Dog booties can be purchased from dog parlors, hiking stores or pet stores.
I began my odyssey by arriving sharply at 9 a.m. at the state's most legendary hot-dog parlor, the original home of the "ripper".
As it turns out, the building has an eighth-floor dog grooming parlor, which Mrs. Rathe considers a wonderful amenity.
This is usually done at a dog grooming parlor, but with access to good dog clippers, some practice, and plenty of time, you can learn to clip a dog yourself.
He has also created offices out of a pool hall, a dog-grooming parlor and a lumberyard.
She loved animals and dreamed of becoming a veterinarian -- or opening a combination dog-grooming parlor and ice cream shop.
Americans' love for their pets is apparent in dog parks and grooming parlors, on cat videos and pet food price tags.
Her uncle takes her to "... the domino parlors, the dog races, the Juarez strip shows, the Alcazar Bar where people poured wine on their heads and drank it from the streams down their nose..
Coney Island was once known as the world's largest playground, where millions of working- and middle-class New Yorkers prowled an anarchic, pulsating bazaar of bathhouses, freak shows, dance halls, carousels, roller coasters, chop suey parlors, hotels, hot dog stands and game booths tightly packed across two miles of beachfront.
"I don't think anybody represents me," said Joseph C. Tripodi, 36, sitting on a bench across from the ice cream parlor in Massapequa with his dog, a shepherd mix.
Granted, New York has long had a soft spot for the niche restaurant; arguments over the best pizzeria, dumpling counter or hot-dog stand are part of the collective parlor game.
