I've been working with City Dog Training and Porter Square Veterinarian, Dr. Adam Parker, to put on a fun festival for dogs and their people. The Somerville Dog Festival is sure to be a hit, it's free, and thanks to sponsors and vendors, all proceeds will go to support the Northeast Animal Shelter
My friend Ashley is bringing her fantastic band of Border Collies down from Vermont to showcase the wonderful and athletic sport of K9 Disk. Leah, (City Dog Trainer Extraordinaire!), will be running handlers and dogs through an agility course.
In addition, there will be a ring set up for people to try different sports with their dogs, including Agility, Rally, and Nosework. There will be Canine Good Citizen testing available where you can meet Zeppy (the Lead Reporter for this blog), the Somerville Police K9, urban mushing, and many contests for you & your dog to win prizes!
There will be a best trick, a pulling contest, Come when Called clinics, a costume show, and many different vendors set up for your dog to shop.
Come one, come all, and come say hi to me over at the Frisbee tent!
So come out with your dog, have fun in these last nice weeks before we get our annual winter blast, and support a good cause!
Showing posts with label Free Clinic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Free Clinic. Show all posts
1.03.2010
New Post from Som-Dog!
A few points of interest for the Somerville Dog Community!
Dear Somerville Dog Owners and Friends of Somerville Dogs,
Happy New Year! It's time to license our dogs for 2010. All dogs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are required to be licensed each year in the city or town of their owner's primary residence. If you had a dog license in 2009, you should have already received information from the City Clerk about how to get your license for 2010. Information about how to obtain a dog license is also available online: Click Here.
Support for off-leash recreation at Sheepfold and the Middlesex Fells is growing: The Board of Aldermen recently passed a resolution supporting off leash dog areas in the Middlesex Fells and requesting that DCR designate such areas, and the DCR has released a statement saying that the agency “is currently looking into the possibility of off-leash areas at a number of state parks and facilities across the Commonwealth, and the Middlesex Fells will certainly be part of that discussion” and that they, “appreciate how popular the idea of off-leash areas is among dog owners.”
The Somerville Dog Owners Group is still trying to get at least ten Somerville dog owners to write letters to the Middlesex Fells Trail Plan (More information is available on our website: http://www.somdog.org/news/1852.php). If you enjoy walking or hiking together with your dog on the trails of the Middlesex Fells or socializing your dog at the Sheepfold, it's not too late to write a letter. If you have already written a letter, please let us know; if you have not yet written a letter, please write or e-mail today and let us know when you do!
Middlesex Fells Trail Plan
136 Damon Rd
Northampton, MA 01060
Paul.jahnige@state.ma.us
Mark your calendars! The professional dog trainers of City Dog Training are offering another free clinic to teach your dog to stay and to come when called, Sunday afternoon, January 17, at Powder House Park from 1:00 to 2:00. Please check the City Dog website for weather cancellation: City Dog Website Here. (Photos from the first Free Recall Clinic are online at Som Dog Flicker Site.)
Finally, a seasonal reminder that, even if its dark and cold outside, please leave no pile behind!
Wishing you another great year living with dogs in Somerville,
Cheers,
Michele
Dear Somerville Dog Owners and Friends of Somerville Dogs,
Happy New Year! It's time to license our dogs for 2010. All dogs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are required to be licensed each year in the city or town of their owner's primary residence. If you had a dog license in 2009, you should have already received information from the City Clerk about how to get your license for 2010. Information about how to obtain a dog license is also available online: Click Here.
Support for off-leash recreation at Sheepfold and the Middlesex Fells is growing: The Board of Aldermen recently passed a resolution supporting off leash dog areas in the Middlesex Fells and requesting that DCR designate such areas, and the DCR has released a statement saying that the agency “is currently looking into the possibility of off-leash areas at a number of state parks and facilities across the Commonwealth, and the Middlesex Fells will certainly be part of that discussion” and that they, “appreciate how popular the idea of off-leash areas is among dog owners.”
The Somerville Dog Owners Group is still trying to get at least ten Somerville dog owners to write letters to the Middlesex Fells Trail Plan (More information is available on our website: http://www.somdog.org/news/1852.php). If you enjoy walking or hiking together with your dog on the trails of the Middlesex Fells or socializing your dog at the Sheepfold, it's not too late to write a letter. If you have already written a letter, please let us know; if you have not yet written a letter, please write or e-mail today and let us know when you do!
Middlesex Fells Trail Plan
136 Damon Rd
Northampton, MA 01060
Paul.jahnige@state.ma.us
Mark your calendars! The professional dog trainers of City Dog Training are offering another free clinic to teach your dog to stay and to come when called, Sunday afternoon, January 17, at Powder House Park from 1:00 to 2:00. Please check the City Dog website for weather cancellation: City Dog Website Here. (Photos from the first Free Recall Clinic are online at Som Dog Flicker Site.)
Finally, a seasonal reminder that, even if its dark and cold outside, please leave no pile behind!
Wishing you another great year living with dogs in Somerville,
Cheers,
Michele
10.29.2009
Somerville Dog Owners: Free Recall Clinic This Sunday
Greetings Somerville Dog Owners!
On Sunday, November 1st from 1pm -2pm, there will be a FREE "Come When Called" clinic at Nunziato Field. This is the field next to the off leash dog park in Union Square (on Summer Street).
I'll be teaming up with City Dog Trainers Liz Shaw, Marjie Alonso, Donna Culbert and Leah Tremble to work with the community on this very important skill. The clinic is absolutely free of charge!
"Every year dogs in Somerville are injured or killed when they get away from their owners and are hit by cars, and every time it happens it breaks my heart," said April Terrio, Animal Control Officer for the City of Somerville. "This free clinic is a great community service: it may save a dog's life and is also an important way of protecting other residents, especially young children, when pets do get away from their owners."
Dress warmly - it will be November in Massachusetts!
If there are other types of free clinics that you have in mind, we're open to ideas! Feel free to comment below with suggestions, or if you have questions about the clinic.
On Sunday, November 1st from 1pm -2pm, there will be a FREE "Come When Called" clinic at Nunziato Field. This is the field next to the off leash dog park in Union Square (on Summer Street).
I'll be teaming up with City Dog Trainers Liz Shaw, Marjie Alonso, Donna Culbert and Leah Tremble to work with the community on this very important skill. The clinic is absolutely free of charge!
"Every year dogs in Somerville are injured or killed when they get away from their owners and are hit by cars, and every time it happens it breaks my heart," said April Terrio, Animal Control Officer for the City of Somerville. "This free clinic is a great community service: it may save a dog's life and is also an important way of protecting other residents, especially young children, when pets do get away from their owners."
Dress warmly - it will be November in Massachusetts!
If there are other types of free clinics that you have in mind, we're open to ideas! Feel free to comment below with suggestions, or if you have questions about the clinic.
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