Welcome to The Harwiches Dog Park
Web-site!
The purpose of our web-site is to provide dog owners of Harwich and other communities
on Cape Cod information regarding the progress of building The Harwiches Dog Park, fundraising events,
and what you can do to help. Our chair persons, and committee members, as well as the wonderful businesses helping to
make this project become a reality, are all passionate about this park.
We will be updating information weekly
on the progress and any news events. We will also be featuring each committee member and their dog (s) on this website.
Get Ready For The Big Announcement!!
Coming soon! The official
announcement of the location!
It will be announced on channel 18, and in the Cape Cod Chronicle and The Harwich
Oracle newspapers.
Ground breaking proposed for late Fall of 2009!!!!!!!
And the location for The Harwiches
Dog Park is.................Thompson's Field on the Route 39 side?
As of now, The Conservation Department and Committee
has approved the location, with a one year trial basis. This means the dog park will be set-up with two sections in
an all enclosed fenced in area, one area for large dogs and the other for small dogs. More details will be forth coming.
Happy Labor Day and Peace and Paws to all for a wonderful Indian Summer!
How did the Committee start?
Once upon a time, a group of Pet Parents got together and formed "THE HARWICHES DOG PARK" committee. The
group was made up of dedicated and compassionate people who wanted to have a park where their dogs could play and meet other
dogs.
They dreamed of a park that would encompass a fenced in area divided into three sections.One
section would be a run area, open, with benches, picnic tables, kiosks, and shaded pergolas. This section would allow
the Pet Parents to sit and enjoy watching their dogs having fun while meeting other Pet Parents. The park would become
a social facilitator for all who entered it. Water bubblers for the dogs to drink from and recycled hydrants to play
around.
The middle section would be the agility area. This section would consist of balance beams, tunnels, an agility
course, a tire swing, and of course a slide.
The third section would be for Puppies and small dogs. It would have a memorial garden filled with plants
in memory of beloved dogs who went to heaven and made room for the ones living. This garden would grow along the fence seperating
the other sections, so as to not distract puppies while they were being trained by their owners and trainers. A small
reflection pool would be in the center of this lovely memorial garden, to reflect the dedication and compassion of the Pet
Parents who would come to enjoy the park with their dogs. The park would be open year round, from dawn to dusk, with handicapped
access.
But in order to make this dream come true, we need your help with donations. Please help make our
dream come true!
Thank you,
The Harwiches Dog Park Committee
Becoming a Member
We already have a commiittee established but will need help during fundraising events and volunteering at
the park, once it is completed.
If you are interested in volunteering for events or helping with getting The Harwiches Dog Park petition signed, please
contact us.
The Petition will be presented to the Board of Selectmen, along with letters of support for The Harwiches
Dog Park.
DOLLAR'S FOR DOGS
DONATION JARS ARE
IN THE HARWICHES!
"Dollars for Dogs" donation jars are these local businesses
in The Harwiches. Please support the businesses that support
The Harwiches Dog Park.
HARWICH PORT
Cranberry Liquors
Harwich Spirits
WEST HARWICH
Harwich Pet supply
Lady Brett's Flower Shop
Luddy's Paint Shoppe and
Harwich Remoldeling Center
EAST HARWICH
Alecsie's House of Pizza
Harwich east liquors
HARWICH CENTER
Cape Cod Tileworks
Harwich Central Cafe
Pleasant Lake
Pleasant Lake General Store
NORTH HARWICH
Derbyfield Country Kennels
SOUTH HARWICH
Thayer's Flowers, Inc.
How to build a better Dog Park?
Sponser A Link!!!!!!
Do you want to be a sponser of the fence links for the park?
We will have a level system for signage on the fencing to help defray the cost of the fencing. Your name/business
will be displayed on weatherproof material acknowledging you generous support.
Their will be a 4 level system for signage;
Platinum Paw Sign Donation of $10,000.00
Gold Paw Sign Donation of $5,000.00
Silver Paw Sign Donation of $2,500.00
Bronze Paw Sign Donation of $1,500.00
These signs will acknowledge your business and your support for building this park.
Donations in any amount are also very much appreciated.!
Please make checks out to; THE TOWN OF HARWICH GIFT FUND
on the memo: The Harwiches Dog Park fund
Please call for details
508-430-7151
Other ways to show support
Write a letter of support fo the Harwiches Dog Park
mail to: The Harwiches Dog Park
P.O. Box 1217
Harwich, Ma 02645
We will present these letters to the Board of Selectmen
Our Mission
The Harwiches Dog Park mission is to provide a fenced in and safe environment for all dogs and their owners, and to facilitate
socialization between both groups. The committee's mission is to create an area, that will promote and enhance dogs and their
owners lives with a run area, an agility area and a small dog area.
This park has been designed by very passionate dog lovers who want it to be available to all Harwich residents and
their dogs, as well as residents and their dogs from neighboring communities. It will be soley run by donations, fundraising
and an annual dog park fee for the badge to get in to the park. It will be open year round and maintained by volunteers,
it's hours of operation will be dawn to dusk.
Our hope for this park, is that it will resemble the commitment and the dedication of the committee, the town and most
of all the dog owners who will enjoy it. Handicapped accessibilty will be available.
The Memorial Garden
The vision for the memorial garden will be located inside the small dog section with a small reflection
pool as a remembrance of our beloved dogs who would of enjoyed the dog park.
We will plant perrennials, trees, and grasses in the garden in their honor, commemorating you
beloved dog with a stone garden marker.
This garden will enclose the small dog section and help distract the puppies while they are being
trained by their owners or trainers, from the other dogs in the other sections.
Local landscapers will be donating or least part of their products and services to this wonderful
park.
