Latest posts with tags "pooches"

World’s richest dog dies

Jun 14, 2011 / Celebrities

Leona Helmsley’s pampered pooch “Trouble,” who inherited $12 million from the real estate mogul, has died at the age of 12. Helmsley bought the beloved pet for comfort after the death of her husband, billionaire hotelier Harry Helmsley. The pampered pooch had led a life of luxury after her owner purchased her at a New […]


New York hotel offers dog teepees

Jul 31, 2010 / Hotels

New York’s luxury Essex House hotel is to launch amenities for dogs, its owner Jumeirah confirmed July 28. It plans to launch a five-star “canine turndown service” for its four-legged guests in partnership with Amy Kizer, who founded dog accessory line Wagwear. Among the products will be a Wagwear dog bed or Tee Pee Hound […]


Beijing pet spas turn pooches into pandas

Jul 04, 2010 / Beauty & Wellness

With pet ownership on the rise in an increasingly affluent China, savvy entrepreneurs are opening animal spas offering dogs a full makeover — even transformation into a panda. Sun Ruowen opened her pet salon in central Beijing in May. Already, dozens of customers wanting to pamper their pets — mainly dogs — have bought pre-paid […]


Pet camper

Jun 23, 2010 / Interiors & Decor

This classic Airstream-inspired camper van is made of fiberglass and aluminum stainless steel to let your pooch travel in style. By straightlinedesigns.


Pampered pooches pull on German purse strings

Jul 29, 2009 / Billionaires

German pooches are getting the royal treatment as owners dish out more than $7 billion each year for pedicures, winter jackets and even wedding dresses for their dogs, the German Kennel Club (VDH) said on Monday. Boutiques are popping up in cities across the country along with many websites that let owners buy posh accessories […]


It’s a dog’s life at luxury hotel for pampered pooches

Oct 27, 2008 / Hotels

A luxury £2.5 million Pet Hotel, called Elmtree, has opened its doors as London’s first luxury boarding kennels and cattery and is offering pampered pooches and frisky felines somewhere to stay when their owners go away. The Enfield establishment was designed by property developer and pet fanatic Ray Fawehimi on the edge of green belt […]


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