The densely dog-populated city will soon elect a new mayor and candidates want pet-owners on their side The densely dog-populated city will soon elect a new mayor and candidates want pet-owners on their side I n a race that is expected to come down to a few thousand votes, every last one counts – including, for the candidates seeking to become the next mayor of Paris , those of the French capital’s disgruntled dog owners. Both favourites in Sunday’s second-round vote, the leftwing frontrunner