The base cake was a one layer 10 inch cake iced in buttercream and airbrushed witht the colors from the birthday plates and tablecloth. The puppy body is is carved from frozen cake on a small board. I iced with a crumb coat of buttercream, then covered with fondant and added "fur" marks with a clay tool. After placing supports in the bottom cake, I placed the dog body on the cake. I then skewered through the center of the dog, through the board to the bottom cake board to keep the dog from sliding. I smoothed the fondant where the skewer went through. I made the legs out of modeling chocolate covered with fondant and placed them on the dog, smoothing the fondant at the attachment point on the dog. I added the "fur" marks and the toe marks. The tail is fondant. I made the head separate on it's own board. I compressed the cake with my hands and got the general shape of the head and snout. I lightly iced with buttercream and placed in freezer for 20 minutes. I used modeling clay to add features to the face and skull of the dog. I then covered with fondant, pressing into the crevices made by the modeling clay. I also made deep sockets for the eyes. I made the eyeballs out of brown balls of fondant and placed them in the sockets. I then made small rounds of black fondant and centered them in the eyes. I made "eyelids" out of fondant; then added "fur" marks to all the added fondant pieces. I attached the head to the body using a little icing and skewered the head in place, again smoothing the fondant where the skewer went through. I then added the fondant ears, nose, and tongue. I added "light" marks to the eyes with white airbrush color on a small brush. I lightly airbrushed the dog with brown color for dimension and shadowing.