Rosedale Center Canceled Indoor Dog Walking. Here’s What to Do Instead.

Bad news, pups: Rosedale Center has canceled its indoor dog walking on Sunday mornings. Even worse, abandoned poops were a big, smelly part of the decision.

When we asked, a Rosedale Center representative stated, “The main reason we had to cancel was our inability to clean up the mall before it was open to the public. We didn’t have the time or staff to clean up all of the messes. We also just went through a multi-million-dollar renovation and the messes the dogs would make when their owners didn’t clean them up was begging to wear down our center.”

Rosedale’s last dog-walking event will be 8-10 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 24. What a puppin’ shame.

Now fur the good news: There are still more dog-friendly places ‘n parties around town than kibbles in a bowl. Here’s a pawful of our many faves.

Outdoors
On sunny (non-Pawler Vortex) days, there’s nothin’ better than a good romp in the great outdogs. Sniff and be sniffed at a local dog park, or layer up for an adventure through one of these doggone gorgeous dog-friendly hiking trails.

Have a pup who ruvs to pull? A little skijoring could be perfect for the two of you.

Indoors
Take your doggo for some re-tail therapy at these dog-friendly Minnesota malls and more than 200 shops that’ll let you have your dog in tow.

Check out an indoor dog park. Stone Mountain Pet Lodge has two locations, and a new dog park in St. Cloud even benefits senior rescue dogs.

Sidle up to the bar for a pint with your pooch at these local breweries that welcome dogs inside.

Prefer lattes to lagers? Here are a few coffee shops that ruv woofers indoors, too.

Plan your dog’s next birthday party.

And if you really wanna get away, plan staycation at a dog-friendly hotel. Prefer a weekend road trip? Chicago hotels heckin’ love the pups, too.

Check out our Twin Cities event calendar for more tail-waggin fun. And for the love of dog, BYO poop bags.

(Photo by Mitchell Orr on Unsplash)

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