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Administrator — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:47:35 +0000

Los Angeles, California, USA

…and from Paris, France to Paris Hilton. In Los Angeles pocket-sized pooches have replaced clutch bags as the newest, coolest accessory. All of the young celebs have a canine sidekick, donning miniature bling as they drool on their owner’s couture. Strut your stuff with your leashed Lassie on the Sunset Strip and be mistaken for an heiress to a hotel fortune. Dance the night away at SkyBark, a pet-friendly club in downtown LA, or, for something away from the paparazzo’s lens, try Runyon Canyon, a veritable Eden for pets where pups can roam free in the heart of the city.

-Lonely Planet “USA Tips & articles” 14 December 2009 11:01am

“The ultimate pre-Westminster experience features celebrities, dog fashion shows and awards” – Fido Friendly Magazine

Administrator — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:58:51 +0000

Los Angeles Loves  Animals – Animal Fair Magazine

Administrator — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:43 +0000

Nov 6, 2009
Culturally, Los Angeles, California is one of the most diverse areas in the United States. Within the boarders of Los Angeles, people from over 130 countries speak more than 200 languages, which led to the creation of diverse and historical enclaves in the minority-majority city. Chinatown, Koreatown, Little Armenia, Little India, Thai Town, and Little Ethiopia are just some of the ethnic enclaves of Los Angeles, but no area garners more attention to the Los Angeles tourist than Hollywood. Because Los Angeles is home to the Hollywood elite, it is also home to the canine elite, therefore producing a fervent demand in an innovative pet marketplace. Being the home of many privileged pets, Los Angeles offers a ravishing marketplace for the tourist, with a stunning variety of memorable activities for the pet … and its owner. With so many pets in Los Angeles, the city might even see the creation of a new enclave known as Dog Town.

Pets and owners alike can enjoy the style and elegance of Chateau Marmont. Photos courtesy of L.A. Ink/TLC, Rover Kennels and Chateau Marmutt.
Other hotels in Los Angeles that welcome pets with open arms include the Hilton (hilton.com), Residence Inn by Marriott (residenceinn.com), the Embassy Suites (embassysuites.com) and the historic Chateau Marmont Hotel & Bungalows (chateaumarmont.com or chateaumarmutt.com). If you happen to have walked into Chateau Marmutt accidentally, don’t be surprised, the pet specialty store is a canine take on the classic West Hollywood hotel, and a great spot to visit with your pet. Chateau Marmutt’s owner Michelle Rivera started the dog day care and boutique, she saw a great need for a premiere dog hangout where dogs could socialize with one another. Rivera told Animal Fair that she followed the policy “if you build it, they will come,” and that policy has worked famously. Chateau Marmutt’s clientele list looks like that of any exclusive Hollywood hotel. Britney Spears, Halle Berry, Beyonce and Mark McGrath are just some of the celebrities that let their animals loose at Marmutt. Rivera believes in exemplary customer service, telling Animal Fair, “anything that you want we’ll get. If you don’t see it here, I’ll find it for you.” So if your pet wants to schmooze with Los Angeles celebridogs, Chateau Marmutt is the place to be, Rivera just asks “no paw-o-graphs please.”

Other great attractions to visit with your pet can be as easy as a walk down Hollywood Boulevard. Pets are welcome (as long as they are good in crowds) to strut down the Hollywood Walk of Fame where almost 15 blocks of sidewalk are dedicated to stars. If you want to hit the town with your dog, check out SkyBark (SkyBark.com), “the pet’s place to chill,” a unique bar is all about pet nightlife and offers a 360 degree view of Los Angeles. At SkyBark, you can “have some drinks, relax and not worry about Fifi and Fido back at home.” SkyBark is equipped with PETaPOTTY (petapotty.com) technology allowing your pet “ample potty space” while you can relax worry-free at the bar. For the devoted pet lover, there is no better hotspot in LA than SkyBark, just be aware that the “doggie dress code” is “strictly enforced.” Read The Full Story

– Wendy Diamond

Dogs are digging the nightlife – MSNBC

Administrator — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:15:34 +0000

By Sandy Robins
msnbc.com contributor
updated 7:01 a.m. PT, Fri., May. 30, 2008

Back in the ’70s, when singer Alicia Bridges was belting out her hit “I Love the Nightlife” and nightclub owner Steve Rubell had New York City trendoids on the velvet ropes outside his famous Studio 54 — a scene that forever encapsulated the night fever frenzy of the disco era — no-one could have possibly forecast that today’s party animals would, in fact, be animals. Dogs to be exact.

These days, many pooches around the country lead a very active social life after dark and the trend is definitely growing. And, if Rubell is the name most associated with the nightlife of the ’70s, then Los Angeles businessman Brandon Hochman must take today’s credit for putting dogs in the nightlife mix.

Hochman’s personal pet peeve was that he loved the L.A. party scene, but was troubled that he couldn’t take his own pooches Mish Mash, a Maltipoo, Lucy the Labrador and Baxter the Pug with him for a drink and a good time.

Skybark goes to Surf City USA ©

Administrator — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:15:22 +0000

Huntington Beach, CA.- (July 12, 2009)- PETaPOTTY and Skybark were proud partners at The first annual SurfinPaws Dog Jam, a surf competition for dogs of all ages, sizes and abilities, benefiting the Orange County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, that took place on Saturday July 11, 2009. The event started at the Huntington Beach Dog Beach with a Dog Surf Competition and finished with an elaborate Dog friendly Hollywood style, Red Carpet awards party complete with a doggie fashion show, awards ceremony & silent auction held at the Waterfront Hilton in Huntington Beach.

The first annual SurfinDogs Surf Competition drew over 45 dogs that surfed their way into over 5,000 spectators’ hearts. As the dogs strutted their stuff on the red carpet, and mingled with their owners at the after party, PETaPOTTY was on hand throughout the event to make sure The Pets had a place to do their business. The Pooches were definitely pampered at this event; dogs were even greeted with Mutt-tinis as they waited to strut their stuff on the Red Carpet.

PETaPOTTY and Skybark have been featured on many of today’s hottest TV shows such as MTV’s, Rob & Big’s Fantasy Factory, where PETaPOTTY built a special Custom Poo Garden for Rob Dyrdek’s best friends Meaty & Beefy. PETaPOTTY and Skybark were also recently featured on E! Entertainment Celebrity Dog Special, A day in the life of a Hollywood dog, as well MSNBC, ABC, LA Times and many more.

About PETaPOTTY
The PETaPOTTY is an eco friendly, self-draining toilet system for animals. Made of non-porous polyvinyl, the PETaPOTTY is guaranteed for life not to rot, warp, discolor, fade, or retain moisture. Each unit is designed to allow pets the freedom to do their business whenever necessary and to provide pet owners with the satisfaction of not having to deal with unwanted messes and carpet stains. Liquids drain through a layer of soil-less organic or synthetic sod pulling unwanted bacteria away from a pet’s potty space and into an easily removable pan. The system’s top pallet is seal to ensure proper drainage and to keep the PETaPOTTY and its surrounding area sanitary. For additional information, Please visit http://www.petapotty.com .

About SurfinPaws
SurfinPaws was started by René Bruce in 2009. It was inspired by his dog Kia’s first surf competition that was put on by a friend of Bruce’s in Del Mar, California. Kia, seven year-old Jack Russell Terrier, is the “spokes dog” of the event. Kia has been riding boards, scooters and jet skis since she was a pup when, at 16 weeks, her paws hit a skateboard for the first time. Since then Kia, has been featured on various news sites, Reuters, Yahoo! and even National Geographic and The Discovery Channel because of her riding talents. For additional information, please visit www.surfinpaws.com .
Surf City USA is a registered mark of the Huntington Beach Marketing and Visitors Bureau.

E! Insanely Pampered Hollywood Dogs

Administrator — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:39:37 +0000

E! ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRITY DOG SPECIAL, A day in the life of a Hollywood dog;

The lengths rich dog owners are willing to go to pamper their pets.
Hollywood-style Mutt Mingle featuring delicious treats for all, fabulous pet fashion and … many of our fabulous clients!

Hollywood has gone to the dogs and celebrities are more than happy to do what it takes to make sure their best friend has access to all the finer things in life. From a doggie Bar and park to a member’s only country club, these are the places to sniff and mingle. E!’s Insanely Pampered Hollywood Dogs will take an insiders look at the day in the life of a Hollywood dog, and show you how far a wealthy pets parent is willing to go for the love of a good dog.

Tune in for “Insanely Pampered Hollywood Dogs” That’s how we roll!

E! Insanely Pampered Hollywood Dogs Tomorrow at 10:30am PDT

Press

Administrator — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:03:24 +0000

SKYBARk Feature in The National Enquirer

DOG FANCY SKYBARk

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Top 100 Stuff @ Night

SKYBARk Westminster 09′

Administrator — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:14:48 +0000

The following awards were by presented by Ada Nieves for Dogs

Maria Milito – Our MC – Excellence award for her dedication and contributions to better the NYC dog community

Elvis and dr. Dave – Award of merit for being an asset to the NYC dog community

Wyatt & Janice Wolfe – Humanitarian award for creating Merlin Kids, a provider of autism service dogs to children

Kathleen Sepulveda & Ragee- Participation award for joining our benefit for Animal Haven

Jorge Bendersky & Tito – Award of merit for his contributions to the NYC dog community

Erika with Cuby & Ginger – Special achievement award for her continued NYC dog community support creating fundraisers… Cuby is a representative of the dogs adopted from Animal Haven

Jonathan, Sebastian, Piper and Penny – Performance award for his participation on different TV shows and being a representative of the NYC dog community

Marie & Bocker – Quality of life award for their exemplary therapy work making others happy!

Ali Mclean & Gracie – Participation award for being part of our benefit

Andrea Arden & Molly – Performance award for being an icon of the NYC dog community, her constant appearances on TV representing us, her books, training, etc.

The following awards were sponsored by North Shore Animal League of America and donated by
Barbara Pawlick (Comfy Zone ) Glass engraved photo of each winning dog with nighttime illumination.

Laurie & Andrew – Mr. Congeniality 2008 – Andrews’s performance on CBS’s Great American dogs stole everyone’s heart. Mom Laurie is president of Celebripups, a new group formed by Pooches and Pawrents promoting a stronger bond with pets through the use of media

Rick & Jilli – NYC MOST TALENTED DOG 2008 – The only poker playing dog in the world! He also does other tricks such as playing basketball, getting you a tissue if you sneeze, etc.

Eli & Karen – NYC CELEBRITY DOG of 2008 – Winner of Milkbone, Barking Beauty Pageant, Halloween Masquerade and many others…plus attends all NYC fund raising events

Mutt-i-gree – Received 2 awards for being ambassadors of education and good will

Animal Haven Shelter – Skybark’s benefit Choice for 2008

“Vanilla Salt Nieves – did not awarded myself of course! hahahahahaa
but she was mentioned as the ” FIRST GOLDEN PAWS HOST ”
vanilla has been in the cover of magazines, with multiple spreads ,
has received world coverage with her “OSCAR GOWNS” like BBC London, Italy, Spain, Japan,
Germany, etc…
Won the tittle of Ms Glamor at the barking beauty pageant, has been in tv shows like K-9 karma , several Animal Planet TV shows, the Martha steward show, the view, Conan O’Brien show……has participated in NYC Fashion week…
is a constant with Simplicity company, is featured in different books….right now in a commercial for Capri Sun shown at nickelodeon and cartoon network. vanilla also visits a nursing home for seniors.
these are just a few of her achievements.

Vanilla & Eli were married for WE TV in 2008 and are right now in the cover of Pet E magazine
for their valentine issue

and of course is mommie’s model girl hehehe” -Ada

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The Day After

Administrator — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:04:38 +0000

Watch your step while in the company of greatness – LA Times

Administrator — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:16:28 +0000

Columnist T.J. SIMERS:
Watch your step around stars of Westminster Dog Show

“The big night is approaching for 2,400 pampered dogs in New York.
From New York — Page 2 here at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which begins Monday, but first the PETaPOTTY party.”

“Try saying that three times in a row while having a drink and watching the floor to avoid stepping on a Shih Tzu.
The Celtics are playing across the street in Madison Square Garden, while here at the Fashion Show on the 18th floor of the Hotel Pennsylvania, hundreds of guests and dogs are dressed alike, Eli the Chihuahua wearing a wonderful silver satin fabric shirt, full vest, of course, with black and clear rhinestones.

Eli the Chihuahua, by the way, is better dressed than Myung J. Chun, The Times’ videographer, who is here to document the next few days. Chun, told he’d be shooting video of the dogs in New York, initially thinks he’s going to a Clippers game.” Full Article