I'm Ti and today is my birthday!  Five years ago I was a tiny (sorta!) pup...

And now I'm all grown up and ready to party! 

Many gifts arrived for my birthday! (And Augie's too, although I'm pretty sure they were all meant for me ALONE...)  what we got from our friends Karen and Kiwi!  Two soft woobies, and two big boxes of dog treats! 

Thanks so much!  You're wonderful to us!  Next we got a beautifully wrapped gift basket of Shorty's Gourmet Treats from our friends Melissa, Daisy, and Annie! 

You are all so sweet!  Smoooooooooooooches!  Just when we thought it couldn't get any sweeter, our friends Denny and Austin sent us an amazing box of Dog Mom's Bakery gourmet treats! 

We know how yummy they are!    Thanks so much! 

Were we done?  Nope!   We have the most amazing friends!  Our dear pal Barbara sent us two soft woobies and delicious-looking treats! 

Thank you, thank you, thank you!  We then got a package from our friends Ayesha and Pintu, all the way from Pakistan!!  Two fabulous stuffed animals and two homemade cards crafted with love! 

to Ayesha and Pintu for your generosity! 

More?   Our friends Denny and Austin sent us a second package!  Guess where they live! 

I think this means we are officially Canadians now!  Thanks so much!  We you!

Another package arrived from a little closer to home--right here in Michigan!  This is what our pal Dugan sent us:

A squirrel, a rabbit and three different kinds of treats!  Thank you!   You are always so nice to us!

Can you believe there's more?  Our friends Traci and Doug sent us two fabulous woobies and more yummy treats! 

We are such lucky boys! 

You know what came next! 

YES!  I am!  I am!     We both sat patiently at the table and waited for the cake! 

Even though we had our cute faces on, we had to wait a LONG time! 

Finally, there was cake!    It was a little out of our reach, so we applied some Jedi    mind tricks....

It worked!  We licked delicately at first (in case someone poisoned it)...

...but then dove in like any self-respecting retriever would! 

Sadly, Mom took it away before we finished. 

We're ready to do it again tomorrow!!  Thanks for celebrating with us!

And now the results of our last giveaway contest of a custom dog collar by Love Bug Collars!  The winner, chosen at random, is:

Congrats to Catherine Beck!  We'll contact you (or you can contact us when you see this) about your prize! 

In honor of my birthday, we have a super-duper...

Introducing Renaissance Pets!   Renaissance Pets digitally paints your pet into a classic masterpiece, in the same style as the original work of art.  Take a look at these examples!

Fantastic, yes??   This giveaway is for one custom 8 x 10 portrait of one (1) pet, printed by a professional imaging lab on high quality photo paper, with a linen texture and a protective coating.  The winner will choose  a background masterpiece by Van Gogh, Monet, Rembrandt, da Vinci, Whistler, Renoir, or other artists and will receive the finished digital painting within 4 weeks.   The process goes like this:

The artist uses your own photos directly, so please only enter if you have clear, high resolution photos of your pet.  (Grainy cell phone photos won't work!)  How to enter?  Simply leave a comment on this blog entry, below!  For TWO chances to win, leave a comment below AND like and comment on Renaissance Pet's Facebook page.  Good luck! 

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