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Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/582806C1-2CBF-4878-9921-2C2C97D15063/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/wiganfootie/">wiganfootie</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=146950&in_page_id=34&in_a_source=" title="http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=146950&in_page_id=34&in_a_source=">www.metro.co.uk</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H6>Concern over rent-a-dog service</H6></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/wiganfootie/512/6017073E-30BD-41E6-9F37-575CDDBD766D.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P class="article">Animal welfare organisations expressed concern about a rent-a-dog service introduced in Britain which allows busy people to own part-time pets. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P class="article">Flexpetz is an American concept enabling dog lovers craving canine companionship to borrow a pet at a cost of £279 for once a week for a month. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P class="article">Gucci, an 18-month-old Pomeranian, has been the first canine recruit to Flexpetz's London operation but more are expected to be available in the future. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><SPAN class="floatRgt">Your email address will not be published</SPAN></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;"></div>http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=146950&in_page_id=34&in_a_source=Sat, 10 May 2008 22:40:50 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/05695075-8B36-4D48-8948-4EBFCB9941EB/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/rmowery/">rmowery</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/nyregion/30dogs.html?em&ex=1207195200&en=3c96b8eddd129d2f&ei=5087%0A" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/nyregion/30dogs.html?em&ex=1207195200&en=3c96b8eddd129d2f&ei=5087%0A">www.nytimes.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><NYT_HEADLINE _moz-userdefined="" type=" " version="1.0"> For a Temporary Best-Friend Fix, Rent a Dog (Kibble Included) for a Day </NYT_HEADLINE></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/rmowery/512/30BFFC8C-DBC3-4042-B48A-9EF11BFBBE31.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Sarah Stevenson scampered through a heavy rain one recent Friday evening, arriving at a Manhattan rental agency just before it closed.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Ms. Stevenson, a 26-year-old nurse’s aide from Brooklyn, had reserved a compact cutie with a lot of spunk for tooling around on the weekend. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>The man behind the counter went and fetched it from a pillow in another room. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>“Hi, hi, hi,” Ms. Stevenson said with a smile that kept getting wider. “How have you been, my handsome boy? I missed you.”</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P> Ms. Stevenson picked up Oliver, a 3-year-old cockapoo — half cocker spaniel, half poodle — whom she had rented before.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>“Last weekend, I didn’t want to bring him back because we were having the best time,” she said as she ran her fingers through Oliver’s tan curly locks. </P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/dogs.+pets/" rel="tag">dogs. pets</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/rent-a-dog/" rel="tag">rent-a-dog</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/dog+rental/" rel="tag">dog rental</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/best+friend/" rel="tag">best friend</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/pound+pooch/" rel="tag">pound pooch</a></div>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/nyregion/30dogs.html?em&ex=1207195200&en=3c96b8eddd129d2f&ei=5087%0ATue, 01 Apr 2008 11:45:37 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/608B3BA0-EA0F-4C43-8E56-6B937C91C4EA/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/CharmEng89/">CharmEng89</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> The poor pets! Imagine the trauma of having no set home. That sucks. It's like being a 'convenient pet'. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://consumerist.com/consumer/new-and-exciting-products/want-to-rent-a-pet-for-3995-a-weekend-day-plus-4995-a-month-plus-150-initiation-fee-319556.php" title="http://consumerist.com/consumer/new-and-exciting-products/want-to-rent-a-pet-for-3995-a-weekend-day-plus-4995-a-month-plus-150-initiation-fee-319556.php">consumerist.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>The service caters to people who like dogs but just don't have the time to take care of them. The customers ABC interviewed seemed happy, but the ASPCA thinks it's not healthy for the dogs. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><IMG width="463" height="349" src="http://consumerist.com/assets/resources/2007/11/flex.jpg" alt="flex.jpg" /> ABC News has profiled a new sort of business—pet rental. After a $150 initiation fee, and $49.95 in monthly membership fees, and $99.95 in annual maintenance fees—you can rent a dog for $39.95 a day on weekends and $24.95 per day on weekdays. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2> <A href="http://consumerist.com/consumer/new-and-exciting-products/want-to-rent-a-pet-for-3995-a-weekend-day-plus-4995-a-month-plus-150-initiation-fee-319556.php" linkindex="8" set="yes">Want To Rent A Pet For $39.95 A Weekend Day Plus $49.95 A Month, Plus $150 Initiation Fee...</A> </H2></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/rent/" rel="tag">rent</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/pet/" rel="tag">pet</a></div>http://consumerist.com/consumer/new-and-exciting-products/want-to-rent-a-pet-for-3995-a-weekend-day-plus-4995-a-month-plus-150-initiation-fee-319556.phpWed, 07 Nov 2007 15:27:03 GMT