being extra kind like if he did something special? If so how can we make it where he knows it is just his special day B-day instead of like any other day?

  • HiroProtagonist@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    I refuse to help until I see a photo of your dog blowing out their candles. Extra credit if they are wearing a party hat.

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      9 months ago

      Don’t know if I will get banned for this or if PETA will come kill me. Our local butcher shop will make a numbered bone. And we push a candle inside and light it up. About 3/4 thru Happy B-day he will grab it and put out the candle in his mouth and take it off the steak we put it in and run and eat on it.

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    9 months ago

    We always include the dog for Christmas. In my lifelong total of four dogs, they all were uncertain the first year, a little better the next year, and after three were all set to jump in and unwrap their presents. While they have no concept of Christmas and probably no explicit memories of previous Christmases, they do seem to learn year over year

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    9 months ago

    Oh, I’m sure he knows! Later when you’re both in Heaven (he, in Dog Heaven of course), you’ll both hang out at the Heaven Dog Park and you’ll both talk/bark about the good old days.