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Written by Staff Writer
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Jun 14, 2007 at 03:00 PM |
Tokyo will get its first nursing home for dogs this year, including round the clock monitoring and teams of puppies to help the old dogs feel younger.
Owners will have to pay $800/month to keep their dogs at the Soladi Care Home. The home, which can accept 20 dogs at one time, will also employ puppies to play with the aging dogs to help them keep fit and feel younger, the release said.
Analysts say that a boom in pet ownership in Japan, coupled with better health care and a more balanced diet, has led to a surge in elderly pets in Japan.
That has spurred doting owners to turn to vitamins, aromatherapy and even acupuncture to help their companions through their old age. |
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