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The Somerville Dog Owners Group (som|dog) promotes responsible dog ownership, safe and legal options for off-leash recreation, and the equitable distribution of open space in Somerville, MA.
Board of Directors: Michele Biscoe, Steven Roix and Jessica Wong
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The Somerville Dog Owners Group is incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and certified by the Office of Attorney General as a public charity.
Thanks to Steven Glines and the staff of Sillari and Glines for help filing our Articles of Incorporation and to the Law Office of Jennifer E. Shell for looking over our bylaws for certification as a public charity.
- Information for Somerville Residents useful links for Somerivlle residents
contact information for city officials
- Resources for Dog Owners
- Bibliography
- Suggested Reading about off-leash recreation
- Dog Meets Dog
- Notes on observing and understanding canine intra-species social behavior based on Jean Donaldson's book, Fight! A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-Dog Aggression (San Francisco SPCA, 2004).
- Dog Owner Groups
- Listed by state
- Responsible Dog Ownership
- Doing right by your dog in the community
