She owned the Cypress Inn in Carmel that used to welcome dogs to stay and the maids would bring special food, bowls, toys. etc.....plus it had a decanter of Sherry in the rooms. It was a lovely hotel.
Dogs like Sherry, I know, especially Portuguese Sherry Dogs.
Why the past tense? All that still goes, far as I know. We have stayed there with a few different dogs at different times. I had forgotten about the sherry but you're right, and Mrs. Homer was quite impressed. Our German Shepherd once quelled some trouble in the lounge. An unleashed springer spaniel came charging down the stairs looking for trouble and Conrad jumped up and told him to calm down and be good. Okay, he knocked over our table when he jumped up but that was an accident. We haven't stayed overnight for a few years but we still stop in for a drink once in a while. Carmel is perhaps the most dog-friendly town in the U.S.A.