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Every dog must have his day, and this is Fred's. To give this story about vacations for the family dog a canine point of view, Fred, my three-year-old terrier mix, is sniffing out the NEW YORK DOG SPA & HOTEL. Following a shampoo, he is washed, dried and brushed before joining three dozen or so other dogs romping in the Manhattan facility's large indoor play space. To socialize them, trainer Andrea Smith has created separate areas for dogs of different size, temperament and adaptability. Like a kid on the first day at a new school, Fred holds...
Signing in at CLUB PET INTERNATIONAL in Chantilly, Va., is like registering at the Ritz. You have to fill out a lengthy pet profile for personality, allergies, temperament, health and special medical needs. In addition to daily boarding for $15.50 (under 35 lbs.) or $17.50 (larger beasts), there are "spa packages" with extra play periods, quiet times with one-on-one petting, a nature walk, a dip in the pool and treats like Frosty Paws ice cream. "There is so much kindness here," says Richard Rae, whose three Akitas have checked into Club Pet 30 times. "My dogs come...
Castro, of course, has some experience with re-education, and he had a plan for Elian. TIME has learned from high-level Cuban sources that he considered whisking the boy and his immediate family off to a beach spa, where psychiatrists, teachers and Cuban officials could help him "reassimilate"--purging Elian of Pokemon and turning him back into a Young Pioneer. But then Castro had an even better idea: Why not have Elian's "reinsertion" into Cuban society take place inside the U.S., namely by sending Juan Miguel--surrounded by Elian's teachers, classmates, psychiatrists and family members--to Washington...
Armini said the Fund has done well working its connections. For example, one student has a friend who works for a resort company, so he helped arrange a week vacation at the Enchanted Garden Resort and Spa in Jamaica...
This is no glorified babysitting service. Mom can't swing by with a sob story about the pressures of modern parenting, unload her brood and zip off to the spa. The screening questions are intense, and parents--75% of whom earn less than $10,000 a year--have to map out a recovery plan. If there's a hint of abuse, a call goes out to the county child-welfare authorities...