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Beau and Bella are purebred unblemished long-haired Maltese dogs, and their owner, Polly Rousselle of Kenner, plans to coddle her 1 1/2-year-old pooches this holiday season.
“They’re my kids,” Rousselle said with a grin.
Pet owners are rolling over and spending more on their pets in a growing seasonal leaning.
An AP-Petside.com poll finds that 66 percent of animal owners will buy toys for their dogs, cats, fish, birds and hamsters for the holidays this year, spending an usual of $46, $5 more than last year.
The American Pet Products Association reports inclusive spending on pets jumped to a projected $50.8 billion in 2011, from $48.4 billion in 2010 and $45.5 billion in 2009. They say pets are more probable to receive gifts during the holidays than at any other time of year.
Rousselle laid down more than $125 this month for her unsophisticated pups, who have their own personalized stockings hung by her family’s tree.
“It’s Beau’s and Bella’s first licit Christmas,” she said. “I can’t wait to see their furore.
Source: NOLA.com