{"id":241584,"date":"2025-09-20T14:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T14:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/241584\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T14:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T14:01:11","slug":"nyc-couple-host-bark-mitzvah-for-senior-pug-shes-just-the-sweetest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/241584\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC couple host bark-mitzvah for senior pug: &#8216;She&#8217;s just the sweetest&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frankie the Pug recently reached her 13th birthday, and to celebrate she was feted by her owners at a well-attended bark-mitzvah in Williamsburg.<\/p>\n<p>The adorable pug\u2019s vibrant bash, which went viral on social media, was planned by owner Nicolette Mason, 39, and her partner, Nina Kossoff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrankie is very sweet, emotionally intelligent, and gentle,\u201d Mason told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolette Mason poses with Frankie during the bark-mitzvah. nicolettemason\/tiktok<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe makes everyone who she interacts with feel like they are her new favorite person.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mason got Frankie the pug puppy back in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DOWfgpKCe_y\/?igsh=bzg5ZTk1OGMxbTR1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mason\u2019s neighbor filmed the moment<\/a> when more than a dozen clapping guests encircled Frankie as she was hoisted into the air during the traditional Hora, a Jewish celebration regaling the guest of honor.<\/p>\n<p>Mason has been hearing from all sorts of fans ever since \u2014 including folks \u201cI haven\u2019t seen or talked to since my own bat mitzvah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video of the celebration went viral online. nicolettemason\/tiktok<\/p>\n<p>She said thousands of people have reached out to her and \u201cexpressed their own joy from seeing Frankie\u2019s bark mitzvah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think seeing something purely joyful was really needed for a lot of people right now,\u201d the doggy mom added. <\/p>\n<p>There are no plans to launch a pug party-planning business at the moment, \u201cbut who knows,\u201d Mason said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We feel so lucky to get to celebrate a milestone birthday with her,\u201d Mason said. nicolettemason\/tiktok<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019ve inspired anyone to do something joyful and bring a little whimsy into their lives, bringing their loved ones and community together \u2014 I love that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The hope is that this marks the first of many milestones the couple will celebrate with Frankie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s just the sweetest,\u201d Mason added. \u201cWe feel so lucky to get to celebrate a milestone birthday with her, and hope to celebrate her Sweet Sixteen in a few years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Frankie the Pug recently reached her 13th birthday, and to 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