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April 9, 2020 by

Ziptie is the only dog at SP Kennel who has an April birthday. In our current crazy world, we thought a humorous celebration was called for today. And boy… did we have one!

Hope you enjoy! 

The theme of Ziptie’s party was a “Lab Party”. She only invited Labrador Retrievers. The Huskys were a little pissed off and Amber bit her on the bum this morning. Ouch.

Tig accepted her invite early on. She insisted that we push back the time of the party to late afternoon because she wakes up from her fourth nap at 3:30PM. Sam and Kaz’s dog, Starbuck, the other Lab in the neighborhood, said that she would only come if the party biscuits we were serving are grain-free and pasture fed meat. She is picky. We explained that we received special treats from Ziptie’s sponsor, Metta, and we were sure they were 100% healthy. She agreed to come but only if Sam could join her. The only issue left was that Starbuck is a Yellow Lab and she wouldn’t look right in a red Birthday t-shirt. Ziptie decided that was okay since she is technically color-blind and Sam found Starbuck a blue shirt anyhow. Overall, the party was a great success. Maybe you will agree. We took a video of the three girls enjoying their Party Treats.

 

If you enjoyed that… probably even more humorous are the video outtakes.

 

This is my attempt at a “copy cat video” taken from a video with 13 dogs and a cat eating Thanksgiving Dinner. I’ll share it at the bottom of this page. I have watched it many, many times (at Thanksgiving and not) and always enjoyed it tremendously. The dogs are so wonderful. (So is the kitty!) Today I just learned that those dogs were from the Humane Society of Utah. The film makers borrowed them from the shelter in order to shoot the video. Many of them were available for adoption. That makes me SMILE even more than the actual video.

In this CRAZY world, when I find myself questioning the world and the motives and thoughts of some people, I think about the fact that those film people put so much time and effort into that video with a bunch shelter dogs that they didn’t even know. That makes me feel like there is always hope. Sometimes we just have to look in strange places to see it.

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  • This is so great! Happy Birthday Ziptie! Huskies, you get the spotlight all year long. This is the Lab’s time to shine. Good dawgs! I love it when Sam said “now you’re giving her the knife.” LOL. Stay safe, stay happy, stay sane everyone.

  • Oh my goodness! This made me laugh aloud! Lol Great job! Happy happy birthday Ziptie! Looks like you had a fabulous day!! Woof!

  • WOOF WOOF WOOF

    What a great birthday party for Ziptie and her girlfriends!!!

    They should be sure to wash their paws after the party…

  • Happy Birthday Ziptie! You are one well behaved dog! Special day for a special dog!6

  • Yes, that Thanksgiving video is one of my favorites! Happy Birthday Ziptie! It looks like an excellent party!

  • Thank you, Aliy! I love your dogs, Labs and Huskies alike. What a fun bunch to be quarantined with! Stay safe.

  • Aliy, I laughed so hard at Zip-tie’s birthday video!
    The out takes were another round of belly laughs!
    Thank you Sam and Starbuck for helping the production. <3
    I suspect very little of that Thanksgiving dinner went as planned, and that is what makes all three of these videos absolutely hilarious and entertaining.
    That pasture fed is the best, isn't it Starbuck?
    Almost 90 infected in my department. I've been using a scarf over my face three weeks. We just got permission to use any face covering as long as it doesn't violate EOC. I'm gonna have some fun. Gonna sew myself some gators!!!
    Love you Aliy! Thank you for the laughs this morning!!!

  • Classic!! Happy birthday, Ziptie! Thank you so much for giving these pups a party — and sharing the results with us!

  • Just what I needed to see after a long day at work…OMG thank you for the laugh Ziptie and company!!!! We all need to laugh these days and this fit the bill! Love to outtakes too! Happy Bday Ziptie!

  • Awww Ziptie! I too am an Aries. April 6! Now I don’t know which take I liked better and is it weird I’ve never seen the Thanksgiving one? Thanks for the smiles and belly laughs. Needed them.

  • That was so adorable and fun. Just right for these difficult times to have some clean fun and even better when dogs are involved. Thank you so much and happy labraday to all! BTW has anyone seen the great photo of a guy having dinner with his huskies? I think it may be photshopped but it is a howl!

  • Ziptie was absolutely amazing – it was funny, belly laugh hilarious actually, but she really has a way about her, doesn’t she?

    BTW, read recently research indicates dogs DO see color, so I am absolutely positive that Starbuck appreciated the blue Tee.

    Scratch Tig behind the ears for me.

  • Happy belated birthday Ziptie!!🐾🎉 Glad your day was made special. After laughing at the OutTakes, I can see why use of the knife and fork was abandonned for the fiinale. Paws always work best!

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