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02-26-2009, 05:01 AM
Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The recession is little deterrent for Los Angeles residents who insist on body wraps, massages and aromatherapy -- for their dogs and cats.
“I definitely would first stop coloring my hair before not taking my dogs to get pampered,” said Adriana Merida, 36, owner of two Havanese named Otis and Zoe. She takes the dogs to members-only The Club Beverly Hills (http://www.theclub-beverlyhills.com/?gclid=CITysLX25pgCFQrFGgodWUG_cQ), where they can partake of yoga, Jacuzzi soaks and kosher meals.
Such indulgence contrasts with an increase in animals surrendered to shelters across the U.S. by owners who can’t afford their pets because of economic setbacks. Southern California has enough wealth to sustain companies that supply upscale pet care, said Joan Storms, a retail stocks analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities.
In Hollywood, LA Dogworks (http://www.ladogworks.com/) offers day care with aromatherapy and hydrotherapy, along with a so-called Fetchmobile to chauffeur pets for its 2,000 clients, who include actors Jake Gyllenhaal (http://search.bloomberg.com/search?q=Jake+Gyllenhaal&site=wnews&client=wnews&proxystylesheet=wnews&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&filter=p&getfields=wnnis&sort=date:D:S:d1) and Nicole Richie (http://search.bloomberg.com/search?q=Nicole+Richie&site=wnews&client=wnews&proxystylesheet=wnews&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&filter=p&getfields=wnnis&sort=date:D:S:d1). It plans to open a second 11,000-square-foot (1,000-square-meter) facility in West Los Angeles later this year. LA Dogworks charges $45 for 12 hours of day care and $75 for a one-hour massage.
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“I definitely would first stop coloring my hair before not taking my dogs to get pampered,” said Adriana Merida, 36, owner of two Havanese named Otis and Zoe. She takes the dogs to members-only The Club Beverly Hills (http://www.theclub-beverlyhills.com/?gclid=CITysLX25pgCFQrFGgodWUG_cQ), where they can partake of yoga, Jacuzzi soaks and kosher meals.
Such indulgence contrasts with an increase in animals surrendered to shelters across the U.S. by owners who can’t afford their pets because of economic setbacks. Southern California has enough wealth to sustain companies that supply upscale pet care, said Joan Storms, a retail stocks analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities.
In Hollywood, LA Dogworks (http://www.ladogworks.com/) offers day care with aromatherapy and hydrotherapy, along with a so-called Fetchmobile to chauffeur pets for its 2,000 clients, who include actors Jake Gyllenhaal (http://search.bloomberg.com/search?q=Jake+Gyllenhaal&site=wnews&client=wnews&proxystylesheet=wnews&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&filter=p&getfields=wnnis&sort=date:D:S:d1) and Nicole Richie (http://search.bloomberg.com/search?q=Nicole+Richie&site=wnews&client=wnews&proxystylesheet=wnews&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&filter=p&getfields=wnnis&sort=date:D:S:d1). It plans to open a second 11,000-square-foot (1,000-square-meter) facility in West Los Angeles later this year. LA Dogworks charges $45 for 12 hours of day care and $75 for a one-hour massage.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601093&sid=aXHZrn8EX5Vk&refer=home