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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Washingtonians can now drop their pooches off at a pet hotel that cares for their friendly canines in a five-star environment — pet-themed television shows optional.

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In the mahogany paneled lobby of the PetSmart PetHotel, which just opened in the Washington suburb of Bethesda, the pets’ human “parents” line up to plunk down 23 dollars plus tax for each night their pooch stays.

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The Phoenix, Arizona-based PetSmart Inc. launched the pet hotel concept three years ago and it is “the fastest growing sector” of the pet business, said spokesman Bruce Richardson. “Now we have 32 hotels; we anticipate 240 by 2010,” he said.

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