'FIDO' Group Pushes for Natick Off-Leash Dog Park

Photo: FIDO of Natick Facebook page

The all-volunteer organization FIDO is a group based in Natick, and they have a goal: to get an off-leash dog park built in town.

FIDO, which stands for “fun informed dog owners,” explains on Facebook that the group is “for those interested, to collectively brainstorm, plan, and organize the Natick Dog Park initiative.”

The group started about a year ago to lobby to the town for the park, reported the Boston Globe in a recent feature on the organization.FIDO is looking at an acre in town near the Middlesex Path as a perfect spot for the park, and Town Administrator Martha White is applying for grant money from the Stanton Foundation to assist.

Frank Stanton, who died in 2006, established the Be Kind to Animals clubs called Bands of Mercy, and also raised money for many animal welfare projects, including establishing off-leash dog parks, according to Wikipedia.

The Foundation spokesperson told the Globe he thought Natick would make an ideal spot for such a park.

Doggoes.com offers a comprehensive list of dog parks in Massachusetts, with details that include whether the park is off or on leash, fenced or not.

Natick dog owners and lovers - would you support an off-leash dog park? Would you bring your dog there? Tell us in the comments section.