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Today's upscale hotels have gone to the dogs. Hotels including
the Four Seasons, Loews, W Hotel, Hotel Monaco and the Starwood chain
are now warmly welcoming-and even wooing-travelers with pets. They
understand that many people consider their canine companions to be
members of the family, and won't travel anywhere without them. They also
understand that opening their doors to four-legged guests can generate
huge revenues.
With good care, sound genes, a bit of luck, and depending on
size, the average dog lives from 12 - 15 years. Larger breeds such as
Great Dane, Neapolitan Mastiff, St. Bernard, Irish Wolfhound most
commonly have a 7-10 year life span. Smaller and toy breeds, such as
Chihuahua, Poodles, and Yorkshire Terrier can live 16-20 years! Mid size
dogs fall in the middle. Nonetheless, all dogs, no matter what breed,
have four chapters to their life.
The four chapters in a dog's life are:
