June 22, 2009 at 6:05 pmThose puppy pictures are beyond adorable – RIDICULOUSLY adorable.
Dorothy Stahlnecker says
June 22, 2009 at 6:38 pmHappy belated birthday to puppy so beautiful and wishing you less rain.
Dorothy from grammology
grammology.com
The Domestic Goddess says
June 22, 2009 at 7:32 pmHappy Birthday Stella. You should come to my house, we never, ever leave our doggies out in the rain! They spend THE WHOLE DAY INSIDE. Because rain might make them melt.
Ree (The Other One) says
June 22, 2009 at 8:47 pmHappy Birthday beautiful Stella. You don’t look a day over 3 1/2.
Cupcake Murphy says
June 22, 2009 at 9:17 pmI love Stella. She kind of looks like Franklin D. Roosevelt in the first photo. In a good way.
Niki aka Mad(ish) Woman says
June 23, 2009 at 12:30 amHappy Birthday Stella! Hope ya got lots of Stella Treats (instead of treats named after that other well-known Great Dane)
Cactus Petunia says
June 23, 2009 at 1:59 amWishing Stella a stellar happy birthday, from the knuckleheads, (Abbie and Cooper) who are one year ahead of her.
foolery says
June 23, 2009 at 3:40 pmStella’s birthday would be a good day to go outside, get down on one knee, and yell “STELLA! STELLA!” up at the window.
But only the one day a year.
jen says
June 24, 2009 at 8:50 amStella is soooooo photogenic! I lub her.