Doggie hotel opens -- 23 dollars a night, television optional (AFP)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Washingtonians can now drop their pooches off at a pet hotel that cares for their friendly canines in a five-star environment -- pet-themed television shows optional. In the mahogany paneled lobby of the PetSmart PetHotel, which just opened in the Washington suburb of Bethesda, the pets' human "parents" line up to plunk down 23 dollars plus tax for each night their pooch stays. The doggie hotel is nothing like kennels of yore: in this inn there is lactose-free ice cream, indoor ...