Dog Chapel

We stopped at the Dog Chapel at Dog Mountain in St. Johnsbury, VT.

Leashes are optional & pups are free to run around & make new friends.

Mary & Google posed when we went in.

 

It's beautiful inside with dog themed stained glass ...

... & everyone is invited to post a photo of their dearly departed dog & a note about what their pup meant to them.

There are photos & notes EVERYWHERE!!!

Google is such a good boy ... & poser!

 

 Google said, "there are dogs everywhere!"

I signed the guest book.

Dog Mountain is the home of the Stephen Huneck Gallery. I love his dog art!

From their website:

Dog Mountain is set on 150 acres on a private mountaintop spot in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. The grounds are always open to people and their dogs. Stephen Huneck and his wife, Gwen, bought the property in 1995. They turned the barn into studio space. After Stephen’s unique visionary experience, the Dog Chapel soon followed. The Dog Chapel opened its doors Memorial Day weekend of 2000. The unspoiled haven is covered with hiking trails and dog ponds. Wildflowers abound in the summer and snow-shoeing is a favorite activity in the winter. Year after year, the Dog Chapel and the Stephen Huneck Gallery get more and more visitors from all over the world.  In 2015, the non-profit organization Friends of Dog Mountain (FODM), was established by family and friends of Stephen and Gwen Huneck. As of late 2017, FODM became the owner and manager of Dog Mountain. Leashes are optional on Dog Mountain. Dogs are free to run, play, swim, and (best of all) meet other dogs! Dogs are not just welcome here, they are cherished.