But the annual birthday party he throws for his three French bulldogs - littermates Max and Scout and younger sister Portia, all born on Aug. John Demsey, 60 and the president of the Estée Lauder group, doesn’t go for quite such elaborate events. A cake featured the famed Disney rodent, and the birthday girl wore a red and white polka-dot dress. All 20 furry guests were given ears as party hats and gift bags with treats and toys. In June, Ramunno helped Nikki Cole, 29, a recruiter for the fashion industry, plan a Mickey Mouse-themed first birthday for her Labradoodle, Minnie, on the rooftop of the Hotel Indigo in Chelsea. “People want to go above and beyond,’’ she says. Last year, Murray Hill resident Hayley Ramunno launched her own dog-event-planning business, Puppy Parties NYC, and has already noticed a demand for increasingly elaborate doggie affairs. “I am getting about 35 percent more requests for them than I did last year at this time, and the sizes of the parties have increased from intimate gatherings to larger affairs,’’ says Gina Pollock, owner of Puppy Kisses, a Bergen County boutique that sells custom birthday cakes, including a $75 3-D confection made to resemble the birthday pup, and other canine party supplies. Other local pooch-party planners say business is booming. Another “time I had to do sterling-silver bowls for water for all the dogs.’’ “I once saw an owner bring in a diamond-encrusted collar for a King Charles,” she says. “Some people have a lot of money and they don’t know where to throw it,” says Lilly Shomer, an Upper East Side event planner who started her career working on parties for humans but now focuses on dog celebrations that cost $5,000 toD $10,000. Local puppy lovers like Best are taking the trend to extremes, spending thousands to fête their pets. “I wanted to make it like a real boy’s party,” says Best, who is unmarried with no children.Īccording to a recent survey from the American Pet Products Association (APPA), 7 percent of dog owners nationwide hold holiday or birthday parties for their dogs. Annie Wermiel Woody was one of the guests at the party Demsey threw for his french bulldog Scout. John Demsey threw a big birthday bash for his french bulldog Scout. (The restaurant allowed dogs because they were in a private room.) A tuxedo-clad Elvis “recited” the Torah - the dog was given peanut butter so that he moved his mouth over an audio recording of Best’s own bar mitzvah speech. He invited his dog’s parents, brother and sister along with 100 human guests. In 2007, when Elvis was almost 2 years old - the equivalent of 13 in dog years - Best held a “bark mitzvah’’ in a private room at Sammy’s Roumanian Steakhouse that cost about $10,000. “I will put Elvis in a vintage golf outfit with knickers and a cap,” says Best, 60, a doctor who lives in Union Square.īest plans to shell out about $5,000 for the event, but some years he gets even more elaborate. The venue: the miniature golf course at Chelsea Piers. Best will send out save-the-dates to 50 guests and a few canines later this month, followed by invitations in November. The big day isn’t until next year, but planning is well underway.Įvery year around this time, David Best starts making arrangements for a birthday party for his Jack Russell terrier, Elvis, who will turn 11 on Jan. Hungry pup faces risky operation after swallowing large pair of fishing hooks Meet the Jack Russell who loves to ride the waves of PeruĪmazon driver steals French bulldog while making deliveries in Florida: authoritiesĪnonymous man rescues orphaned puppies, drops them off at shelter: 'Tore at heartstrings'
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