Birthday season used to mean four dog birthdays but this year there were only two. I’m pretty sure that last year I said no more productions but once again my pants were on fire.

The first birthday boy was Peanut Butter. He turned two in October – or terrible two if you will.

Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
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Of course there was cake as well. I called his last one frankencake but this one was even more of an eyesore! My dogs are raw fed so I prefer to make my own cakes so I know exactly what’s in them. Do you know what’s great about dogs? They only care about how it tastes, and this monstrosity was a big hit at his little party.

Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography

Because Butters lost his off-lead privileges he hadn’t hung out with his Tuesday morning friends for ages. So I booked Happy Little Howlers for a little party so he could play with them and some of his daycare friends AND his sister who he hadn’t seen since she was adopted (at 9wks).

Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
More pics and vids from his day are here: https://www.facebook.com/rutholeary/posts/10159301142732269


There were a horrible couple of days a few months ago when I thought Bruno wasn’t going to make it to double digits so I went a bit overboard with his tenth birthday production. Butters went to daycare so he got to have all of my attention (apart from the way too long I spent trying to make a balloon garland, never again) and he got cake, treats and presents. Some visitors stopped by to wish him a happy birthday (and got roped into blowing up balloons), which made him smile and wag his tail big time. Then he finished off the day with a laser treatment on his back and some more treats.

Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
Of course Bruno got a homemade raw cake too. It was slightly less of an eyesore than Butters’ one!
bruno cake
Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
Bruno doesn’t even really like toys but I bought him some anyway. Butters got a green version of the red coffee cup for his birthday. Bruno had shown some interest so I got him his own one. Plush toys used to be for destroying but he hasn’t been allowed to rip up Butters’ toys for a long time so he didn’t destuff his jellyfish, like I thought he would. He got treats too. He’s never met a treat he didn’t like. (Oh apart from maybe the bully stick that he threw up just before I started taking photos!)
Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
Dog Birthdays season – Sydney Dog Photography
Birthday photos are a nice way to remember each milestone. If your puppy takes part in my Adorable Puppies Diary fundraiser they’ll get a free photoshoot on their 1st birthday. I can’t promise a balloon garland or a frankencake but I can promise to capture precious memories for you!
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