http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/24/AR2006032402188.html This doesn't seem pet-related at FRIST, but go to page two and find:
"For their makeovers, some girls choose tiaras instead of headsets, or they choose hair extensions. So many ways to be a girl! Some choose princess dresses the color of Easter eggs instead of rock star outfits, perhaps because mom is squeamish about showing so much skin. They come here for the makeover parties, which start at $21.50 per girl, and they stay at least an hour, and they buy. They mix and bottle their own skin- and hair-care products. They head over to the corner known as Pooch Parlor, pick out miniature stuffed dogs, dress them in miniature T-shirts that say things like "The Royal Heiress," and carry them in "couture" dog carriers, just like Paris Hilton.
The Pooch Parlor is less than a month old. According to Monica Blaizgis, the "Princess of Royal Relations" at the company's headquarters in Chicago, the minds at Club Libby Lu drew inspiration from "the little dog as kind of the trendy accessory in Hollywood.""
GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I HATE HUMANITY