German dogs taught to grab the sun loungers
GERMANS are not content with being the best at muscling in on the sun lounges - now their dogs are getting in on the act as well.
A dog hotel with an artificial beach by a German lake and sun lounges for every guest has been such a success that two other doggy hotels have now been opened as well.
The pampered pooches enjoy five-star luxury when not soaking up the sun on a sun lounge on the beach.
Katja Stephan, spokesperson of the "Paw Hotel" in Berlin, said: "We wanted to create a hotel for dogs whose owners are on vacation or just want some time off."
According to the Austrian Times, pets are ferried by a 40-seat Club-class shuttle bus cruiser from special bus stops.
Each pet passenger has their own private window-seat booth with soft rugs, air conditioning and soothing piped classical music.
Katja added: "It works really well, we have not had any fights yet.
"We also have Art exhibitions with works that we think will interest the pets.
"One important thing there is that the dogs are allowed to run freely without a leash on the premises. And they can bark to their heart’s desire because we have no direct neighbours."