Falmouth Dog Park

Dog Trivia Night on February 7th at Liam Maguire's

2012-01-29T13:07:00.027-05:00

Come to Dog Trivia Night on February 7th!

Show off your dog smarts at Dog Trivia Night on Tuesday, February 7th at 8:00 pm. Adapted from Liam Maguire's popular Trivia Buff night, teams will be tested on dog trivia at this fun and free event.

Come with your friends, family, and co-workers to form a team of up to six people for friendly competition and a chance to win prizes!

The first one-hour game starts at 8 pm, during which time you can enter our 50-50 raffle. At 9 pm, we'll draw the winning ticket! The second game starts at 9:15 pm.

• Winning team takes home prizes
• Enter a 50-50 raffle to win 50% of proceeds from ticket sales AND help raise funds needed for repairs at the Falmouth Dog Park.
• Falmouth Dog Park car magnets, hats, and t-shirts will be on sale and make great gifts!

Get your team together and come out for a fun, entertaining night!

Liam Maguire’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 273 Main Street Falmouth, MA 02540
Phone: 508-548-0285

Spare Change Drive on St. Patrick's Day

2012-01-12T09:40:00.018-05:00

Do you save spare coins often found in your car, couch, washer/dryer, pockets, and purse?

Spare Change Drive on March 17th

On March 17th, we will collect and count coin donations at the Falmouth Dog Park. With over 2,000 gallons of water collected during heavy rains, we need help to fix the problem. Help us celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by changing your coins into green bills that will help us pay for driveway repairs!

All donations are tax deductible and those donating will receive a letter stating so.

If you have any other fundraising ideas to share, come to our board meeting the third Wednesday of the month at the Rec Center at 4:15 p.m., talk to a Board member at the park, or call 508-331-2929.

Your support will help us keep the Falmouth Dog Park dry, safe and fun!

Howlin' Fun Time at PAL and Falmouth Dog Park

2011-10-31T11:45:00.014-04:00

Beautiful weather and colorful costumes had everyone smiling last Sunday, October 23, at a "Howlin' Good Time."

Co-hosted by PAL of Cape Cod and the Falmouth Dog Park, this fun event featured a parade of costumed pups and people, contests and prizes, canine CPR demonstration, nail clipping services, and after-party with a raffle for a BMX bike and howlin' good refreshments!

Thanks to the wonderful dogs, individuals, and businesses who participated and donated time, products, and services to support PAL's Youth Programs and the Falmouth Dog Park!

Shelly Farrar and Alex Mondino of the PAL of Cape Cod
Entertainment: The Falmouth Fiddlers
Judges: Donna McGlaughlin of Uptown Dog Cape Cod, Justine Dale, Principal of East Falmouth School, and PAL Arts & Crafts Leader
CPR Demonstration: Dr. Lilan Hauser and Dr. Jennifer Zilinski, Falmouth Animal Hospital
Nail Clipping Services: Lori Tynan of Snip N'Clip Grooming
Prizes: Stone L'Oven Pizza Co., JR Brody's, La Cucina Sul Mare, Smitty's Homemade Ice Cream, The Burrito Place, Kaleidescope Toys, Eight Cousins Book Store, Seventh Avenue Flags, Snip N' Clip Pet Grooming, the Mad Hatter, Pie in the Sky, Falmouth Pet Center, Petco, and Cape Cod Bear Company
Generous donor of the BMX Bike and raffle winner who donated it back to PAL!
Photos/PR: Rebecca Forster of the Falmouth Enterprise, Emily Sussman of The Falmouth Patch, and Samantha Martens Photography

Falmouth Dog Park to host “A Howlin’ Good Time” Sunday, October 23rd at 2 pm

2011-10-11T17:38:00.007-04:00

The Falmouth Dog park will host “A Howlin’ Good Time” for both humans and canines on Sunday, October 23 from 2:00 – 3:30 P.M. The afternoon is filled with Halloween costume contests, educational, and canine health events, along with entertainment by the Falmouth Fiddlers. The public is invited to join in the fun and to visit Falmouth’s beautiful, first dog park, which opened in May of this year. A donation of $5 per family is suggested. Proceeds will be shared by PAL of Cape Cod and the Dog Park.

“A Howlin’ Good Time” activities begin at 2:00 P.M. with a costume competition. Everyone will gather down the street at PAL (Police Athletic League), where the Falmouth Fiddlers will lead the parade of participants in a grand march down to the sidewalk to the park.

The costume competition should be intense, as there are great prizes at stake, including everything from gift certificates and dinners, to dog treats and dog grooming. Opening the competition will be the Pairs competition, with a combination of a dog and a person, two dogs or two people competing for one of three places. Next will follow the Funniest Costume Competition; entrants can be either a dog or person in costume competing for one of the three prizes. Finally entries into the Best Character from a Book will take center ring. Again, the character can be a human or a dog! And the top three will win prizes.

Following the costume competition, Dr. Lilan Hauser, Chief of Staff of the Falmouth Animal Hospital, will demonstrate how to perform CPR on a dog in an emergency.

Throughout the entire event, Lori Tynan, owner of East Falmouth's new pet grooming business, Snip N' Clip, will be on hand to offer a nail spa for dogs for a reduced rate of $4, which will be donated to the Falmouth Dog Park. This is a perfect chance to get your dog's nails the right length using a new sanding technique while supporting the Falmouth Dog Park.

Enter our $5 dollar raffle for five chances to win a 20" Schwinn TJ Lavin BMX Bike! For every extra dollar, we'll give you two more tickets/chances to win!

Enter our raffle for this 20" Schwinn TJ Lavin BMX Bike!

Participants will close out the fun back at the PAL facility for treats and more music until 3:30 P.M.

Note: Please do not park on the road. Ample parking is available at both the Falmouth Dog Park and at PAL, both located on the north side of Brick Kiln Road between Gifford Street and Sandwich Road.

Falmouth Chamber Raises $200 for the Falmouth Dog Park

2011-09-17T19:29:00.001-04:00

The Falmouth Dog Park was the featured non-profit member at this Thursday’s Chamber of Commerce After Hours event held at the Pink Polka Dot, a full service wedding and event planning boutique on the Queen’s Byway. Barbara Schneider updated Falmouth Chamber members on dog park activities and thanked the community for their support.

Congratulations to Lisa Asendorf, who won our 50-50 raffle and generously donated her winnings back to the dog park. Thanks to Lisa and other Falmouth Chamber of Commerce members, $200 raised will help cover ongoing costs of maintaining the dog park!

Claire Murray Dog Rug Presented to Raffle Winner

2011-07-06T20:01:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to Jane and Peter Johnson of Cotuit, who won our raffle for the delightful Claire Murray dog rug! The donated hooked rug, featuring a variety of dog breeds, was presented to Jane and Peter at their new shop, "A Dog's Eye View" on Rt. 28 in Cotuit.

Barbara Schneider presents the Claire Murray dog rug to raffle winner, Peter Johnson, of Cotuit.

Thanks to all who stopped by our table at Hounds of Highfield to participate in the raffle!

K9 5K Raises $2,000 for the Falmouth Dog Park

2011-07-01T08:21:00.003-04:00

A BIG thanks to Jason and his CapeK9Cardio team, sponsors, volunteers, and to all who came out with their amazing dogs to run/walk the 2nd Annual K9 5K last Sunday.

Your support helped raise $2,000 for the Falmouth Dog Park!

Barb Schneider and grandson Griffen ran a great race with dogs, Riley and Foster

View race results and photos of this terrific event provided by Cold Nose Photography.

Order photos and help raise additional funds needed to help maintain the dog park!

K9 5K Trail Run to Benefit Falmouth Dog Park

2011-06-24T16:03:00.003-04:00

Join us on Sunday, June 26 for the 2nd annual CapeK9Cardio K-9 5K, a dog and owner trail run, walk or jog. The 5K run or a 1 mile walk can be done with or without a dog and will raise money for The Falmouth Dog Park.

The race will start at 9 am at Falmouth Academy. Free parking and refreshments will be available.
Pre-register online at http://www.k95k.com/.
Register at Falmouth Academy the day of the race between 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Prizes for top finishers will be awarded at “Hounds at Highfield“ starting at 11:30 a.m. at Highfield Hall in Falmouth, http://www.highfieldhall.org/programs_fundraisers_hounds.shtml. Don't miss this fun day of activities planned for you and your dog!

Stop by the Falmouth Dog Park table to say hi and let us know what you think of the dog park.

Help support the dog park by entering our raffle to win this beautiful Claire Murray rug featuring a group of lovable, canine friends!

Dog Park Etiquette Tips Shared at First Workshop

2011-06-09T13:05:00.001-04:00

We'd like to thank Kathy Long, President of Friends of Falmouth Dogs, for hosting our first educational workshop on June 4. Kathy answered questions and shared tips to help park users understand dog behavior and encourage fun and responsible use of the dog park.

Workshop presented by Kathy Long, President of Friends of Falmouth Dogs

Visit our Facebook "Discussions" area to find Kathy's helpful tips!

Falmouth Dog Park Workshop on June 4

2011-05-27T15:40:00.000-04:00

Kathy Long, President of Friends of Falmouth Dogs, will hold a workshop at the dog park on Saturday, June 4, 10 a.m. and offer tips to help you, your dog and your family enjoy the Falmouth Dog Park.

All are invited to attend. Please stop by and say hello!

For more information, contact us at FalmouthDogPark@gmail.com.

Construction Update

2011-03-24T13:37:00.000-04:00

Today is really exciting! We are actually placing reclaim (ground up asphalt) all over the earth in the location of the park. This is the beginning of the real formation of the park. I met early today with Gary Botelho and Brian Dale to select the last of the trees that must be removed to make way for the handicap parking. We will be able to move three of the six of them to other locations. After the reclaim is delivered, spread and rolled, the driveway and parking as well as the fence can start, and the trench will be dug for the frostfree line for the bubblers. This will all happen late this week!

Stay tuned for more updates! And thank you, thank you, thank you to Gary and George Botelho, to Chris Lynch of Lawrence Lynch and to Brian and Pat Dale for making this all happen to this point!

“Wooffotos” – 50% to benefit the Falmouth Dog Park through May 27

2011-03-06T15:12:00.001-05:00

Falmouth portrait photographer Amy Rader is a dog lover who includes pet portraits as a special part of her photography studio entitled “Wooffotos.” From February through May 27, 2011, Amy will donate half of each pet photo session to the Falmouth Dog Park. A portrait sitting costs $100, of which $50 goes directly to the Falmouth Dog Park, currently under construction and due to open on May 1, 2011.

To make an appointment, please contact Amy Rader directly at 508-540-2112 or her websites www.wooffotos.com or www.amyraderphotographer.com. Sessions can be scheduled for any day except for Sunday.

Good Cheer and Fun at Falmouth Wine & Spirits Raffle

2011-03-06T09:33:00.002-05:00

Falmouth Wine & Spirits held a raffle on Friday to benefit the Falmouth Dog Park. $480 was raised, thanks to owner, Jay Hedlund, and everyone who donated $5 for a chance to win six bottles of delicious wine from the Dog Lovers Wine Club.

Tom Garland, Falmouth Dog Park member, draws the winning ticket from Jay Hedlund, owner of Falmouth Wine & Spirits

And the winner is...

...Bob Skilton of Falmouth, MA!

Falmouth Wine & Spirits' generous donation will go toward completing construction of the park, which will open on May 1st.

Signature Studios Spa Raises $500 for the Falmouth Dog Park

2011-03-06T08:35:00.001-05:00

Signature Studios Spa in Mashpee hosted "Spa Day" this past Thursday and raised over $500 to benefit the Falmouth Dog Park!

Signature Studios Spa Staff

Thanks to Signature's talented team for generously donating their time and services, and to everyone who came out in support of the dog park. Signature Studios Spa's donation will go toward construction and operating costs of the park.

Falmouth Dog Park T-Shirts on Sale at Uptown Dog Cape Cod and Falmouth Pet Center

2011-02-15T10:04:00.000-05:00

100% Cotton

Short sleeve: $15

Long sleeve: $20

Sizes: S-XL

Colors: Green and Slate Blue

Available at:

Uptown Dog Cape Cod, 143 Main Street, Falmouth, MA. Call (508) 548-4115 or visit http://www.uptowndogcapecod.com/
Falmouth Pet Center, 112 Davis Straits, Falmouth MA - (508) 457-4420

Signature Studios Spa Holds Benefit on March 3 for the Falmouth Dog Park

2011-02-10T10:54:00.000-05:00

Signature Studios Spa in Mashpee will run a benefit event on Thursday, March 3 and generously contribute their time in support of the new dog park.

Proceeds of any skin or nail service booked for March 3 will benefit the Falmouth Dog Park. Complimentary refreshments will be provided.

View the full range of Signature Studios' services at http://www.signaturestudiosspa.com/. Guests should make appointments in advance by calling 508-477-4766 and bring a check made payable to Together We Can and note "Dog Park Fund" on the check memo line. Signature Studios Spa is located at 759 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Mashpee.

Visit the Falmouth Dog Park website at http://www.falmouthdogpark.com/ to sign up for updates and to volunteer. Fundraising continues to reach our goal of $40,000 for construction and ongoing expenses for the park. Donations by individuals or corporations, such as Signature Studios Spa, are much appreciated!

Community project: Work begins on Falmouth's dog park - Falmouth, MA - Falmouth Bulletin

2011-01-13T14:28:00.000-05:00

Community project: Work begins on Falmouth's dog park - Falmouth, MA - Falmouth Bulletin

Enter Falmouth Wine & Spirits Raffle to Support the Falmouth Dog Park!

2011-01-13T13:44:00.000-05:00

Falmouth Wine & Spirits is offering you an opportunity to win delicious wines and help raise funds needed to open the Falmouth Dog Park this Spring! With a donation of $5 to the Falmouth Dog Park, your name will be entered to wine 6 bottles from the Dog Lover's Wine Club, a winery that donates some of their profit to non-profit dog organizations, such as humane societies and dog rescue groups throughout the nation.

Stop by Falmouth Wine & Spirits at 322 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, to sign up for the raffle. The drawing will be held on March 1, 2011. Contact 508-548-4824 for more information.

Falmouth Dog Park Groundbreaking!

2011-01-08T19:18:00.000-05:00

Members of the Falmouth Dog Park and Together We Can committees gathered at the site of the future Falmouth Dog Park on Brick Kiln Road Wednesday morning for the groundbreaking. We're on our way...stay tuned for updates!

Photograph by Gene M. Marchand/Enterprise

January 14 Comedy Fundraiser at the Beach House!

2011-01-07T11:31:00.000-05:00

Boston Top Comedian Dave Russo Brings Laughs to The Beach House Restaurant on Friday, January 14 at 8 PM. Tickets are $10. The Beach House will generously donate $3 from each ticket to the Falmouth Dog Park fund.

Doors open at 7:30 pm and tickets will be sold at the door. Come out and show your support of live comedy and the Falmouth Dog Park!

Fundraiser Update

2010-12-06T09:43:00.000-05:00

A great time was had by all at the fundraiser on December 4th which was held at the Beach House Restaurant in North Falmouth. We raised an additional $644.00 for the Falmouth Dog Park Fund. This puts us over the $26,000 mark! A big Thank You! to Pat and the crew at the Beach House Restaurant.

Important Updates

2010-11-20T10:55:00.000-05:00

First, we have raised nearly $25,000 for construction of our park. Additional fundraising events are being planned - stay tuned!

We need a big fundraising push at this time in order to reach our goal before the ground freezes. Please help by purchasing a Falmouth Dog Park t-shirt at the Friends of Falmouth Dogs, Uptown Dog Cape Cod, or at the Falmouth Farmer's Market this Tuesday. Long and short sleeved shirts are available. FDP t-shirts make great holiday gifts!! 100% of the proceeds from the t-shirt sales go to the dog park fund.

MOST IMPORTANTLY......a public hearing is being held in the Falmouth Selectmen's meeting room this Monday night, 11/22, at 8:40 pm. A public hearing is mandated by the town charter with any use of town land. All of the neighboring property owners have been notified about the hearing by mail. We anticipate some abutters will come to the meeting to advise the Selectmen of their concerns and even OBJECTIONS TO PUTTING A DOG PARK ON THIS PROPERTY. It is essential that as many of us as possible come to this meeting to voice our support for building this park. PLEASE ATTEND IF AT ALL POSSIBLE and wear your Falmouth Dog Park t-shirt if you have one!

Fundraiser at the 99!

2010-10-25T08:23:00.000-04:00

Fundraiser at the 99 Restaurant in Falmouth Wed 10/27, 5-8 pm!

Get your free ticket at Uptown Dog Cape Cod, Falmouth Chamber of Commerce, Falmouth Town Hall or at Friends of Falmouth Dogs. Hand the ticket to your waitperson and 15% of the proceeds from your meal will be split between Friends of Falmouth Dogs and the F...almouth Dog Park!

We will also have FDP t-shirts for sale and a 50/50 raffle. See you there!

2 Fundraisers Happening Today!

2010-10-10T09:28:00.000-04:00

The Cape Cod Music Festival is happening today from 2-8 pm at the Barnstable County Fairgounds - see capecodmusicfestival.org for details. Also, The Beach House Restaurant in North Falmouth is having a fundraiser today for our park -contact them at 508.564.5029, or check their Facebook page for details! Please try to attend one or both of these events to raise the funds needed for the building of our park.

2010-10-03T20:04:00.000-04:00

Entrain headlines the Cape Cod Music Festival. Music schedule is 2 p.m. George Gritzbach Blues Band; 3:30 Groovy Afternoon (a flashback to Woodstock, baby!); the Rip-it-Ups (members of the legendary NRBQ!) at 5:00 and Entrain at 6:30.

Great Music, Great Food - A Great Cause - the Falmouth Dog Park, of course!

Tickets are also being sold at the Market Street Bookshop in Mashpee Commons as well as those locations listed below.

So come out and rock the dogpark on 10/10/10!

Cape Cod Music Festival

2010-10-03T19:30:00.001-04:00

Fundraising Update!

2010-10-03T19:11:00.000-04:00

We are now at 71% of our goal in donations needed to build the Falmouth Dog Park. We have collected $21,317.99!

Please come out and support our park by attending the Cape Cod Music Festival on October 10th. Go to capecodmusicfest.org for details.

Check back for more information on our upcoming fundraiser at the 99 Restaurant in Falmouth and the Falmouth Dog Park t-shirts that are being printed as we speak. Woof!

Cape Cod Music Festival on Oct 10th to benefit the Dog Park!

2010-09-20T14:04:00.000-04:00

Cape Cod Music Festival on October 10th

This wonderful event on October 10th at the Barnstable County Fairgrounds starting at 2pm will benefit the construction of the Falmouth Dog Park. Tickets are on sale now online at www.CapeCodMusicFest.org or at Eight Cousins Book Store, Uptown Dog, The Falmouth Chamber of Commerce for $20.00.
Please support the dog Park by attending on Sunday Oct. 10th!

Rescheduled date for Cape Cod Music festival to be announced!

2010-09-06T10:13:00.000-04:00

The Cape Cod Music Festival, originally scheduled for September 5th had to be postponed due to the uncertainty of the effects of Hurricane Earl. Now that Earl has passed - and so has the date - the organizers of the Festival are getting a chance to reschedule the entertainment, vendors and such. A new date for the concert will be announced soon. Check back here and at www.capecodmusicfest.org for updates. All proceeds from the Cape Cod Music Festival will be donated to the Falmouth Dog Park construction fund.

Fundraising update!

2010-08-27T13:34:00.001-04:00

The Falmouth Dog Park Committee is pleased to announce we are more than halfway to our goal of the $30,000 needed to create our park. Due to the generosity of individuals, families, the Friends of Falmouth Dogs and corporate gifts, we have raised nearly $17,000.00.

We are looking forward to the Cape Cod Music Festival on Labor Day weekend. The Music Festival committee has chosen our park as the beneficiary of the profits from this year's festival! Thank you Cape Cod Music Festival!

Cape Cod Music Festival Proceeds will benefit the Dog Park!

2010-08-27T10:17:00.000-04:00

For more information visit www.CapeCodMusicFest.org

Falmouth Dog Park Night

2010-08-01T09:06:00.001-04:00

Tonight is FDP night at the Falmouth Commodores Game! Game time 5:30 at Guv Fuller Field in Falmouth. Hope to see you there! Please enjoy the game and make a donation to our cause. The dogs deserve it!

2010-08-01T09:03:00.000-04:00

$285.00 worth of donations have come in this week. With the match by Friends of Falmouth Dogs, that brings us $570.00 closer to building our park!

Donations Update!

2010-07-26T07:58:00.001-04:00

We need $30,000 to reach our goal of building our park. Thanks to everyone who has helped raise $6,000 toward our goal.

Together We Can, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting a safe and healthy enviromnent for all Falmouth residents, invited the Dog Park Committee to raise funds under the umbrella of Together We Can, so that donations to the park are tax-deductable.

Right now, Friends of Falmouth Dogs will match each donation made toward the dog park up to a total of $5,000! Thank you Friends of Falmouth Dogs! DON'T MISS THIS MATCHING OPPORTUNITY!

To make donations online via PayPal, visit www.falmouthdogpark.com.

Fundraising Planning Meeting

2010-07-25T14:06:00.000-04:00

Help us raise an additional $24,000 to turn our dog park dreams into reality!

Can YOU VOLUNTEER to help plan for future fundraising?

Come to a planning meeting on WEDNESDAY, JULY 28th
7:00-8:30 PM
Falmouth Public Library
Lower Level Meeting Room

Hope to see you there!!!

Donations!

2010-07-22T19:44:00.000-04:00

How you can help!

2010-07-22T11:31:00.001-04:00

Please send donations to:
Together We Can and please note "Dog Park Fund" on the check memo line.

Send to:
The Dog Park Fund
46 Fisher Road
East Falmouth, MA 02536

Or donate online at www.FalmouthDogPark.com!

How you can help

2010-05-25T15:45:00.000-04:00

Become a sponsor

* $20,000 - naming rights to the park*
* $15,000 - naming rights to the all-dog play area*
* $10,000 - naming rights to the small-dog play area*
* $2500 - Bench corner (six available), with two benches included
* $1500 - kiosk
* $1400 - bench
* $1000 - fence section
* $500 - pooper scooper station
* up to $499 - sponsor listed on the website

*Donor’s name or designee will be clearly posted in recognition of their generous contribution to the Falmouth Dog Park

Donate While You Shop!
10% of the proceeds of Falmouth leashes, collars and harnesses sold at Uptown Dog Cape Cod® or online at www.Uptowndogcapecod.com benefit the dog park.

Moving Forward!

2010-05-19T11:18:00.000-04:00

Selectmen recently approved plans to create Falmouth's first off-leash, dog-friendly park on Brick Kiln Road just east of the Police Athletic League of Cape Cod.

We are now accepting donations. Please send your donations to:

Together We Can
84 Woods Hole Road
Falmouth MA 02540