Winter seemed to take forever to leave, then the wet cool spring lingered on. We now have the warm summer days to get out and enjoy Prairie Pastures to the fullest with our friends, both four-legged and two legged alike.

It hardly seems like just a year ago we had our Grand Opening. How far we've come in just a year, and how we've grown. We keep adding to our membership, and with that our group of volunteers keeps growing. For that we are so grateful.

The daily upkeep at Prairie Pastures is much easier with more help, and not such a chore. Thank you to all who keep the dog park looking so nice.

But the additions to Prairie Pastures itself is what's most exciting! The Monkey cage is finally clean, and though we intended to have a sprinkler system up and running in there this year, we have to solve the lack of water to the spigot before that can happen. Instead we've put plastic wading pools in there, and for those who don't care that their dogs get wet, they can let them inside to play in the water.

Our most exciting news is our new ground that we just opened for the older and/or physically impaired dogs. It's an acre or so of ground separated from the rest of the play yards just for those dogs so they won't be hampered by the younger or friskier canines. They can wander in the longer grass, or just stroll quietly around while their handlers sit in the shade and let them enjoy being off leash.

Come see the new additions if you haven't been to the dog park recently! Lacy and Max will greet you if they're there.