Remember the canines at Dog Mountain in Vermont
Stephen Huneck is an artist whose dog paintings and sculptures are showcased in the Smithsonian Institution. He conceived the idea of the chapel after his near-death in 1995 from adult respiratory distress syndrome, a condition that left him in a coma for nearly two months.
During his long recovery, he says he received a message out of nowhere telling him to build a dog chapel.
"I thought I was going crazy," he says. "I didn't have the time or the money to do something like this. But I kept hearing the words, 'build a dog chapel.' It wouldn't let go. I knew I had to do it. I became obsessed with the idea."
Since its opening in 2000, more than 100,000 pet owners have visited the chapel and paid their respects to the dogs (and a few cats) that were important in their lives.
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