European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 03, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pets Are inn care for pampered critters Byre Shuster los Angeles daily news a s relationships Between people in the United Stales become Ever less personal Inthis age of lax assisted dating Friendship Between animals and people have never been belter. To illustrate an increasing number of pet owners across the country who Leel uneasy about leaving their four legged friends in traditional kennels while vacationing Are instead taking advantage of services such As pets Are inn. A fully insured company that boards animals in the Homes of pet Sitters for the duration of tie owner s trip ii allows the pets to stay in a Home where they will continue to receive love and affection while the owner is away explained Judy Arends. Co owner of the recently opened san Fernando Valley Branch of the nationally franchised Chain. We specialize in a lot of tender Loving care and human Contact with the animal at no time during boarding Are the pets confined in a Cage " rates vary depending on the Lype of animal being boarded for instance cats Are looked alter Lor $8 50 a Day Small dogs weighing less than 25 pounds Are boarded for $11.50 per Day medium size dogs less than 70 pounds Are $12.50 a Day. And Large dogs from 71 to 100 pounds Cost $13 50 daily in addition special rates Are charged for reptiles Birds and rodents. Food is included in the daily rate unless a special diet is required. Pet pick up and delivery costs from $20 to $35, depending on the distance travelled i be used everything in the past from kennels to pet hotels to having a Friend come Over to feed my  said Kiren Baker a local insurance company manager i tried pets Are inn. And it s As Good As leaving an animal Al a Friend s Home but without the imposition i us could t be happier. I Don t think Iii Ever use a Kennel again " Baker said she recently used the service to Board her Cocker Spaniel Puppy while she was away on a five Day business trip when i got her Back it was obvious she had been playing round the clock she had that exhausted kind of  apparently. Baker s response is not unique it s really taking  Arends said. It s a grand  to be sure the animals in their care Are getting plenty of human attention the pet Sitters Are people who must not work out of the Home More than 20 hours a week. Instead of being caged in an Anonymous and noisy Kennel these Pels continue to get the sort of care they Are used to at Home pets Are inn is the brainchild of Harry Sanders Greenberg of Minneapolis who started the company in 1982 with his Wile. Kal. Sanders Greenberg said his Small sheepdog terrier mix. Chopin helped give him the idea for the service we were going on vacation and left Chopin in a Kennel he explained it was in the basement of a veterinarian s office and on either Side of Chopin were two huge Barking dogs we could t enjoy our trip we Houghl of Chopin the whole time. Here we were having a wonderful time and our dog was languishing in this Cage " for their next vacation the couple talked friends into taking care of Chopin while they were away it seemed to the Sanders Green bergs that other pet owners would probably Welcome a service that provides a kind of customized care Lor their animals. Then one thing led to another and we got  Sanders Greenberg said. Nobody had heard of anything like this  in 1986. Franchises of the company were made available and there Are currently More than 20 branches throughout the country with the majority in the Midwest. During Holiday periods and vacation months the company boards thousands of pets a Day. We re not looking for Quantity of pets but Quality of pet care Sanders Greenberg said. There really in t any secret to it. People have always had animals but the demographics have changed. People s attitudes have changed. In los Angeles alone there Are pet nutritionists pet therapists. Pets have taken a More important place in people s households " Sanders Greenberg said pets Are inn probably would not do As Well in Rural areas where people Are More Likely to ask friends and neighbors to care or their Pels for free people in larger areas Don t feel As comfortable asking people for favors he said. The service is apparently catching on in Northern California too. Micky Lawler owner of pets Are inn in the Monterey area opened the first franchise in the state More than a year ago people Here were very receptive right from the  she said. Nobody likes to put their animals in cages while they re on vacations. Often they say they won t go on vacations because of it. This Way they think of it As their pet going on vacation too. We go to great pains to match the pet with the Home we put them  although there Are less expensive ways to Board an animal. Pets Are inn appeals to those who want their pets treated in a Way like children. I hear Over and Over again these Are my babies " Lawler said thes Ceausescu loyalists fight on Amy m my old to Domonta top Noriega aides arrested in Panama superpowers appear ready of reap dims pods air Force loses in Liberty Bow Page 21 every Day can make a world of difference. In a world that never takes a Day to rest every Day can make a world of difference. A Day can mean the difference Between a Campaign and a Victory. A budget and a budget Cut. A revolutionary idea and a revolution. The stars and stripes has All the news it takes to keep you on top of the world s events. And a subscription to the stars and stripes can assure you that you la never fall a Day behind. 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