New Milford Dog Park is an independent dog park and is not funded or managed by the Town of New Milford. We are managed by an all volunteer Board of Directors and are funded only by the generous donations of patrons and local business.
"Candlewoof" New Milford Dog Park is a not for profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to providing a safe and secure area for dogs to play and socialize. New Milford Dog Park will promote responsible dog ownership and community education through our events and meetings.
Current Board of Directors
The following dog park members have volunteered their time to support the business functions of the dog park and serve the membership community. Tap on their name to contact them directly via email or you may also speak to them in person at the monthly board meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
- Paul Grant, President, aka "Alfie's Dad"
- Diane Sibert, Vice President, aka "Louie's Mom"
- Melissa Stahl, Community Affairs, aka "Oliver's Mom"
- Maddy Patrick, Secretary, aka " Sprout and Finn's Mom"
- Donna Gray, Social and Online Media, aka "Frankie's Mom"
Current Park Bylaws
The New Milford Dog Park Bylaws For the viewing by our community at large, here are the 2022 dog park bylaws that were fully updated, voted upon by the members, and will remain available to all in our community.
Recent Publicity
The park was recently featured in an article with The New Milford Spectrum on The CT Insider: New Milford ‘Candlewoof’ dog park gets repairs: ‘Safe space and a fun place for dogs and for people’
The park participated in the Give Local Online Fund Drive for Great Waterbury, Litchfield Hills and thanks to our supporters, we raised $3,506. Thank you to everyone involved and you can read more about it here.