Here are some photos of a fancy pet store in the former Olympic Village in Vancouver
The pet world is upside down: luxury on one hand, abandoned pets on the other hand. More balance would be good.
(All photos by Bernadette Calonego)
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A bathtub for the pampered pet …
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Truely luxurious but definitely not edible bones!
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The store owner`s dog is real and likes to be just a dog, like all dogs.
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He surely would like to chase the bird outside but this one is not real.
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Would a dog in Newfoundland walk around with this fancy coat like that?
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Doggy asks: Where are the costumers? And their dogs?
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They are outside because the weather in Vancouver is so nice in January.
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The dogs might prefer to lie in the pet store though, on these soft beds in front of the fireplace…