I remember getting a musical birthday card when I was very young. I was probably around 5 or 6, but even at that young age I was annoyed by it, not delighted. That was in the '80s, and it baffles me that people are still buying these abominations. That's why it brings me so much pleasure to watch this cat completely lose its mind on that singing, meowing birthday greeting. You and I are governed by social niceties that force us to feign gratitude at horrible gifts, but cats live by no such unwritten laws. No wonder it feels so good to live vicariously through this angry cat when it rejects the obnoxious greeting card in the most ferocious manner possible.
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I remember getting a musical birthday card when I was very young. I was probably around 5 or 6, but even at that young age I was annoyed by it, not delighted. That was in the '80s, and it baffles me that people are still buying these abominations. That's why it brings me so much pleasure to watch this cat completely lose its mind on that singing, meowing birthday greeting. You and I are governed by social niceties that force us to feign gratitude at horrible gifts, but cats live by no such unwritten laws. No wonder it feels so good to live vicariously through this angry cat when it rejects the obnoxious greeting card in the most ferocious manner possible.
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Rounding up our favorite animal stories, photos, and videos on the Web each week!
New Year's Barkin' Eve
These pets are ready to party! Look through these photos to find pictures of animals as ready for 2010 as they are totally wasted. [via People Pets]
Rescue, Ubu, Rescue!
A dog saves his owners life by--you guessed it--scratching at the door. Yawn. In 2010, someone needs to teach a dog to use a defibrillator. [via MyFoxWausau.com]
Manners, Mischa
When Mischa Barton was denied access to Whole Foods for her dog, for once, a celebrity was treated like a normal person. [via NY Daily News]
Gorilla Birthday Miracle
Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Colo, the oldest gorilla in captivity. Happy birthday to you. Oh, and happy new year.[via LATimes.com]
Oh, Holy Penguin
For the first time in five years, a king penguin is born at Edinburgh Zoo. Failure to impregnate king penguins is so 2009! [via TimesOnline.co.uk]
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When asked about Bo's first birthday party, she revealed that the family had a "sweet celebration" in the rose garden. Bo's brother Cappy came over, and they had party hats and even a dog-house cake made out of "veal stuff." There was one snafu, though, when Cappy stole the rest of the cake off the table! But, the first lady said, "Bo didn't seem to mind."
Sounds like a better birthday party than most kids get. It's good to be the First Dog!
Singing "Happy Birthday" to Coco the Papillon as her "pawrents" Rachel Passaretti and her fiancé Robert Wu look on. Photo: Helena Sung
No longer as kooky as it once seemed, more people are unabashedly throwing birthday parties for their dogs -- especially those who don't have small, human offspring to dote on.
"I have been to so many friends' baby showers and kids birthday parties," says Rachel Passeretti, who is engaged to fiancé Robert Wu, but as yet childless. "I thought, 'Why not throw a birthday party for our dog Coco?'"
For Coco's first birthday -- Passeretti doubts they'll do it every year -- they threw a party, complete with written invitations, decorations, food, drinks, a doggy birthday cake and singing. Thirty-odd humans (and their dogs) grouped around Coco and sang a rousing rendition of the entire birthday song, while the Papillon lapped up the attention.
Jennifer-Jo Moyer and her husband Daniel Moyer have thrown their toy poodle Meteor a birthday party for the past two years. The childless couple jokingly refer to Meteor and his sister, their younger dog FiFiGiGi, as their kids. "We are not confused," says Jennifer-Jo. "But after 23 years of marriage we realize they're all we're going to get." This year, Meteor's birthday party raised $300 for the Rabies Challenge Fund.
All this begs an obvious question. Do the dogs know the party's for them?
"I don't think the dog knows it is his or her birthday," says Williams, a professional dog trainer and owner of Pup 'n Iron Canine Fitness and Learning Center in Virginia. "But I think it gives the pet parents time to celebrate what their dogs mean to them and also to spend time with other pet parents who 'get it.' Suddenly you don't feel so weird anymore because you are with others who feel the same way about their dogs as you do."
What should you know about throwing a doggy birthday party?
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