Cooper's Top 8 Things to do in Salem, MA

Hi everybody.  I thought I should update my blog and let everyone know that I'm OK and have started feeling frisky and creative again, now that the weather is awesome in Salem.  For a long time, I felt like I was in a brick pizza oven.  So OK. Here is the stuff I'm going to be making my parents do with me the rest of October.

Cooper’s List of Dog Friendly and Fun Things to do in Salem, Massachusetts.

1)       Harass the UPS guy for treats.  Sometimes the FedEx drivers have them, too.  I typically beg for them from anyone I see in a uniform, just to cover all my bases.  One time I got a bottle of Aquafina from the Pepsi delivery driver. 

2)      Take a walk on the wharf and look for bird shadows and butterflies to chase.  Also, a National Park Service employee here has dog cookies.  Look for the older guy with a big hat and glasses.  I think he is there on the weekends.  I get to run off leash here sometimes as well when there aren’t too many people around.  I just have to keep an eye out for this one crazy lady who throws rocks at off-leash dogs.

3)      Ride the Salem Trolley and meet strangers.  The Salem Trolley is dog-friendly and though I don’t care about the history, blah, blah, blah, I do get to bark at other dogs when we drive by.  That is always fun.

4)      Get some trick-or-treating done.  Cooper gives the paws up and a 5 tail-wag recommendation to the following places that have “treats.”  The Barking Cat and Penelope’s Pet Boutique (they better have treats), the Trolley Depot, Pamplemousse, Bunghole Liquors, and my all-time fav, Rita’s Ice.  Their doggie-cones are too die for.

5)      Put on my Superdog costume and get lots of attention from strangers.  I love strut down Essex Street in my cape.  Mom says I look cute.  I think I look tough.  Dad doesn’t care as long as the pretty girls stop and say “hi” to me.

6)      Enjoy the scents of autumn on a patio.  The patios is Salem are dog friendly, but some are better than others.  I personally endorse Gulu-Gulu  and the Village Tavern.  Rockafellas has good views but my parents live the beer better at Gulu-Gulu Café and the Village Tavern. 

7)      Scavenge or kettle corn and food scraps on the Salem Common.  You just have to beat the squirrels to the spilled food.  There are 32 squirrels that live in the Common, but many more come to visit.

8)      Go to Leslie’s Retreat Off-leash Dog Park.  They have water and lots of my friends go there.  I enjoy chasing dragonflies here.