I’m positive that the word “pawdicure” can make everyone smile inside.

Pets seem to be getting the V.I.P. (very important pet) treatment lately including spa treatments, bakeries with personalized cakes, and “bark” mitzvahs.

All of these things sound so absurd and comical for everyone who hears about it. For example, “Happy Tail Ale,” an alcohol-free drink made just for dogs. It sounds like one of those products that is a spoof of an already existing product or one that should be sold for only $19.95, but wait, if you call now we’ll throw in a free order of Ginsu Knives.

Now, I understand that dog is man’s best friend (along with other pets too!), but when you send your pet to a spa to “relax” from all that “hard work” they’ve been doing, doesn’t that cross some sort of line?

I do think however that your pet deserves some type of pampering every now and then, like a new toy or a bath, maybe even a bacon and cheddar bone (tasty).

Some of the products on the market are quite humorous, such as dog treats shaped as squirrels or some shaped like mailmen. But creating a birthday cake with your pet’s picture on it is pushing it.

Simply put, pets are not children, or human for that matter, so we should not be dressing them up with pretty bows and crazy little outfits as if they are human. I draw the line at studded collars.

In the end, all our pets’ want is love and affection from you, and the crazy stuff you do or don’t buy for them won’t matter as long as you give them love (and a treat now and then). Now doesn’t that make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside?

Maybe we should all just agree to disagree about our pets being spoiled but I think we would all see eye to eye that doga-dog yoga or a pet Jacuzzi, is taking it a few tail-wags too far.