greatest in number dog owners would associate the word "loyal" with their furry four-legged friends.

greatest in number dog owners would associate the word "loyal" with their furry four-legged friends. And retailers--specifically those with car washes--are hoping they can make the same association with all impressed signs of pet owners. While dog washes came into mode in 2003 (see A profit center with bite, Oct '03 p 10) retailers continue to invest in on-site facilities for tidying up Fido. And any are discovering that these washes aren't just for dogs anymore.

In Ohio, a Kirtland-based growth company called American attribute Group is readying to render free of access a chain of wash facilities

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