For Erika Searl, deciding how to spend her expected $3,500 tax refund was easy.
"I spend it on my dogs every year," said Searl, a New York City resident. "I love my girls. We do everything together."
She plans to spend the cash on teeth cleanings for her two dogs, Cubby and Ginger, and to help pay for their upcoming trips to a dog camp in upstate New York and a friend's "dog wedding" in Connecticut.
