'Tis The Season For Extravagant Pet Gifts, Says PetGadgets.com.FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. -- While you're deciding between buying a bone or squeaky toy this holiday season for your dog, the rich and famous aren't thinking twice about plunking down thousands of dollars for the ultimate pet gifts. Among the high-end presents for pooches are: $24,000 Louis XV-style rosewood beds, $1,000 quilted metallic Italian lambskin coats, and tiny bottles of French perfume for $3,000. "Most of us will never be able to afford any of these gifts for our four-legged friends," says Geoff Mott, creator of the online retail site PetGadgets.com. "But it sure is fun seeing how the other half lives How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York (1890) was a pioneering work of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting the squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. ." Mott recently posted a special holiday section on PetGadgets.com that showcases extravagant and luxurious gifts for pampered pam·per tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers 1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child. 2. pooches. One of the manufacturers featured is Doggie Mansions, based in Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth. As of 2000, Palm Beach had a year-round population of 10,468, with an estimated seasonal population of 30,000. . "We truly believe that every dog deserves a beautiful home," says vice president Stacy Small. The company is currently putting the finishing touches finishing touches finish npl the finishing touches → der letzte Schliff finishing touches npl → ultimi ritocchi mpl on a 50 square foot pet palace with a mahogany hand-crafted front door, 7 foot ceilings, slate floors, air conditioning and designer furnishings, including a plasma TV and DVD player. The $25,000 canine mansion is for Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer's three dogs, she says, and is being shipped to him for the holidays. "This is just one more way dog owners can truly pamper pam·per tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers 1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child. 2. the pooches they love," says Small. Busy celebrities, CEOs and professional athletes don't have time to bathe their dirty dogs. And forget about hiring a groomer - that's so yesterday! Instead, these high-profile movers and shakers are purchasing The Pet Spa. With the push of a button, the $25,800 unit - that looks like an oversized o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. front loader washer machine - automatically bathes and dries dogs in 25 minutes. Pet Spa General Manager Erick Arnoldson says the company has installed about a dozen of the commercial units in private homes, including the king of Spain, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of IHOP IHOP International House Of Pancakes (restaurant chain) iHOP Information Hyperlinked Over Proteins IHOP International House of Prayer IHOP International H2O Project IHOP International House of Pain restaurants, and Cesar Milan (a.k.a. The Dog Whisperer). If you've got the cash, other must-have items this year include $275 hand-dipped gold water bowls, Swarovski crystal-encrusted leashes for $280 and $400 pink glitter pet carriers from the movie Legally Blonde starring Reese Witherspoon. For owners with in-home movie theaters there's the CinePetLounger by First Impressions Theme Theatres, an $895 personalized movie pooch bed complete with a "pupcorn" bowl for snacking. The company manufactures and designs custom cinema seating and private theater interiors. Clients include business notables and celebrities such as Donald Trump, Celine Dion, and Shaquille O'Neal. Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. bling? Then Hope Cox, owner of The Pet's Jeweler, is the lady to go to. She has a team of certified gemologists and designers that handcraft ID tags and necklaces for man's best friend. And sometimes people too! "Most of my clients don't worry too much about price," she admits. Recently a groom commissioned matching necklaces for his fiancee and her toy poodle poodle, popular breed of dog probably originating in Germany but generally associated with France, where it has been raised for centuries. There are three varieties, differing in size only. . The dog's 9 carat diamond necklace cost $19,000, she says, and the bride's 50 carat masterpiece topped six figures. Cox is hush-hush on names. "Sometimes I fly to meet with a client, and often they fly to meet with me," says the Augusta, Georgia online jeweler. "This keeps privacy at a level that we are all comfortable with." About PetGadgets.com PetGadgets.com (http://www.petgadgets.com) has quickly become one of the most popular sites to find unusual, innovative and high-tech pet products. 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