Dogs just want to have fun
One man‚Äö√Ñ√¥s junk yard is another man‚Äö√Ñ√¥s…doggie day care? That‚Äö√Ñ√¥s what professional dog walker David Taylor believes he has found at 280 Salem St. - the perfect site for a dog exercise area, or so he feels.
“I have been looking for a site like this for years,” Taylor said. “This one is ideal, it‚Äö√Ñ√¥s a great area, and it‚Äö√Ñ√¥s not going to bother anyone.”
Taylor came before the Woburn City Council to petition for a special permit to build this extension of his business. Taylor has been running a dog walking business for 11 years, walking about 100 dogs a day, though not all by himself, of course. The purpose of the exercise area is to allow some dogs a chance to run around, release energy and get exercise before going back to their empty houses again.
Taylor promised to keep the hours of operation to a minimum; 9-5 week-days, no weekends. There will be no public utilities or lighting, simply a black chain link fence. A double gate system would be installed to prevent the escaping of any dogs, and no more than 30 dogs, watched by at least two people, would be on the premises at once. The biggest promise Taylor made though, was that the dogs would not bark while there.