Past Events 2014
TDBank Day
Friday, May 2 from 2:00 - 5:00 PM
To expand upon our partnership with TD Bank, we will be at the bank Friday, May 2 from 2 to 5 p.m., collecting change from your piggy banks, selling cruise tickets for $25 a piece, and giving out information about the partnership that benefits the Dog Park through the TD Bank Affinity Program without taking a penny from you . Please stop by and learn about the program, bring in your piggy banks, or buy some cruise tickets which will be limited to 200 tickets, first come, first serve.
Dog Park Clean-up & Coin Collection
Saturday & Sunday, May 3,4 from 9:30 - 11:30AM
If you can’t make it to the bank, we will be at the park on Saturday May 3 and Sunday May 4 from 9:30 to 11:30 to do the same thing, as well as to organize park clean-up time. Anyone willing to give an hour or two please come May 3 and bring work gloves, weeding and trimming tools, a rake or just yourselves. On Sunday, May 4, members of the Falmouth Jewish Congregation will donate time to help out at the park as well. Dogs visiting the park on May 4 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. will be limited to the small dog area to help out the workers.
Brick Kiln Farm Day
Saturday, June 14 from 9:00 - 4:00 PM at 254 Brick Kiln Farm, across the street from the dog park
Our neighbor, Brick Kiln Farm, has generously agreed to donate a portion of their sales on June 16 to the park. Stop by on June 16, buy flowers, plants, or garden items, and you will be helping the Falmouth Dog Park. We will have a table at the farm, so stop by, take a look at our commemorative tiles, pick up a hat or t-shirt, or say "hello".
Click here for more information on Brick Kiln Farm.
Click here for more information on Brick Kiln Farm.
Sunset Paws Cruise
Saturday, June 14, 2014 from 8:00 - 10:00 PM (Rain date: Thursday, June 19 from 8:00 - 10:00 PM
Cruise on the Island Queen to benefit the Falmouth Dog Park. Music by Stage Door Canteen. Cash Bar.
Tickets are $25 (in advance )/ $30 at the door.
Doggie Bowl and Coin Collection
Sunday, March 16, 2014 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Please plan to join us, dog lovers young and old, for the third annual Doggie Bowl Bowling Tournament Sunday, March 16 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ryan’s Amusement Center located at Town Hall Square. This event is always lots of fun, and loaded with great people and wonderful prizes.
This year participants can bowl two games and get bowling shoes for just $15, $5 for those 12 and under. Bring a group and give yourselves a dog related name to compete as a team if you want. Up to five can bowl per lane.
First and second place prizes will be awarded to the team with the best game average; the individual with the best game average; and to the person 12 and under with the best game average. Prizes include trophies, and gift certificates good at Ben and Bill’s Chocolate Emporium, Kaleidescope Toy Store, The Picnic Box, Dj’s Wings, Waquoit Feed and Grain, Falmouth Animal Hospital, Jude’s Herbal Pet Salon, along with a pair of cruise tickets to the June 14 cruise worth $60!
Also on March 16 at Ryans, we will collect the change anyone has been saving all year. The person bringing in the most cash that day will win a $75 gift certificate to Oysters Too in East Falmouth. Please make sure all U.S. coins are in a baggie, labeled with your name and phone number. We will take them all to the bank, run them through the counter, and determine the winner, who will receive a call the next day announcing his/her winning.
Any questions about the bowling or coin collection can be addressed to Barb Schneider at 508-331-2929.
This year participants can bowl two games and get bowling shoes for just $15, $5 for those 12 and under. Bring a group and give yourselves a dog related name to compete as a team if you want. Up to five can bowl per lane.
First and second place prizes will be awarded to the team with the best game average; the individual with the best game average; and to the person 12 and under with the best game average. Prizes include trophies, and gift certificates good at Ben and Bill’s Chocolate Emporium, Kaleidescope Toy Store, The Picnic Box, Dj’s Wings, Waquoit Feed and Grain, Falmouth Animal Hospital, Jude’s Herbal Pet Salon, along with a pair of cruise tickets to the June 14 cruise worth $60!
Also on March 16 at Ryans, we will collect the change anyone has been saving all year. The person bringing in the most cash that day will win a $75 gift certificate to Oysters Too in East Falmouth. Please make sure all U.S. coins are in a baggie, labeled with your name and phone number. We will take them all to the bank, run them through the counter, and determine the winner, who will receive a call the next day announcing his/her winning.
Any questions about the bowling or coin collection can be addressed to Barb Schneider at 508-331-2929.
Pool Party
August 17, 2014 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Costume Party
Sunday, October 26 from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Concert at Higher Grounds Coffee house
November 2 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM
The coffeehouse’s featured perfomers are "Three-Legged Dog," a Falmouth-based group that blends close harmonies, great guitar playing, percussion, and close bonds of friendship. Its members, Wendy Nelson, Pamela Rothstein, and Elias Lieberman have been making music together for over a decade. Sometimes their threesome is joined by percussionist Tony Scalisi, who will participate in this Higher Grounds coffeehouse. Their repertoire draws on the folk scene of the 1960s and 1970s, from Dylan and John Prine to James Taylor and the Beatles, and dips into country, rock and the blues. It also includes covers of contemporary singer-songwriters such as Red Molly, Wailin’ Jennys, and Nickel Creek. For this special benefit, Three-Legged Dog will present dog-themed songs and poetry, too.
Photo Tour of the Dog Park
Please support our 2014 sponsors
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All Pets Medical Center
Beard Subaru Ben and Bill’s Chocolate Emporium Black Dog Board Stiff Brick Kiln Farm Cape Cod Pet Resort Cataldo Builders DMC Plumbing Deer Run Veterinary Services Eight Cousins Book Store Falmouth Animal Hospital Falmouth Fiddlers Falmouth Pet Store Falmouth Police Patrolman's Foundation Falmouth Publishing Company Falmouth Toyota Scion Falmouth Track Club The Falmouth Visitor Kaleidoscope Toys Mad Hatter Michael B. Galasso Green Pond Waterfront Lodging |
Island Queen Ferry
Judes Pet Grooming Moonakis Restaurant Nantucket Toy Company New Wave Printing Northeast Equine Oysters Too Picnic Box Roche Brothers Ryan’s Family Amusements Salon 151 Seacrest Resort Signature Spa Stage Door Canteen Super Lube TD Bank Uptown Dog Cape Cod Waquoit Congregational Church Waquoit Feed and Grain Witter Concrete |
Ways you can help support the park
If you bring a dog to the park:
If you want to support the park financially:
- Please make sure to pick up your dog’s poop and dispose of it;
- Be prepared to leave with your dog if it isn’t behaving appropriately;
- Be prepared to leave if someone else won’t leave with their misbehaving dog;
- Pick up a broom and sweep the sidewalk areas;
- Save your newspaper bags and place them in the white sail bag hanging from the fence;
- Use the bags in the sail bag first! They don’t cost anything and work just as well;
- Volunteer to be a steward – it only takes fifteen minutes of your time once or twice a month and you get to pick the days you volunteer each month. (call 508-331-2929 if interested)
If you want to support the park financially:
- If you went on the cruise, thank you as you just helped us pay for all the new sidewalk areas;
- Buy a $10 t-shirt or $20 hat;
- Buy a $20 Nat Geo’s Dog Lover’s Guide to Travel (great for a gift);
- Order a $100 unique tile for our wall to commemorate a special occasion or to honor or remember a special person or pet;
- Support businesses that regularly support the Park, such as Witter Concrete, DMC Plumbing and Heating, Geo. Botelho Excavation, TD Bank, Beard Subaru of Hyannis, AAA Asphalt, Eagle Fence, Lawrence Lynch, Deer Run Veterinary Services, Nantucket Sheds, Nutro Dog Food, Cataldo Construction, Snip ‘N Clip Groomers, Cuny Landscaping, Signature Studios Spa, Relax and Renew Spa, Oysters Too, Flying Pig Pottery, Dave Dimestico tile craftsman
- Save your change and donate it to the Park once or twice a year;
- Shop using Smile.Amazon.com and identify Falmouth Dog Park as the recipient of Amazon’s charitable donation each time you make a purchase! (no cost to you!)
- Ask TD Bank to add you to the Affinity Program and the bank will give the Park a donation just because you have an account (no cost to you!).
- Make a donation using one of the donation envelopes!
- Donate an item on our Wish List.
Our park in a commercial!
Our friends at Beard Subaru have filmed a commercial at the Falmouth Dog Park. Beard Subaru is a generous sponsor of the Falmouth Dog Park.
Some book suggestions
Carol Chittenden of Eight Cousins Bookstore in Falmouth has kindly provided us with a list of dog-related books. These books would be great for yourself or as holiday gifts. Thanks, Carol.
FOR CHILDREN
Cracker! : Best Dog in Vietnam (ages 10-13)
Fact Tracker : Dog Heroes (ages 5-8, background information for the Magic Treehouse series)
Henry and Mudge : The First Book Of Their Adventures (early reader, ages 5-7, over 20 titles in the series)
How To Talk To Your Dog (ages 5-10)
Puppy Place #03 : Shadow (ages 7-10, very appealing to girls, many in the series)
Racing in the Rain : My Life As a Dog (ages 8-12: kids version of the adult bestseller)
FOR ADULTS
The Art of Racing in the Rain (novel)
Best Dog Tricks on the Planet: 106 Amazing Things Your Dog Can Do on Command
Dog Sense : How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet
A Dog’s Journey (novel)
A Dog’s Purpose (novel)
E.B. White on Dogs : Essays (one of our biggest favorites of the year)
I Could Chew on This : And Other Poems by Dogs (humor; makes a fun gift)
Inside of a Dog : What Dogs See, Smell, and Know (science)
Newborn Puppies: Dogs in Their First Three Weeks (adorable photos)
People Training for Good Dogs (local author Melissa Berryman)
Shake (amazing photos of dogs shaking off water)
Underwater Dogs (photos)
World's Ugliest Dogs (funny photos)
FOR CHILDREN
Cracker! : Best Dog in Vietnam (ages 10-13)
Fact Tracker : Dog Heroes (ages 5-8, background information for the Magic Treehouse series)
Henry and Mudge : The First Book Of Their Adventures (early reader, ages 5-7, over 20 titles in the series)
How To Talk To Your Dog (ages 5-10)
Puppy Place #03 : Shadow (ages 7-10, very appealing to girls, many in the series)
Racing in the Rain : My Life As a Dog (ages 8-12: kids version of the adult bestseller)
FOR ADULTS
The Art of Racing in the Rain (novel)
Best Dog Tricks on the Planet: 106 Amazing Things Your Dog Can Do on Command
Dog Sense : How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet
A Dog’s Journey (novel)
A Dog’s Purpose (novel)
E.B. White on Dogs : Essays (one of our biggest favorites of the year)
I Could Chew on This : And Other Poems by Dogs (humor; makes a fun gift)
Inside of a Dog : What Dogs See, Smell, and Know (science)
Newborn Puppies: Dogs in Their First Three Weeks (adorable photos)
People Training for Good Dogs (local author Melissa Berryman)
Shake (amazing photos of dogs shaking off water)
Underwater Dogs (photos)
World's Ugliest Dogs (funny photos)
The Concert 2014
Last Sunday, we were treated to a concert at the Higher Grounds Coffee House at the Waquoit Church. The coffeehouse’s featured performers were "Three-Legged Dog," a Falmouth-based group that blends close harmonies, great guitar playing, percussion, and close bonds of friendship. Its members, Wendy Nelson, Pamela Rothstein, and Elias Lieberman have been making music together for over a decade. Their threesome was joined by percussionist Tony Scalisi. Their repertoire drew on the folk scene of the 1960s and 1970s, from Dylan and John Prine to James Taylor and the Beatles, and dips into country, rock and the blues. It also included covers of contemporary singer-songwriters such as Red Molly, Wailin’ Jennys, and Nickel Creek. For this special benefit, Three-Legged Dog presented dog-themed songs and poetry, too.
Thanks to Reverend Fields for hosting the event, Three Legged Dog for their fine performance, our volunteers for working in the kitchen, and to those of you who came out to support the Falmouth Dog Park.
Thanks to Reverend Fields for hosting the event, Three Legged Dog for their fine performance, our volunteers for working in the kitchen, and to those of you who came out to support the Falmouth Dog Park.
The Half-Marathon 2014
In what was a busy weekend for the Falmouth Dog Park, our volunteers ran three water stations for the half-marathon on Saturday. Here are a few pictures of some of our volunteers (with an apology to those who missed the photo shoot!).
A Howlin' Good Time 2014
We held our annual Halloween Costume Party on Sunday, October 26, and we did indeed have a Howlin' Good Time. Lots of great costumes and lots of great prizes, thanks to our donors. More info to follow, but here are some of the pictures from the event.
Archive 2014
The Sunset Paws Cruise 2014 was a great success!
The cruise aboard the Island Queen on Saturday, June 14 was a great success. Thanks to our sponsors, Beard Subaru of Hyannis and TDBank. Also, a big "thanks" to the businesses who donated products and services: Signature Studios Spa, Relax and Renew Spa, Mahoneys, Roche Bros., The Island Queen, and Stage Door Canteen. And finally to the 200 guests who came out with us to make this a great evening.
One of our guests posted this description of our cruise.
Threatening clouds parted
as we boarded
the Island Queen.
Treated to a shimmering sunset
as we left the harbor.
Cruise for a cause.
Supporting the Dog Park
surrounded by friends
and music and the beauty
of the water at night.
We cruised through calm waters
and were greeted by
twinkling lights on the
shore of the Vineyard.
Fortunate are we.
People travel from far flung
spots to vacation in
this magical place that
we simply call home.
http://saltwaterinfluenced.wordpress.com/2014/06/15/dog-park-cruise/
Threatening clouds parted
as we boarded
the Island Queen.
Treated to a shimmering sunset
as we left the harbor.
Cruise for a cause.
Supporting the Dog Park
surrounded by friends
and music and the beauty
of the water at night.
We cruised through calm waters
and were greeted by
twinkling lights on the
shore of the Vineyard.
Fortunate are we.
People travel from far flung
spots to vacation in
this magical place that
we simply call home.
http://saltwaterinfluenced.wordpress.com/2014/06/15/dog-park-cruise/
Spring Cleanup
Thanks to our volunteers Barb S., Carol S., Carol D., Bruce G., Ursula and Larry G., and Frank F., we made great headway on clearing the park of debris from fall and winter. We cleaned the bubblers and benches, removed leaves, and raked the walkway. On Sunday, thanks to the half-dozen volunteers from the Falmouth Jewish Congregation who came to park to rake sand, clean out the shed and wash down two benches. As a result of these hours of clean-up last weekend, we now have a park free of any piles of leaves and weeds, freshly raked and sifted sand pits, moss free benches and sanitized concrete pads and bubblers, a well-swept shed, a completely cleaned and redone kiosk, stone-free sidewalks, filled in holes caused by diggers determined to get to China, and a soon-to-be restored bench for outside the park. he park is looking pretty good!
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Lots going on at the Park!
Monday, April 28 The Board of Selectmen will hear about our newest additions, including our Snoopy shed, two new benches and additional paved walkways, the latest additions to the wall of tiles, our inclusion in the National Geographic’s The Dog Lover’s Guide to Travel and end-of-summer book signing, our successful steward program, our involvement with the May 15 Chamber of Commerce After Hours , and our upcoming June 14 Brick Kiln Nursery Day along with the Sunset Paws Cruise.
To expand upon our partnership with TD Bank, we will be at the bank Friday, May 2 from 2 to 5 p.m., collecting change from your piggy banks, selling cruise tickets for $25 a piece, and giving out information about the partnership that benefits the Dog Park through the TD Bank Affinity Program without taking a penny from you . Please stop by and learn about the program, bring in your piggy banks, or buy some cruise tickets which will be limited to 200 tickets, first come, first serve.
If you can’t make it to the bank, we will be at the park on Saturday May 3 and Sunday May 4 from 9:30 to 11:30 to do the same thing, as well as to organize park clean-up time. Anyone willing to give an hour or two please come May 3 and bring work gloves, weeding and trimming tools, a rake or just yourselves. On Sunday, May 4, members of the Falmouth Jewish Congregation will donate time to help out at the park as well. Dogs visiting the park on May 4 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. will be limited to the small dog area to help out the workers.
Members of the Chamber of Commerce will have an opportunity to view our new FCTV public service announcement and learn more about the park at the May 15 After Hours at the Holiday Inn. We hope all members will come join in the fun and celebrate all the park’s accomplishments in three short years!
On June 14 we are excited to announce an entire day and evening of ways to support the dog park and have a great time. Our neighbor, Brick Kiln Nursery, will again offer a share of its proceeds to the dog park for all the purchases made at the nursery that day. Please come buy your garden needs June 14 and help out the dog park. We will be on hand to sell cruise tickets, if any are still available, for that evening’s cruise on the Island Queen.
Also on June 14, The Sunset Paws Cruise leaves the dock promptly at 8 p.m. with music by Stage Door Canteen and delicious food as well. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door; but remember there are only 200 tickets so buy yours early!
And, of course, save the first weekend in August for our annual Park Pool Party! This event has become a park favorite, from the time the hoses are turned on until the last dog shakes!
To expand upon our partnership with TD Bank, we will be at the bank Friday, May 2 from 2 to 5 p.m., collecting change from your piggy banks, selling cruise tickets for $25 a piece, and giving out information about the partnership that benefits the Dog Park through the TD Bank Affinity Program without taking a penny from you . Please stop by and learn about the program, bring in your piggy banks, or buy some cruise tickets which will be limited to 200 tickets, first come, first serve.
If you can’t make it to the bank, we will be at the park on Saturday May 3 and Sunday May 4 from 9:30 to 11:30 to do the same thing, as well as to organize park clean-up time. Anyone willing to give an hour or two please come May 3 and bring work gloves, weeding and trimming tools, a rake or just yourselves. On Sunday, May 4, members of the Falmouth Jewish Congregation will donate time to help out at the park as well. Dogs visiting the park on May 4 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. will be limited to the small dog area to help out the workers.
Members of the Chamber of Commerce will have an opportunity to view our new FCTV public service announcement and learn more about the park at the May 15 After Hours at the Holiday Inn. We hope all members will come join in the fun and celebrate all the park’s accomplishments in three short years!
On June 14 we are excited to announce an entire day and evening of ways to support the dog park and have a great time. Our neighbor, Brick Kiln Nursery, will again offer a share of its proceeds to the dog park for all the purchases made at the nursery that day. Please come buy your garden needs June 14 and help out the dog park. We will be on hand to sell cruise tickets, if any are still available, for that evening’s cruise on the Island Queen.
Also on June 14, The Sunset Paws Cruise leaves the dock promptly at 8 p.m. with music by Stage Door Canteen and delicious food as well. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door; but remember there are only 200 tickets so buy yours early!
And, of course, save the first weekend in August for our annual Park Pool Party! This event has become a park favorite, from the time the hoses are turned on until the last dog shakes!
Doggie Bowl 2014
Thanks to everyone who participated in Doggie Bowl 2014. It was a huge success, thanks to our lane sponsors, the businesses that contributed the great prizes, to Ryan's Amusement Center, and to the people who came to bowl. Please visit the businesses who helped so much to make this a success and tell them that you appreciate the support they provide to the Falmouth Dog Park.
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Additional photos courtesy of Jeff Urquhart Photography. (http://www.jeffurquhartphotography.com)
Fun at the Park
The first set of tiles has been installed!
The first batch of tiles has been installed on the wall! We are very excited to have this fitst set up so you can appreciate how the wall will look when it is covered with these beautiful works of art. For more information on this project and how you can get your tile up on the wall, read here.
