Puppy Boutiques: When Affection Alone Isn’t Enough to Pamper your Pup
While pet owners may spend a great deal of money on food, medicine and needed supplies for their furry friends every year, the American pet industry doesn’t generate an annual $12 billion on essentials alone. Dog lovers throughout the country make an art out of lavishing their pooches with expensive accessories and services, and no group is more richly spoiled than the cutest of the cute: puppies.
Indeed, puppies have become such a popular end receiver for expensive gifts that entire brands have been developed especially for young dogs, and a new type of doggie establishment –the puppy boutique – has formed. Chock full of everything from designer clothes and jewelry to blinged-out doggie bowls, the puppy boutique evokes an image of tiny French lapdogs in the arms of nobility at Versailles: an era (for better or for worse) when comfort and luxury reigned supreme.











