News You know what's wrong with Portland? None of the dog hotels have rooftop decks. Problem solved. The Daily Journal of Commerce reported last week that Sniff Dog Hotel is planning an expansion—complete with doggie elevators—that would make it the largest dog hotel in the Pacific Northwest. (Chew on that, Seattle!) WW has taken a look at the plans filed with the city and noticed another detail: a ...   More

Arts & Books This terrifying creature, welded from various bits of metal castoffs, stands outside the front door of Sniff Dog Hotel on Northwest Raleigh Street. Sniff, where your pup can stay in a 70 square-foot, climate-controlled penthouse with a TV and "skylights with city views" for $75/night and receive a $16 "paw-dicure," is, with that lime green and brown paint scheme, something of an eyesore in its own ...   More