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Pooch beds for champions
05/03/2008 21:10 - (SA)
London - Dogs attending the world-famous Crufts dog show this year will have the luxury of specialist "pooch beds" courtesy of a British hotel chain.
Following the success of a pet bed trial, a firm called Travelodge, which expects around 300 dogs to stay in its hotels over the week of the competition in Birmingham, has produced a dog and cat sized replica of its king-size bed.
It comes complete with mattress, pillow and duvet, with pets
also having the option of a small snuggling pillow based on the
chain's "cuddilow", a person-sized pillow for lonely single guests to cuddle up to.
'Crufts is a big occasion'
Officially recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the
world's largest dog show, Crufts will open at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on Thursday.
Travelodge spokesperson Leigh McCarron said: "Crufts is a big occasion in the dog calendar and we want to acknowledge the importance of this event. We have therefore extended our
range of pooch beds to ensure our two and four-legged customers
get their beauty sleep in order to look and feel their best for
the big occasion."
Gave pet a goodnight kiss every night
Dog owners will have to pay an extra £10 to
have the bed installed in their room. After Crufts, the beds will be dispersed around the firm's hotels around Britain.
Travelodge said a survey of 2 000 British pet owners showed 45% allowed their pets to sleep in their beds, even
though 42% complained that they were then woken by their
animals in the middle of the night.
One in five female pet owners said their four-legged
companion got more attention in bed than their partner, with
half reporting they gave their pet a goodnight kiss every night.
Perhaps unsurprisingly therefore, one in 10 men surveyed
said they regularly argued with their partner about sharing the
bed with an animal.
- Reuters
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