Going for a run around Peters Park

Now that Peters Park, the dog park in the South End, is under construction, and the area is noisy, some dogs prefer to run into the green area along Shawmut Ave, a few paws from the dog park.
Jack, the white dog in the pic, was at the park with his friend Stella and his owner Tracy.



And below are the sweet Sloan and Maude, who usually take a walk in this area with their owner Tom.

A Little Woman at Amory Playground in Brookline

Amory Playground is one of the largest parks in Brookline. In the afternoon, local students often play soccer or baseball here, but from dusk on and in the morning until 1 pm, you can let your dog run off leash!

One of the park's neighbours that takes her dog to this park is Beth (pictured below). Her 1.5 year old lab mix has been rescued from a shelter. Her name is Chloe, but this is not her real name. Beth tells us the funny and amazing story about the origin of her and her dog's names that lead them two together.


Beth's name comes from the book "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott. Chloe's original name was Beth, like her owner! Chloe, and her siblings at the rescue center were all named after the sisters (the main characters) in "Little Women." To make it easier for the family, the dog Beth received the new nick name Chloe.



Duffy, the beautiful Wisla in the picture below, is 3 year old and he is visiting the park together with his owner Dror.



Dror and Duffy are both from Israel and they have only been in Boston for 4 months, so going to the park is a good opportunity to find new friends!

Fenced-in dog park in Charles St

Here is one of the few fenced-in dog parks in Boston.
The park is located at the intersection of Warrengton and Charles St, close to the Milner hotel, a few blocks away from Boston Common.
There are normally less than ten dogs at the same time here. Most of the dogs play at the park during the morning and late afternoon.

Meet Lucy, a gorgeous and very active Golden Doodle who loves come here and play with her dad Matt!

Help Ronan Park in Dorchester!

Some dogs are really lucky: here is Buckner, a 7-year-old greyhound. His mom Paige is working hard to get him a fenced-in park in Ronan Park, in Dorchester, MA so he can run free (off-leash). The battle for off-leash parks involves more neighborhoods than just Dorchester. To help this cause, visit the website.
http://www.rodogrun.org/.
The best time to take your dog to Ronan Park is on a nice sunny weekend evening between 4 and 6pm. There will certainly be a few people out with their dogs. As Paige told us, dogs have fairly strict leash laws. Other parks in the area include Dorchester Park and Pope John Paul Park which is on the Neponset River.

Join in the festivities by participating in the Dorchester Day Parade on June 3, 2007!
Details and sign-up information can be found at: http://www.rodogrun.org/parade.htm/

Cocktail for Peters Park

Here is the invitation we received from the Friends of Peters Park DRS Committee for cocktails in support of Boston’s First Official Dog Recreation Space:

"Park construction has begun!

We’ll give you the scoop on:
- What’s the timing?
- Where’s our temporary space?
- What will the Park look like when it’s done?
- Fundraising goals and how you can help!

Thursday, April 12, 2007
7:00 – 9:00 PM

The Red Fez
1222 Washington Street

$20.00 donation at the door
Cash Bar"

Adorable Dogs in Peter's Park

While strolling through Peter's Park, located on Washington Street in the South End, we met some adorable pups!




The small black and white dog,Yota, is a Boston Terrier/French Bulldog mix. He is pictured below with his dad, Dan.



Yota was also featured in an article on Boston.com. Quite a famous mug!


Pictured below are Mocha and Java who were named after another love of their owners'...coffee!





The association of volonteers Friend's of Peters Park is raising money for the project to make the park more aesthetically pleasing!

The Green Dog Program

The Green Dog Program started in the town of Brookline in response to requests for off-leash areas in which dogs would be able to run free.
To get the inside scoop about this great program, we met up with Shari Lyon and her adorable dog Stoly at the Griggs Park. Shari informed us that Griggs is known as the park for small dogs, like her own, whereas, Amory Playground is more suitable for larger dogs. As all of the parks are open to the general public, there are certain times that allow for off-leash dog activity. These times are listed below.

Off-Leash Hours:

Dawn to 9:00 am
Daniel F. Ford Playground at Emerson Garden
(Waverly Road)
Mary E. Robinson Playground
(Cypress & Franklin Streets)
Corey Hill Park (Summit Avenue)
Coolidge Playground (Columbia Street)
Lotta Bradburn Shick Park (Addington Road)
Soule Recreation Center (Hammond Street)
Jean Waldstein Playground (Dean Road)

Dawn to 1:00 pm
Amory Playground (Amory Street)
Griggs Park (Griggs Road)
Harry Downes Field (Jamaica Road)
Daniel J. Warren Playground (Eliot Street)
9am to 1:00 pm, April through November
Dawn to Dusk, December though March
Brookline Avenue Playground (Brookline Avenue)
Larz Anderson Park (Newton Street) Note: Top of the hill area, Avon Street side ONLY. No off-leash dogs in children’s play area, pond or garden area.


Pictured above are dogs playing at Amory Playground during off-leash hours.

Read more about the Green Dog Program in this brochure:
http://www.townofbrooklinemass.com/recreation/PDFs/DogsOffLeash.pdf

For more information on the Town’s by-laws & Green Dog Program updates, log onto the Town website: http://www.townofbrooklinemass.com/Recreation/Policies.html

A Boston Terrier at Boston Common

Boston common is America's first public park, established in 1634! Until 1830 cows were grazing here, but now the dogs has taken over.
I met a cool Boston Terrier named Linus, 8 months old, visiting the park to play with other cool doggis (in the pic together with his mommy Marin).


The Boston Terrier is one of America's native breeds, resulting from a cross between an English Bulldog and a white English Terrier. And yes you guessed right, the Boston Terrier is from Boston!
You can read more about this cool playful breed on The American Kennel Club webpage: http://www.akc.org/breeds/boston_terrier/

Beautiful dogs need help!

Woof, my name is Lucy.
I enjoy spending time at the Carleton dog park, but after a while I get thirsty! We have to raise $5.000 in order to build a water fountain here. If you can help with a donation please email carletoncourtdogpark @ hotmail.com.
Please send this link to other people you know would be interested.
You are welcome to come the park anytime! The park is located at the intersection of Carlton and Holyoke Street at the Southwest Corridor.
Most of the dogs will be there early in the morning and after 5 pm.

Running free in Newton

Last thursday, we visited parks in Newton after hearing about how pet owners are efond of taking walks there. We met a very friendly pooch named Mika (pictured above) and her owner, Jim (pictured below). The pair recently moved here from LA and both seem to have adapted well to East Coast life.


We also met Loki (above), a 6 month old Springer Spaniel, and Juke (below), who is 15 years old!

Peters Park

Peters Park, located in the South End is trying to raise money in order to better the aesthetics of the area. We stopped by the fundraising event organized by the Friends of Peters Park. One innovative way the park is raising money is by selling personalized "concrete pawprint pavers". Below is a picture of the paver installation plans.

Numerous shops in the area have already contributed to the event, including Polka Bakery where we met Charlie, an adorable Beagle!


We would like to give a special thanks to Mary, Heather and all the volunteers for all their effort!

Silvia