Sioux Falls Humane Society Making Plans For A New Dog Park

The Sioux Falls Humane Society is a place of love. Love for abandoned, neglected, homeless animals is what they provide 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Now thanks to a surprise donation they are dreaming of adding something that dogs and their caretakers would absolutely love - -a dog park!

According to Pigeon 605, this wouldn't be just any dog park, it would have separate areas for large and small dogs as well as an agility course that all the dogs could use.

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The unexpected gift to the Sioux Falls Humane Society comes from Pheasantland Industries which is associated with the South Dakota Department of Corrections. Their gift was agility equipment for the dogs waiting for forever homes.

The agility course is set up in a play yard right now, but executive director James Oppenheimer is now hoping to find donors to renovate the play yard into a complete dog park.

The donations needed would be right around $500 thousand and they are looking for a donor or donors who would want to "put their name on this new project".

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The Humane Society is having a great year in terms of adoptions, They have already reached 1,642 and their adoption goal this year is 4,000. In 2023 adoptions reached a record 3,807 and they have high hopes of going well beyond that.

One way that people can help right now is with dog and cat food donations, as those supplies are always going fast.

15 Free Things to Do with Kids in Sioux Falls

"What are we gonna do with these kids?" A question every parent askes, especially in the summer. And it's always better if what you do with the kids is free.

Sioux Falls is a small city full of big fun for all ages, and a lot of it is free. We have world-class parks, museums, live music and so much more. Here's a handy list of 15 free things for you and the kids to do in Sioux Falls.

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The Best Pizzas In South Dakota

Grab a slice and enjoy some of the best pizza in South Dakota

Pizza is one of those things in life that usually everyone can agree on.

Leave it to Best Things South Dakota to uncover South Dakota’s best and favorite local pizzas. From cheese and sausage to pineapple pizza, Best Things South Dakota identified the best traditional and creative pizzas throughout the Mount Rushmore state.

Unfortunately, one pizza establishment on the list, Sioux Falls’ Zaroty closed its doors in the summer of 2020. So, I took the liberty of including one more Sioux Falls pizza place people really like!

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