Dog Party

dog party napkin

There’s no denying it … your dog is your best friend! So don’t forget to celebrate them with a dog party for their birthday. Your dog is always there to greet you with love and affection, so now it is your time to share your love for your dog. It is time to honor your dog by throwing a party and inviting both your friends and their dogs. 


dog party napkin

There’s no denying it … your dog is your best friend! So don’t forget to celebrate them with a dog party for their birthday. Your dog is always there to greet you with love and affection, so now it is your time to share your love for your dog. It is time to honor your dog by throwing a party and inviting both your friends and their dogs. 


Dog Party Invitations

To create cute invitations for your dog themed party, cut out the shape of either a paw print or dog done in colorful paper. Then, glue this outline onto a piece of white cardstock. Write something fun on the front of the invitation like “come to my ‘paw’fect party” or “it's ‘paw’ty time”. When inviting guests, make sure to indicate whether they should bring their pet as well and any additional pet information that may be necessary. 


Dog Party Decorations

  • Use the color theme of blue, green, and pink or your dog’s favorite color
  • Have dog shaped Mylar balloons
  • Balloons that say “let’s pawty”
  • Have cartoon cutouts of dogs and a larger cutout of the breed of your dog as the focus
  • Have large doggy bones
  • Have pet bowls with names on the outside of the bowl
  • Doggy chairs and couches
  • Doggy photoshoot - when the guests and their pets arrive, take their picture with an instant camera or get them developed and send them home as party favors
  • Use a white or neutral colored tablecloth and chosen party themed colored runner
  • Tennis balls in a glass jar
  • Sparkly sign that says “come, sit, stay” and has paw print stamps around the outside
  • On the path leading into your party, use sidewalk chalk to make large paw prints
  • White cups and glue construction paper brown bones on the side for people to write their name on
  • For the food station, have a sign that says “bone appetit” to tie in the dog theme
  • Have headbands with small puppy ears for party hats


Dog Party Games and Activities

  • Go to a dog park and let the dogs play
  • Take everyone on your favorite walking route or nature walk
  • Let the dogs run and have freestyle play
  • Set up a simple obstacle course and have the owners try to guide their pets though it to see who has the best coordination
  • Take the obstacle course to the next level and create an agility course
  • Frisbee or catch 
  • Have new toys for the dogs to play with
  • Go to the local dog salon for the pets to get pampered and while that happens, the owners can have a quick spa treatment of their own by getting their nails done.
  • Have trivia facts about dogs
  • Dog cards - get normal playing cards that have pictures of different dog breeds. 
  • Puppy bingo - play bingo where all the spaces are different breeds of dogs.
  • Make a collar - as a fun remembrance of the party, your guests can make a dog collar to add to their dogs current collar


Dog Themed Party Food

For People:

  • Cheese and crackers in the shape of dog bones by using a cookie cutter to cut the cheese
  • Strawberry hearts - cut a strawberry in half and then cut out where the stem is to make it look like a heart
  • Paw sugar cookies - have sugar cookies in the general shape of a paw and cover with white royal icing. Then, using blue or pink icing, ice the shape of a paw. 
  • Hot dog station - have hot dogs and toppings in little glass jars
  • Toilet water - make blue fruit punch 
  • ‘Paw’tato chips station - have different types of chips and dips
  • Dog bone pretzels - making pretzels from scratch is fairly simple. When in the process you are supposed to make the pretzel shape, create a rope shape and then tie both ends to make it look like a dog bone. 
  • Pups in a blanket - actually pigs in a blanket with a twist on the name
  • Cupcakes with dog cake toppers
  • Chocolate cake in the shape of a dog
  • ‘Pup’corn 
  • ‘Paw’sta salad - cook spiral noodles and when cooked add some Italian dressing and cool. When cool, cut up and add bell peppers, cucumbers, red onion, cherry tomatoes, olives, and more dressing. 


For the Dogs:

  • Personalized water bowls 
  • Dog bones
  • Go to a local pet store for some special homemade treats
  • Sensory dog treat board puzzle
  • Frozen ice cube with treats inside


Dog Party Favors

  • New dog bone
  • Chew toy or tennis ball
  • Collar
  • Clothing accessory
  • Photo frame and developed picture from the party
  • Dog treats 
  • Adopt a puppy - have a basket of stuffed animal dogs and let the guests choose one when they leave