SPADO - South Philadelphia Association of Dog Owners

SPADO - South Philadelphia Association of Dog Owners SPADO is back after a long hiatus with new leadership team.

This group is devoted to creating a safe and healthy environment for dogs and owners to exercise, socialize, and build community through civic engagement at the Columbus Square Dog Park. Officers:
Andrew Barron (President)
Michael Patrick Smith (Treasurer)
Kara Kray (Secretary)
Council Members:
Arielle Harris
Rick Thornburg
Michael Kaiser
Christina Del Casale
Abby Bach
Dante Pierantozzi
Ali Shott

It’s time to vote in our new board for FY26/27! Thanks to everyone who expressed interest in joining the board or offeri...
10/05/2026

It’s time to vote in our new board for FY26/27! Thanks to everyone who expressed interest in joining the board or offering to help as a volunteer. This will likely be our first time having my a full board in a few years 😃

Heads up for this Sunday!SPADO will be holding our postponed (September) cleaning at 7:30am (10/4). Volunteer help is al...
09/30/2026

Heads up for this Sunday!
SPADO will be holding our postponed (September) cleaning at 7:30am (10/4). Volunteer help is always encouraged and appreciated! We will be planning to power wash and sanitize the turf, rake, sweep, fix the chicken wire and other internal infrastructure, and more.

Hope to see you there! As a reminder, no dogs allowed inside during the cleaning.
Thanks!

If you go to Columbus Square dog park, give this post a quick look!
09/26/2026

If you go to Columbus Square dog park, give this post a quick look!

We’re all in this together! Help keep the dog park clean, safe, and fun (and open…) by joining SPADO. We are the organiz...
09/16/2026

We’re all in this together! Help keep the dog park clean, safe, and fun (and open…) by joining SPADO. We are the organization the cares for the dog park in Columbus Square, as Philly Parks and Rec delegates responsibility of dog parks to non-profits like us!

The more the merrier. We will be having our official board elections in the coming weeks so reach out if you’re interested or have any questions. Hope to see some new faces join the ranks!

Come join us in cleaning up the dog park on Sunday September 13th. We’ll be starting at 7:30 but feel free to drop by an...
09/01/2026

Come join us in cleaning up the dog park on Sunday September 13th. We’ll be starting at 7:30 but feel free to drop by any time between then and 10(ish). We’ll be power washing, raking/sweeping, and doing maintenance on equipment. As usual, for safety reasons, no dogs will be permitted inside during the cleaning.

We heard you wanted some shade! New improvements to the park include large cantelever umbrellas and several sun shades (...
08/12/2026

We heard you wanted some shade!

New improvements to the park include large cantelever umbrellas and several sun shades (thanks Heather Rose for installing those!). Ratchet straps to secure the umbrellas coming soon and if they hold up well in the coming weeks, we’ll get a couple more.

PLEASE help us maintain the new equipment by putting umbrellas down in windy conditions. Turn the hand crank to fold them up and squeeze the hand guard and pull down to collapse.

***RESCHEDULED TO 7/19 DUE TO RAIN***(Check back for a new date soon)We’ll be hosting a Summer party on July 19th starti...
07/05/2026

***RESCHEDULED TO 7/19 DUE TO RAIN***
(Check back for a new date soon)
We’ll be hosting a Summer party on July 19th starting at 11am in an effort to fundraise money for large umbrellas inside the park - as you all know it gets quite toasty in there during the Summer. We’re hoping to raise $1500-2000 for 4-6 large 10x13ft umbrellas with heavy bases.

We’ll have pup cups, treats, pools, sprinklers, and other fun things for your pups to enjoy. Local vendors will also be there - if you’re a vendor who wants to participate, please reach out!

Happy 4th! 🇺🇸🦅New pools on both sides of the park (including some BIG ones)! These were originally going to be for the s...
07/04/2026

Happy 4th! 🇺🇸🦅

New pools on both sides of the park (including some BIG ones)! These were originally going to be for the shade fundraiser but since that’s postponed, we figured the pups needed to stay cool somehow. Be sure to drain the water using the nozzles when the water gets dirty. Have fun and stay cool!

We’ll be hosting a Summer party on June 27th starting at noon in an effort to fundraise money for large umbrellas inside...
06/10/2026

We’ll be hosting a Summer party on June 27th starting at noon in an effort to fundraise money for large umbrellas inside the park - as you all know it gets quite toasty in there during the Summer. We’re hoping to raise $1500-2000 for 4-6 large 10x13ft umbrellas with heavy bases.

We’ll have pup cups, treats, pools, sprinklers, and other fun things for your pups to enjoy. Local vendors will also be there - if you’re a vendor who wants to participate, please reach out!

We’ll be having our monthly board meeting at the rec center this week (Wednesday night at 6:30). Come by if you want to ...
05/26/2026

We’ll be having our monthly board meeting at the rec center this week (Wednesday night at 6:30). Come by if you want to learn about the dog park, how you can get involved, improvements you’d like to see, etc.

As a reminder, this dog park is entirely volunteer run/maintained - we are always looking for additional support. This park will literally be closed if we don’t care for it as a community.

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12th And Reed Street
Philadelphia, PA
19147

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