Happy birthday, Cookie! and a Happy Earth Day to all.

Updated by Kathryne Taylor on August 6, 2024

I’m not one to pay attention to dates, but I realized this morning that today is not only Earth Day, but also Cookie’s second birthday! Alleged birthday, that is. I adopted her from Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Pet Adoption League (PAL) in August of last year, and her paperwork lists her birthday as April 22, 2008.

Here’s the birthday girl:

Dog wagging tail

Cookie is my mystery puppy—I don’t know where she was born, who her parents were, or even what breeds they are. Favorite made-up mixes so far are schipperhoula (schipperke + catahoula leopard dog) and blue russell (blue heeler + jack russell terrier). What’s your best guess?

I must admit, I was excited when I connected the Earth Day-Cookie birthday link. I’m a holiday baby myself (Christmas Day) and it’s only fitting that my dog be born on a holiday as well. Perhaps Earth Day isn’t considered a bona fide holiday yet, but Cooke and I will take any excuse to celebrate we can get!

We settled on taking a nice long walk to commemorate baby girl’s second birthday. Tomorrow we’re going to have a serious discussion about being a big girl, meaning that she’s not allowed to walk all over me any more. And we’re off!

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Kathryne Taylor

I'm a vegetable enthusiast, dog lover, mother and bestselling cookbook author. I've been sharing recipes here since 2010, and I'm always cooking something new in my Kansas City kitchen. Cook with me!

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  1. LA

    Enjoying your new book! Cookie is so adorable! If you’re ever curious, the Wisdom Panel dog DNA test is kind of fun to do, I got it for my doggo :)

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    1. Kate

      Thank you, LA!

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  2. joe

    Hello C+K
    I read all that here is about Cookie (and you as well).
    I love dogs immensely. During my life I had four which were all strays except one. Not at the same time. One goes another is found roaming…in it comes. I miss them all very much and can’t get another one because of old age.
    To end this comment I love dogs more than I love to eat.
    God bless us all, animals too. They are so innocent….

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