Can we all agree that there are just a lot of dogs in Gloucester? I’m not really a “dog person”, but even I have to admit it’s hard to resist a friendly dog (unless it is pooping on the beach or some-such). It truly is a Dog Town. So much effort and energy is placed on their very existence around town. They are everywhere, and yet I hardly ever hear continued barking. They have made their presence known in the very fiber of the popular history of Gloucester.
You have Dogtown. We have a lot of cows in my hometown, but there is no area with the specific designation Cowtown! You have Harry Chapin singing about it: Yes, it’s a Dogtown and it’s a fog town, And there’s nothing around ‘cept the sea pounding granite ground.
So, as a homage: here are some pictures from Dogtown in the fall and some pictures of Dog Town in the fall.
Hey, I think they match up! Maybe there’s something to this whole dog thing after all.
Good Morning Gloucester 
Excellent post and going to school out in this area and escaping to here was the place to be! They are so important they even have their own legal defense organization and bill of rights, along with other special friends 🙂 Dave & Kim 🙂
http://animalbillofrights.aldf.org/
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The vast majority of dogs I’ve known have been wonderful companions.
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