coimbatore gingers big birthday bash is on wednesday evening friends have been invited food and drinks have been organized the house has been decorated a special cake has been ordered from a leading hotel in the city m nithya and her husband v karthick a citybased property developer have gone through this entire rigmarole not for their precious child as one would normally presume but for their threeyearold pet dog ginger it seems like in todays world the pet dog is just as precious as your ward and must be treated with the same indulgence the couple had adopted the dog from bangalore three years ago and they have been celebrating his birthday every year on march 27 the day they adopted him for nithya it was not enough to celebrate gingers birthday with a regular cake she wanted a special dog cake made for him when bakers she approached refused to make the special dog cake she gave the recipe to a leading hotel that was willing to bake the cake for her nithya and karthick are not the only ones celebrating their pets birthday with such pomp and show it seems to be an emerging trend where pet owners shower their beloved fourlegged creatures not just with love and affection but a whole bunch of goodies too krishnakumar d payal a businessman and resident of saibaba colony celebrates his 5yearold pug chubbys birthday in november in a big way chubby even gets to wear new clothes and a new cap on his special day he receives several birthday wishes on facebook from friends and family our lives have changed completely after he came home with us those who do not have pets dont know what they are missing krishnakumar said d shivakumar employed at an ngo celebrates his pets birthday on april 9 with a special treat for him chocolate free ice cream since chocolate is not healthy for dogs i dont let him have any he explains while many of us may feel that this kind of treatment is too much of an indulgence for pets animal lovers believe it is only human nature to shower our pets with all this attention there a hundreds of people who celebrate their pets birthday with parties and presents it is only human nature to celebrate those we love in a special way be it human or animal says mini vasudevan the managing trustee of the humane animal society has