leads inall colours.Youwillfindnocheap
imitationshere–ownerFannyLamarque
buysonly theverybestaccessories from
ItalianandFrenchdesigners.
Among the itemsonsalearebottlesof
canineeaudeparfum thatgoby thenames
“Angel”or“Bonbon”,and leopard-print
crotchlessunderwear for terriers.Sunglasses
arealreadyonorder for thesummerseason:
“Downby theseaoronboard theiryachts,
dogs’ eyesneedprotection too,”advises
Lamarque. Insummer, theshophasa lot
ofseasonalvisitors,Russianclientsbeing
among themostextravagant.Somewill
spendup to€3,000 (NOK24,640) inasingle
shoppingspree forawardrobeofwinter
dog-wear theycan’tbuyathome.Oneof the
best-selling items isa€371 (NOK3,050)pink
andcream,fluffy Italianhandbagdesigned
toslipachihuahua into.
Looksarenoteverything, though.
ForVIPDogswill soonofferdoggy
aromatherapy, adding to theexisting
options forcaninemassageand
homeopathyprovidedbyanothersalon
inMonaco, a fewkilometresup thecoast.
Dogsherecanalreadygetabasicmakeover
worthyofa trip to thePalmDog–awash,
cutandblowdry foracockerspanielwill set
theownerback€90 (NOK740), slightlymore
than thehumanhairdressernextdoor.At
least thedoggetsananti-static,volumising
shampooandspritzofperfume included.
“Sweetscentsare themostpopular,”says
Lamarque, asshe touchesup thepurple
clawvarnishonQueenie, apoodleonher
monthlyvisit to thesalon.
Perhapspredictably, theCroisette is
alsoaprimedog-watchingspot.Wemeet
MonsieurDesrochesPerreault,who is
somewhatupstagedbyGouffy, aCannes
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givingacocker spaniel a
haircut andblow-dry;mini
Yorkshire terrierHarmony;
detail onadog-carrier
Prime
PalmDog
pooches
ThePalmDog awardwas
set up in2001 byBriton
TobyRose to recognise
thebest performance
by adog (or groupof
dogs) in afilm screening
during theCannes Film
Festival. Thefirstwinner
wasOtis from thefilm
TheAnniversaryParty
,
whosewriter-director
Jennifer JasonLeigh
pickedup the award.
Otherwinnershave
includedUggie (
above
),
who starred in
TheArtist
in2011, headliner Lucy
from
WendyandLucy
(2008) and theanimated
Yuki in
Persopolis
(2007).
palmdog.com
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Gouffyisanatural-
bornstar,peoplestop
tophotographher
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