http://shine.yahoo.com/tag/pet face lifts http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/speak-for-yourself-would-you-hang-a-portrait-of-your-pet-251234/ <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com"><img alt= "Photo Credit: Apartment Therapy" title= "Photo Credit: Apartment Therapy" src= "http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/Ot6ydFbTW0O5/photos/80977343ffe43c19a1a4172e972ec25c/mr_8ead9d63902f66.jpg?ug_____DW6TrMomy" align="left" height="294" width="400"></a>In the age of <strong><a rel="nofollow" href= "http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/home/pet-clothes-seem-kinda-dumb-until-you-realize-how-cute-they-look-247235/"> pet clothes</a></strong> and <strong><a rel="nofollow" href= "http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/home/spending-too-much-on-my-cats-part-two-should-i-buy-a-litter-robot-216163/"> $330-mechanical litter box monitors</a></strong>, dog spas and <strong><a rel="nofollow" href= "http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/handbags-and-um-pets-are-not-immune-to-plastic-surgery-pressure-244519/;_ylt=AuZVD_imTw03wa9Xs16yhkJdbqU5"> canine face lifts</a></strong>, one has to wonder if the &quot;man&#39;s best friend&quot; of olden times would even recognize his modern counterpart. Would he feel slighted (or relieved) that he never received such pampering? Has the relationship between man and pup changed? Is this anthropomorphism run amok? This all brings me to another issue that has come up in our indulgent, post-Paris Hilton age: The proliferation of pet portraitists. nospam@example.com () http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/speak-for-yourself-would-you-hang-a-portrait-of-your-pet-251234/#comments http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/speak-for-yourself-would-you-hang-a-portrait-of-your-pet-251234/