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Photos: Holiday gifts for pets

Westside Pavilion expanded photo-with-Santa events at which pets are allowed to three nights from one after they proved a big hit with shoppers. Above, Darraty Fagan, 6, with her brother Ryland Fagan, 3, and their dog Gypsy with Santa at the L.A. mall last week.

Westside Pavilion expanded photo-with-Santa events at which pets are allowed to three nights from one after they proved a big hit with shoppers. Above, Darraty Fagan, 6, with her brother Ryland Fagan, 3, and their dog Gypsy with Santa at the L.A. mall last week.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Holiday shoppers are splurging on presents for animal sidekicks as they get treated more as family and friends.

Holiday gifts for pets

Bono, a cocker spaniel, waits for a photo session with Santa at the Westside Pavilion in L.A. last week.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Holiday gifts for pets

Terrier mix Charlie, owned by Eric Bouffard and Tamiko Manago, gets photographed with Santa at the Westside Pavilion mall last week.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Holiday gifts for pets

Tamiko Manago, left, with her terrier mix Charlie and husband Eric Bouffard get photographed with Santa at Westside Pavilion.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

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Holiday gifts for pets

Adriana Kaplan, 10, holds her cat Fluff Fluff after a photo session with Santa at the mall.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

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