At this exclusive members-only club, you can poop anywhere, but no humping, please
LOS ANGELES — Elite social clubs have long been private playgrounds for the well-groomed, but one in Santa Monica has officially gone to the dogs.
At Dog PPL, a members-only dog park that costs $120 a month, pre-screened pets get a safe and clean place to play while their humans enjoy the perks typical of modern private clubs: a cafe, bar and concierge; free Wi-Fi and validated parking; lounge areas and work spaces; and a robust calendar of events.
“It’s the Soho House for dogs, except much cooler,” 26-year-old Kati Rosenthal, a student from Brentwood who joined last year, said while hanging out at the park on a recent Tuesday afternoon. “Here they vet the dogs — no one judges you.”
“It’s very exclusive in a good way,” Ashley Kaye, 22, said. The two met at Dog PPL when their lookalike golden retrievers, Bailey and Rooney, took a liking to one another; now canine-duo and human-duo are practically inseparable.
“We come twice a day — we don’t have jobs,” Kaye said as she pulled 9-month-old Rooney onto her lap. She’d arrived straight
