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By the time Sam Apple pulled up together with his goldendoodle, Steve, to their resting place, he was drained from the lengthy drive and already second-guessing his plan. He felt somewhat higher once they stepped contained in the Dogwood Acres Pet Retreat. The foyer, with its elegant tiled entrance, may need handed for the foyer of any small countryside resort, not less than one which strongly favored dog-themed decor. But this phantasm was damaged when the receptionist reviewed their reservation — which, along with their luxurious suite, included cuddle time, group play, a nature walk and a “belly rub tuck-in.”
Venues like this one, on Kent Island in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, didn’t exist when Apple was rising up within the Eighties. If you wanted a place to board your canine again then, you went to a kennel, the place your canine spent just about your complete day in a small — and possibly not very clear — cage. There have been no tuck-ins, no bedtime tales, no dog-bone-shaped swimming swimming pools. There was definitely nothing like immediately’s most upscale canine resorts, the place the dogs sleep on queen-size beds and the spa choices embody mud baths and blueberry facials; one pet-hotel franchise on the West Coast will even decide up your canine in a Lamborghini. Apple knew Dogwood Acres wouldn’t be fairly as luxurious as that, however the lodging nonetheless sounded fairly good. So he determined to verify his canine in, and to tag alongside for the journey.
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Additional manufacturing for The Sunday Read was contributed by Isabella Anderson, Anna Diamond, Sarah Diamond, Elena Hecht, Emma Kehlbeck, Tanya Pérez and Krish Seenivasan.
