Kool Dog Kafe

Not only is June filled with fun events like the Ugliest Pet Contest and Take Your Dog To Work Day, but it's also North's Birthday! This year I want to make a big to-do about the sixth birthday of my four legged pal and treat him to a yummy birthday cake (as if he doesn't get treats all the time anyway, right?).

Although I love (love) the goodies offered up at Kool Dog Kafe – including this tasty looking Birthday Cake ($25) which can be delivered right to my door in this cute box – I could be swayed into making my own homemade surprise, especially now that I'm armed with this easy to figure out Puppy Cake Mix ($6)! Doesn't the finished product on the right look good enough to eat!?

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I've been known to tinker around in the kitchen and whip up some peanut butter treats for North and I from time to time, and sometimes I even try my hand at making something with carob, a pet-safe replacement for chocolate. But I must be seriously lacking in the baking creativity department because these treats put mine to shame.

On a recent trip to the Napa Valley, I found these superb looking dessert treats from Kool Dog Kafe at chic pet store Fideaux in St. Helena that look like real Peanut Butter Cups! I'm not only getting a craving for the real thing now, but I'm definitely ordering a bunch of these for North's upcoming birthday! Based in New Mexico, Kool Dog Kafe has some insanely awesome dog treats that could easily pass as my yums! The good news is they ship so the box of 12 Peanut Butter Cups ($18 ) can be dropped right on your doorstep – maybe your pup will even share!