OUR (short) STORY

Fort Greene Park Users and Pets Society (PUPS), founded
in 1998, is a community of 1,500+ dog-owners who support both off-leash hours and Fort Greene Park.

 

Over the years, PUPS has:

• Purchased trash cans for the park

• Pioneered installation of poop bag dispensers and kept them filled

• Held and/or volunteered for park clean ups, park planting, and drainage projects

• Sponsored hole-filling, agility, and dog-wash events

• Became a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization

• Installed a dog-friendly water fountain with the help of then-councilperson Letitia James

• Produced tote bags and calendars featuring Fort Greene pups

• Was a participant in the city-wide effort to codify off-leash laws in NYC

 

We continue to:

• Sponsor quarterly park worker appreciation breakfasts

• Provide drinking bowls to the human-only water fountains

• Volunteer for park clean ups with our friends at FGPC

• Hold dog-friendly community events in the park such as the puppy-meet, donation drives for local animal shelters, and our popular morning coffees

• Sponsor the world-famous Great PUPkin, now in its 22nd year, a halloween costume contest for dogs

• Continue to advocate for responsible dog ownership

• Remain stewards of the park

• Be the eyes and ears of the park as its most regular users