May. 30, 2006 - Polaris going to the dogs?
Someone in my office told me about dogs at Polaris Fashion Place. She was revolted by "dog poo" on mall carpet. The mere possibility of poo.
Last week a friend called and left me a message I could take Buddy (my dog) to the mall. My friend had been to the Polaris mall. She saw dogs.
Monday's story in the Dispatch confirms it... the Columbus Dispatch mentions Paris Hilton et al and their purse pooches. It's all the fashion:
"Blame the nation's affection toward its mutts. Or perhaps Paris Hilton andHilary Duff, who seem to tote their pocket-sized pooches everywhere."
"Individual merchants choose whether to allow pets. Saks Fifth Avenue, for example, permits dogs, while the Great Indoors does not."
Curbed LA is a big blog from an alternate planet ... real estate is really, really local, mansions, monkeys, living quarters for animals...Curbed LA has a story about Paris Hilton's NEW LA home. What is that on Paris Hilton's shoulder? that's not a dog, that's not a monkey...)
"it also comes with a designated pet living area: There is a special gated section inside the house where Paris's dogs will sit on pink pillows and drink from pink bowls. Each dog has its own personal crown, as well. Not one to exclude any of her pets, Paris has also commissioned a custom cage for her monkey, though the last time we heard about the monkey, it was supposedly being confiscated by LosAngeles officials"
Curb's article is a retelling of the Paris Hilton's new home story from Luxist. Luxist is another real estate blog.
My Buddy weighs about 40 pounds and he is an old beagle mix adopted from the Capital Area Humane Society years ago... long before dogs became a fashion accessory. I do not think Buddy is Polaris Fashion Place material.
Both Curbed and Luxist use images of Paris Hilton to illustrate the story and I use a photo of Buddy!
Polaris is not the only local mall which welcomes or "put's up with" Columbus' canine companions according to the Dispatch. Tuttle too?
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