Arlington Dog Owners Group

Unleashed, pooches and their human pals have more in common than you’d think By Matthew Gilbert Globe Staff / May 31, 2011 (Note from SRD:  I loved this article (thanks to Brenda Kokubo for passing it on)!  It so clearly describes why we get up each morning, put on our grungiest sweatpants, and escort our [...]

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A-DOG marched in the Arlington Patriot’s Day parade on April 17, 2011!  It’s been estimated that from 19 to 30 dogs participated, with their owners, as well as other members and friends who marched without their dogs. Highlights of the parade included: Marching behind the awesome Jumbalaya band..that was really fun! The friendly crowds of [...]

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Last spring, Arlington Town Meeting passed a substitute motion sponsored by A-DOG Town Meeting Members. This bylaw change, now taking effect, allows dogs off leash, under owner control, in parks under Parks and Recreation Commission authority. The bylaw change specified certain areas to be excluded, including parks right next to school buildings, near playground equipment, [...]

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Our Spring Unleashed fundraising and networking event held at Picture Perfect Pets, Arlington, on May 15 was fun and successful!  Thanks so much to those who make this possible, including our volunteers and those who contributed door prizes and/or their time.  Thanks, in particular, to our fabulous Friend of A-DOG, Bette Yip, without whom this [...]

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April 12, 2010 ARLINGTON—Local businesses will celebrate spring while joining together to support the efforts of the Arlington Dog Owners’ Group to earn local dog owners the privilege of exercising and socializing their dogs responsibly off-leash. This fund-raising open house, “Spring Unleashed – a Celebration of Responsible Dog Ownership,” will be held at Picture Perfect [...]

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From Cheryl White, Community Outreach Coolidge Corner Theatre: It’s all about dogs and the people who love them when the Coolidge Corner Theatre presents a special screening of Best in Show, master mockumentarian Christopher Guest’s hilarious send up of competitive canine culture, paired with a talk by Nicholas Dodman, one of the world’s leading veterinary [...]

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Our hearts go out to A-DOG founders and board members Ann and Roslyn Smith, and to Dick and Scarlett, too.  They lost their beloved PJ last night, December 3.  PJ had a long, active, and joyful life, with so many adventures and good times like the one in his photo!  And, his doggy life was [...]

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Our fellow member Briana Flynn wrote to us recently to ask that we help spread the word about a holiday pet drive she and her family are planning.  They are collecting donated items needed by local shelters.  Please contact Briana at <petdonations@yahoo.com> to ask how you can help.  Their flyer is reprinted below to give [...]

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A-DOG’s booth at Arlington Town Day, 2009 was much fun and another big success!  Highlights:  We collected 192 signatures on our petition for off-leash recreation in Arlington.  This should bring us to over 900 signers!  Volunteers at the booth reported that residents were lining up and waiting patiently to sign, showing that support for this [...]

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Annual Report September 27, 2009 submitted by Susan Doctrow, president In spring 2008, a group of concerned dog owners in Arlington incorporated a new not-for-profit organization, Arlington Dog Owners Group (or A-DOG), to improve life for dogs and people in Arlington. A-DOG’s guiding principles are: — Relationships with dogs and other companion animals have numerous [...]

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Here is a notice about a fun event to benefit the Animal Rescue League: Please join the Animal Rescue League of Boston at The 2009 Pawvilion Fur Ball A Dance Party for Animals in Need At the Bank of America Pavilion Thursday, September 24, 2009 VIP Reception: 5:30pm to 6:30pm Dance Party: 6:30pm  to 11:00pm [...]

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A-DOG is sponsoring a team to walk with our dogs at the MSPCA Walk for Animals on Sunday, September 13. We will be walking with teams from other community dog owners groups, including from Somerville, Dorchester, and Newton. We are all part of the new Coalition for Massachusetts Dog Owner Groups or MassDOG. We all [...]

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Natasha Thorne, Health Compliance Officer of the Arlington Board of Health has notified us of a safety issue at Spy Pond.  Dogs and humans should stay out of the water until the toxic algae situation has resolved.  Consult the Board of Health for further information. Ms. Thorne’s letter, and the Public Health Advisory she sent [...]

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Our beautiful friend Genie passed away on June 2. She was much too young, and far too strong and healthy, until her recent tragic illness, to leave us this way. Those of us who loved her, including our own two labs who played with her almost every morning, are heartbroken. Our deepest sympathies go out [...]

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We hope you saw our display at Robbins Library during the month of August. Our table featured useful and interesting books on dogs and dog training, as well as literature on A-DOG and on other topics of potential value to our members. We were delighted to learn that Robbins is ordering more books for dog [...]

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