While the owner's away, the dogs will play at this daycare center for pampered pooches.

Chateau Marmutt is a doggie daycare center equipped with an air-conditioned, 4,000-square-foot play area for endless days of fetch, tummy rubs and rolling over. For animal safety, the center separates big and little dogs into two rooms so parents do not have to worry about their Yorkie getting trampled by a Great Dane. Every animal must undergo a screening process to make sure the dog actually likes other dogs and to ensure it has had proper shots. Besides the standard squeaky toys and treats, owners can order doggie massages, aromatherapy baths and teeth cleanings for an additional cost. The Chateau also offers group and private dog-training classes to address that peeing-in-the-shoe problem some dog-owners encounter. The boutique looks like a mini-chateau with large, arching doorways and faux vines and bricks painted on the walls. Owners can purchase beds, haircare products, collars and leashes, carrying cases, bowls, gourmet biscuits and other accessories they love but their pet could care less about. Fido just wants someone to throw that ball again and again and again...