A concerned citizen who likes walking his or her dog in Harvard's holdings off Western Avenue filed a 311 report about a coyote that chased them shortly after midnight: Read more.
Dogs
By adamg - 4/5/21 - 1:28 pm
The other day, Taylor came upon all these dogs posed in one of the Longfellow salt shakers (or is it one of the pepper shakers?) and just loved it.
And here is one of the photos the dog walker, Steven Watson, took (bonus shot of the pack in front of the Copley Square T stop, the fancy entrance).
By adamg - 3/11/21 - 10:25 am
The City Council yesterday approved a request by Councilor Ricardo Arroyo (Roslindale, Hyde Park, Mattapan) to look into how to get the city to build dog parks south of the Fenway, where he said dog-owning residents deserve the same facilities as those in the South End, the North End, Dorchester and other neighborhoods that already have dog parks. Read more.
By adamg - 3/8/21 - 10:33 am
Boston has released a list of the top-25 dog names in Boston last year, based on dog-license applications, and nary a Spot or Fido among them (speaking of which, you have until March 31 to register your pooch).
By adamg - 2/27/21 - 10:40 pm
A dog-owning citizen barks out a 311 complaint about supposedly irresponsible parents at Medal of Honor Park in South Boston: Read more.
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By adamg - 2/23/21 - 9:24 am
Mary Ellen spotted this recliner and end table this morning at Millennium Park in West Roxbury (where she reports somebody also built a TV, but it's seems to be broken because all it shows is snow). Jax the wonder dog for scale.
By adamg - 2/18/21 - 10:53 am
A heartwarming only-in-Charlestown story.
As the dog weaved through the streets of the neighborhood, Morse was close behind - and unbeknownst to her - so were many neighbors who had randomly and suddenly taken up the cause.
By adamg - 2/5/21 - 10:13 am
A city parks manager said yesterday that Boston is looking at how to put a dog park in every neighborhood - potentially good news for residents in the city's southern half, who currently have none and who have been repeatedly rebuffed by state officials on the large expanses of state parkland in the area. Read more.
By adamg - 1/27/21 - 11:39 am
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today dismissed a lawsuit by a man injured in a fall off his bicycle when another man's unsecured pit bull charged out of a yard and attacked the bike rider's dog, who had been trotting alongside him. Read more.
By adamg - 10/20/20 - 11:35 am
A disgusted citizen files a 311 complaint about the loose dogs at Millennium Park in West Roxbury: Read more.
By adamg - 7/26/20 - 8:47 pm
An aggrieved citizen files a 311 complaint about the slatted benches the city has installed in Peters Park in the South End: Read more.
By adamg - 5/26/20 - 9:26 am
Northendwaterfront.com reports that the Prince Street Dog Park is once again open, but with some new rules - Only ten people are allowed in at a time, they have to stay six feet apart and all the balls and common water bowls have been taken out. Also, don't be piggy at the dog park: If you've been there awhile and there are other people and pets waiting to get in, say your woofy goodbyes and take your leave.
By adamg - 5/5/20 - 3:09 pm
Angell Memorial Medical Center in Jamaica Plain is responding to a post in a a local Facebook group that somebody's dog died of Covid-19 after testing positive for it the animal hospital: Read more.
By adamg - 4/9/20 - 9:15 am
The Boston Sun reports plans for revitalizing the dreary Charlesgate under and around the Bowker Overpass that connects Storrow Drive to the Fenway now include a half-acre dog park that would have separate areas for both canine introverts and extroverts.
By adamg - 4/1/20 - 8:34 pm
Word from the MFA is that Riley the Museum Dog is fine and still helping to protect the museum, along with Nicki Luongo, the museum's head of protective services. Here's Riley reporting for duty a few days ago: Read more:
By fishinguy - 3/27/20 - 1:59 pm
Please take care of your own shit bags during the COVID-19 crisis, we don’t need any more diseases or germs because of people’s laziness.
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