This can be a thread where we can post birthday pictures of our GSP furkins on their special Day, their birthday.  Today is December 28th and the birthday of 2 GSP's  who are members on this board. Daisy, who is 2 years old today and my GSP Rocky who is 6 years old today. If you have a rescue GSP and do not know the birth-date of your dog, you can make up a date or use your adoption date as you GSP's Birthday.  So here is Rocky after 3 1/2 hours of retrieving dummies in Wisconsin snowy fields on his 6 year old birthday 

A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Daisy girl. She is 2 years old today and sooo sweet!!!!

Thanks Marie.  Hope Rocky had a good Birthday.  Daisy got a pig ear and 3 new squeaky toys, she loves to make them squeak!!  I found some baby pictures of her.  Here is Daisy at 5 months:

We had a party for my oldest GSP, Belle.  She was 4 years old last Sept and these are a couple of pictures from her party.  I made the cake (carrots, peanut butter, honey, whole wheat flour, etc.).  It was pretty good and both our girls loved it.

The birthday girl is on the right with the ear flipped back.

This is Belle enjoying her cake.

Her little sister Halo enjoyed the cake too.

Awesome GSP Birthday party idea!!!!    A  late HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BELLE on her 4th birthday.  Both girls beautiful and sitting nicely by the lighted Birthday cake!!!  Especially love how sister Halo enjoyed the GSP birthday cake too. Next December 28th, there will be a baked Birthday Cake for Rocky , just have to get the recipe.  Thank you for sharing!!!!

Here is the recipe for the Birthday Cake:

K-9 Birthday Cake

1 cup white or whole wheat flour (I used whole wheat)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 cup peanut butter (I used natural creamy)

1/4 cup cooking oil

1 cup shredded carrots

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/3 cup honey (optional) (I used the honey, but I bet you could also use molasses.)

1 egg

Mix the dry ingredients.  Add the remaining ingredients and mix quickly.  Bake in a greased ring mold (I used a Bundt pan) at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.  You may frost this cake with low fat cottage cheese and decorate with some carrot pieces. Store in the refrigerator.

My dogs loved  this cake, and it was easy to make.  Don't expect it to rise much.

We were going to, Gunner had a little beer but Ruger & Tucker wouldn't touch it. Just when we were wondering if we could stay awake until 12 the fire pager [ my husband & myself are with the Fire Dept. ]  went off. Nobody was home but they lost everything, young family with 2 small kids. It was a trailer house & when they catch on fire they go in a matter of minutes. Sad any time, but on New Years Eve makes it even worse. They had no insurance. I know it hard but if young people would only realize how important Insurance can be.  Well I missed the ball drop on TV, took a shower to wash the smoke smell off & going to bed.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY GSP FRIENDS!

Thank you Pointer Fan for identifying our plecostemos fish. He really keeps my tank clean. He was a pond fish, but when my friend closed down her pond a few years ago, she had to find a home for him and I was the only one she knew who had a 55 gallon tank. So we took him in and he has been living with my original plecostemos  fish in harmony. You can see the size difference. Rocky has been great with our aquarium and just glances up once in awhile at the fish swimming. So here is a closer look  at Rocky's fish!!!!