All dogs
With thePalmDogawarda featureof
thismonth’sfilm festival, the town is
alsoahaven forpamperedpooches
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Rebecca Marshall
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f thewinnerof thisyear’s
PalmDog– theaward for
theyear’sbest canine
performanceat theCannes
FilmFestival –deigns to
turnup,heor shewillfindnoshortageof
glamour.Canneswouldsurely rankhighon
anydoggyqualityof life index–50percent
of thehotelsacceptdogs (thefigure in
London iseightpercent), and thereareno
fewer than 11dogpamperingparlourshere.
France isanationofdogowners– there
aremorepetshere thananywhereelse in
Europe, andownersspend€4.2billion
(NOK34.6bn) in totalayearon their furry
friends. InCannes, thatdoesn’t justmean
food– itmeansaromatherapy treatments,
perfumespritzes, leopard-printpantiesand
designerchihuahuapouches.
Perhaps themost luxuriousdogspot
isForVIPDogs, a fewsteps from the
InterContinentalCarltonon theCroisette,
Cannes’ famousseafrontpromenade.This
high-endgroomingparlourdoublesasa
boutique.Oneof thepink-paintedwalls is
devotedexclusively todoggyclothes,with
ballerinadresses jostling for spacewith
shinygoldsequinnedbomber jacketsand fur
coats;another isdevoted toanastonishingly
creativerangeofdesignercollarsand
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