At least eighteen dogs and their owners participated in City Dog Training's third free Recall Clinic on March 7 in Perry Park. The clinics, co-sponsored by the Somerville Dog Owners Group and the Somerville Youth and Recreation Commission, are held...

UPDATE 03/05010: The Parks and Open Space Meeting on Monday, March 8, will begin at 7:30. Please come to the next meeting of the Open Space and Recreation Committee, Monday evening, March 8, at 7:30 at City Hall on the...

City Dog Training is offering a free clinic to teach your dog to come when called, Sunday afternoon, March 7, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Perry Park on Washington Street. In canine obedience training the ability to call your...

Thank you to the fourteen Somerville Dog owners who came to the Parks and Open Space Committee meeting Monday evening, February 22, to hear the committee discuss options for an off-leash recreational area in West Somerville! Great turnout! There were...

Momentum for an off-leash recreational area in West Somerville has been building ever since Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz introduced a Board order that "that this Board requests that the Administration work with the Ward 6 Alderman on locations for an Off...

Representative Carl Sciortino (D, 34TH Middlesex District) and the Massachussetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have submitted comments to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) supporting options for people to enjoy the Middlsex Fells with...

The DCR held a Public Meeting and Trail Planning Workshop for the Middlesex Fells on Monday evening, February 8, at the McGlynn School Auditorium in Medford. The presentation slides are available online from the DCR. The one big joke in...

We met our goal of getting ten Somerville dog owners to write letters to the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in support of off-leash recreation at Sheepfold and on the trails of the Middlesex Fells Reservation. Now we need...

Churchill, a cairn terrier, and his owner, Andrew McLaughlin, worked together on a long training lead at the Free Recall Clinic in Powder House Park on January 17 with City Dog Training. More photos are available on flickr.com. In...

Please vote in the special election for the U.S. Senate. The City of Somerville Election Department allows voters to bring our dogs with us to the polls: dogs must be on leash, remain close to their companions at all times...

The Somerville Dog Owners Group invites dog owners who live in Wards Five, Six and Seven to a meeting on Monday evening, January 25, from 6:30 to 8:00 at the Nathan Tufts Field House in Powder House Park to...

Somerville families who are willing to brave the cold with their dogs will be treated to one hour of free dog training on Sunday. The Somerville Recreation and Youth Commission and the Somerville Dog Owners Group are offering a free...

An article in the Stoneham Sun this week features the Somerville Dog Owners Group (som|dog). In Vladimir Shvorin's article som|dog calls into question the DCR's current policy of not accommodating off-leash recreation in the Middlesex Fells: Right now, with no...

The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) remains open to designating off-leash dog parks in the Middlesex Fells, according to an agency spokesperson, after the Somerville Board of Aldermen passed a resolution to that effect last week. Town Correspondent,...

This evening the Somerville Board of Aldermen approved a resolution supporting off leash dog areas in the Middlesex Fells and requesting that the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation designate such areas. Alderman Bob Trane, who represents the western-most neighborhoods...

Our goal is for ten Somerville dog owners to write letters for the Middlesex Fells Trail System Plan before the end of the year. Please let us know if you send a letter! If you enjoy walking or hiking together...

cross-posted from somervilledog: a weblog Please vote tomorrow in the special primary election for the U.S. Senate. The City of Somerville Election Department allows voters to bring our dogs with us to the polls: dogs must be on leash, remain...

Ward Six Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz has expressed interest in finding locations for an off-leash recreation area in West Somerville. Gewirtz put in an order at the Board of Aldermen (BOA) Meeting on November 24 "that this Board requests that the...

What better way to celebrate the official statement from the National Park Service (NPS) that off-leash recreation is a legitimate recreational use of public open space than with a little community service! The Somerville Dog Owners Group invites everyone who...

cross-posted from somervilledog: a weblog Please vote today in the municipal elections for Mayor, the Board of Aldermen and the School Committee. Somerville Community Access Television held forums for the contested elections: Alderman At Large Ward Six Alderman Ward Four...