dog park

A day of music and demonstrations with shelter dogs, therapy dogs, raffles, food, and a Dunk Tank Challenge.

The park is named after longtime WBSM news anchor and animal lover, Jack Peterson.

This week on "Positive Pets with MJ," Melissa takes a look at some of the "pet news" over the past week. That includes the news of a dog being viciously attacked by a hawk while in its backyard in East Freetown, as well as the reasons behind the rules of New Bedford's new dog park, which just opened last Friday...

New Bedford's first off-leash dog park, the Captain Jack Peterson Dog Park, is officially open. But some people aren't thrilled with the park's posted rules; 25 rules, in fact.

Ten years after its inception, The Captain Jack Peterson Dog Park officially opened for play this afternoon.

The Captain Jack Peterson Dog Park in New Bedford is inching closer to an official opening sometime in January. The City of New Bedford has announced that memberships to the dog park will go on sale on January 2nd at the City's Clerk's office at City Hall...

After my dog ran away from home the other night it occurred to me that he was probably tired of feeling short-changed and underappreciated. I hear you, dude.

Lynne Peterson and Lizette David have the latest on the Captain Jack Peterson Dog Park planned for New Bedford.

WBSM's Jim Phillips speaks with Diane Camacho, President of the Dartmouth Dog Park Working Group about plans for a dog park in North Dartmouth. Townsquare Sunday with Jim Phillips can be heard each Sunday at 6am on WBSM 1420 and WBSM.com...

The dog days of summer aren't even here yet, but the dogs of New Bedford are going to have to wait a little while longer to have their big day. The official groundbreaking on the Captain Jack Peterson Dog Park was scheduled for Tuesday, but has been postponed...