At this Puppy Dog Adoption Birthday Party children choose a stuffed dog, fill out adoption papers, named it, dressed it, take it to the vet, groom it, walk it, and play with it. Amazing inspiration for a puppy dog themed birthday party including a hot dog buffet, dessert table, and DIY decorations.
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Why We Love This Party
- Puppy love is to mild of a term to discribe how much we love dogs!
- The adoption center had the cutest dogs and such fun activites for the kids the enjoy.
- Who doesn't love a hot diggy dog for lunch?
- Is there anything sweeter than dog themed desserts?
My little friend Allie LOVES puppy dogs. So for her birthday her Mom Heather set up the most amazing stuffed puppy dog adoption center for her and all her friends. There was also sweet DIY decor, and a amazing hot dog buffet and dog inspired dessesrt table.
Love dogs too -you might love this party for my dog's birthday too. Or check out our Magical Animal Adoption Agency party. And if you're looking for ideas on how to decorate for an at home birthday party, there's lots of inspo here.
The Invitations
The sweet invitations, which Heather ordered from a seller on Etsy, set the tone right from the beginning. These and other pintables for the party were so cute, and added a vintage feel.
I also loved how Heather made a little paper doily envelope and tied it with bakers twine.
DIY Decorations
When we arrived at the party we were greeted by this pretty garland made it out of scrapbook paper, bakers twine, scrapbook letters and more doilies.
Heather found these fun ceramic dogs and spray painted them yellow and added cute little paper flowers to embellish them. They really brought the puppy theme to the tables. It's amazing what yo can do with a little spray paint!
As guests arrived they were welcomed to the first centre, The Puppy Adoption Centre, where they choose a stuffed puppy to adopt.
Stuffed Puppy Adoption Centre
- Decorate a box for the puppy.
- Fill out pet adoption papers.
- Write the dog's name on his collar
Each centre had one of these sweet signs with instructions.
At this centre as well as choosing their stuffed dog, the kids could decorate a box with the puppy's name, fill out the adorable adoption papers, and pick out a collar and add the puppy's new name.
There were lots of fun supplies to decorate the puppy boxes.
After decorating there were adoption certificates to fill out.
The cute pet adoption party free printables can be found here, at the Chickabug Blog.
Heather made the cute collars out of ribbon, velcro, and gift tags. The kids loved being able to write the puppy's new name on them.
Puppies 'R Us Centre
- outfits
- leashes
- ball
- puppy treats
The next centre was The "Puppies R' Us" centre, where they picked out outfits, leashes, a ball, and puppy treats.
The little puppy outfits were from IKEA.
I love the puppy treats, with their paper doily details, which contained a little snack of chocolate cereal -for hungry puppies, or their little owners. 😉
Here are the leashes. The were stiff, so the kids could really "walk" their puppies. And, they had a little button on the end that made a barking sound -so cute!
Grooming Station
- brush and mirror
- mini towel
- spray bottles with sponges
The next centre was the Grooming Station.
At this centre there as a brush and mirror for everyone, and a little towel made out of felt. The kids could spray their puppies with a little water, and wash them with a sponge, then dry them and brush them.
Vet Clinic
- puppy checkup with vet toys
- puppy vitamins
The final centre was a Vet Clinic.
Puppy owners were invited to give their puppy's a check-up and pick up a container of puppy vitamins.
Here's the vitamins, filled with gummy bears.
And here is the birthday girl, giving one to her puppy.
Looks like this little puppy needed a band aid on his leg.
It was so much fun going around to all the little activity centres, and gathering up the puppy supplies. And it was great to have the little boxes to put it all in.
We went home with two new puppies, "Sophie" and "Lilly", and I have to say they've been very quiet and good little puppies. 😉
The Drinks
The drinks table was so pretty. Heather, set up lemonade and mason jars with daisy tops and paper straws. They were so pretty!
Heather and I were out shopping one day and we spotted this fire hydrant drink dispenser on sale! So perfect for a dog themed party, she couldn't resist.
There was also a cute yellow dog dish with chips for munching on.
The two little puppy dog sippy cups are from IKEA and were for some of the toddler guests at the party.
The Hotdog Buffet
For lunch there was a hotdog bar -get it, hotdogs, dog party!
Heather has all kids of hotdogs, veggie dogs, mini hotdogs and sausages, and every topping imaginable too. It was delicious.
The cutlery was in these cute IKEA plant pots, that echoed the paper doily details.
Heather also made the sweetest food labels out of scrapbook paper and more paper doilies.
Side Dishes
Along with the hotdogs, there was a table of beautiful side dishes.
There were chips, in these cute cardboard containers.
Heather also served little mac and cheese cupcakes -perfect hand-held party food.
There was also a yummy pasta salad, served in mason jars. I love how she used a cupcake liner on top of the lid -such a pretty detail.
Puppy Dog Dessert Table
And saving the best til last, the puppy dog desert table was amazing.
Heather made these beautiful vanilla cupcakes with butter cream frosting -they were so good. She used the party printables to create the cupcake picks.
There was also fruit salad served in a mason jar.
Another fun addition were these "puppy water bowls" made with blue jello. There were so cute and the kids loved them.
I made these cute little puppy dog cake pops. To make them I made regular cake pops and then added a mini M&M nose, candy eyes and little chocolate ears. To make the ear shape I put some melted chocolate in a mini plastic spoon as a mold and let it set. Once it's set these make the perfect ear shapes.
There were also some cute paw print lollipops that fit the theme perfectly.
Heather also made her famous sugar cookies. She packaged them in these lovely paper bags in the party colours, and sealed them with stickers she made from the party printables.
Inside were the beautiful cookies; puppy dogs, with pretty pearl collars, dog bones, and paw prints. They were so delicious, and easy for guests to take home in their little bags.
Happy Birthday Allie! It was truly one of the sweetest parties I've ever been to. With the best puppy dog party ever, life really is a party!
With a Puppy Dog Adoption Party, and new puppies to love, life really is a party!
Frequently Asked Questions
The stuffed dogs are from Amazon. The dog clothes were from Ikea, but they no longer carry them. Look for something similar on Amazon. The stiff walkable leashes were from Amazon, but they don't seem to be avaiable any longer.
Find the free animal adoption printables at the Chickabug Blog.
They were purchased from LoveCreationGirl on Etsy. They don't seem to be available any longer, but you could reach out to the seller.
More Party Inspiration
If you try any ides from this Puppy Dog Adoption Party or any other ideas on my blog please let me know how it went in the comments below. Thanks for visiting today!
dnr says
Hi Krista, I assume you mean did anyone find another source for the dogs. Not that I know of, and this party was quite a long time ago. Wishing you the best of luck though, sorry I can't be more help.
Dannyelle
Krista brown says
Did you find any yourself? If so, please share!!
Amber says
Sounds like you had a good party! Amber
dnr says
Thanks Amy. Hope you have a great party!
Dannyelle
Amy says
Found the dogs and leashes on dollaritemdirect.com
dnr says
Hi Jules, Sorry I wasn't able to find out the exact name -this party was several years ago now. Best of luck.
Dannyelle
Jules says
Can you tell me (maybe ask your friend) what those leashes are called? I can't find them online, but perhaps with the correct description I can? Thanks so much.
dnr says
Hi Lesla, So glad the puppy dog party is inspiring you. Unfortunately I didn't plan this party, it was my friend, and I don't know exactly where she ordered the stuffed dogs and leashes from. I do know it was as a wholesaler, so they may not be available to the general public anyway. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. I do know they considered using the IKEA stuffed dogs, and did use the dog clothing from there, but I'm not sure it's still available this year either. Wishing the best of luck finding something that works for your party.
Dannyelle.
Lesia says
You did an awesome job with this theme. My daughter is asking for a dog theme party so this is a great help with ideas. I was wondering if you could tell me where you got the stiff dog leashes that have a barking sound. I've tried to find them online but haven't had much luck so I was hoping maybe you could tell me where you got them and/or exactly what you call them. Thanks so much. Lesia
dnr says
Hi Niki,
My friend Heather got the puppies and leashes through a wholesaler, sorry I don't have more details. The boxes are from a local packaging store Creative Bag. Glad you liked all Heather's great ideas.
Dannyelle
niki hahn says
I was wondering where you got the puppies, the boxes, the leashes for the party. Adorable ideas.
Tracy Park says
That sis sooo cute love it..
Josalyn says
This looks so awesome!! WOW....
Heather - Chickabug says
This is just the sweetest thing!! I love how you used the free adoption printables in so many ways. Thanks for linking to me! : )