Japan Plans Nursing Home for Dogs

Email to a Friend Darren September 17th, 2007

Japan Plans 1st Nursing Home for Dogs With Puppies to Help Aging Pooches Feel Younger

For 98,000 yen ($800) a month you can keep your dog at the Soladi Care Home for Pets and make your dog feel younger.

According to the article, the care home will employ puppies to play with the again dogs so they feel “fit” and “feel younger”.

Sounds crazy? Apperantly they are doing pretty well. The pet boom in Japan has led to a surge in elderly pets in that part of the world.

Veterinarians at the home will offer round-the-clock monitoring and residents will be fed specially fortified food, the release said.

The home, which can accept 20 dogs at one time, will also employ puppies to play with the aging dogs to help them keep fit and feel younger, the release said.

Analysts say that a boom in pet ownership in Japan, coupled with better health care and a more balanced diet, has led to a surge in elderly pets in Japan.

That has spurred doting owners to turn to vitamins, aromatherapy and even acupuncture to help their companions through their old age.

Would you take your dog to the nursing home?

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