Pet Birthday Parties Are Becoming Popular  ZUMA Press It's a
puppy party.  It's official: Dogs are the new children. It's no
longer enough to feed one's pet homemade food or to take them to
posh doggie day care. Now expensive dog birthday parties
(complete with dog-friendly birthday cake) at bars and
restaurants are becoming all the rage.  According to Mother
Nature Network, dog owners in New York City have begun hiring
canine party planners, who charge $100 to $500 for events in
which owners can rent limos with their dogs. East Village bar
Drop Off Service is a popular venue, given its lax attitude
toward pets -- patrons can imbibe beer while their dogs
celebrate with oat and carrot "pup cakes." Special pet bakeries
around the city are also featuring birthday cakes made
especially for dogs.  Now, it's never a bad thing to love one's
pet, but really, $500 for a canine party planner? But then
again, $500 to celebrate Fido's Bark Mitzvah is a hell of a lot
cheaper than the $10,000 to celebrate one's 13-year-old