I dug through my old scrapbook gear to gather paper to cut dog bones from. I also printed pictures of Bentley's family, in black and white, and sprinkled the bones and photos about on the tables - An easy and cost effective way to decorate.
Pepper the Pig is always game for joining in on any celebration:
The evening's cocktail was 'Sparkling Salty Dog.' It's 1 cup gin, 1 cup ruby red grapefruit juice and a 1/2 cup grapefruit flavored soda (like Fresca) with salt on ice. You can find the detailed recipe here.
I served all salads for dinner - We dined on Ina Garten's tuna salad, a summer bean salad and fruit salad (recipe to come). For dessert, we had sugar cookies in the shapes of dog houses, fire hydrants and dog bones.
