Westminister Dog Show

Endangered Hotel Pennsylvania is rolling out the wood chips once again for its most highly regarded guests -- the four-legged stars of the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, taking place next week.

Competing canines will be treated to "sound healthy" live piano music in the lobby on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 9, and the hotel's basement conference hall will be converted into "perhaps the largest in-door doggie spa in all of New York" -- including a "his/her's relieving area," according to a press release.

Last year, at this time, The Observer wondered where the dogs might go once landlord Vornado Realty Trust made good on its threats to tear down the dog-friendly hotel.

Some guests back then were informed that the hotel wasn't taking reservations for the 2008 show.

For the time being, at least, the pampered pooches appear to have gotten a reprieve.  read more »