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Sadie’s Dream of a Better Dog Park is in Your Hands
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July 27, 2010, at 08:21 AM
Sarah Bickerstaff and Sadie
by April Christenson
Sarah Bickerstaff and her dog Sadie, a Great Dane-pointer mix, love to visit Hefflinger Dog Park near 112th Street and West Maple Road in Omaha. The pair frequently go to the recreational area so Sadie can get some exercise and play with other dogs.
Sadie enjoys any trip outdoors, but Bickerstaff saw that the park could use some improvements. A rather barren landscape at the 7.5-acre park, no shade for sweltering summer days, a lack of easy access for older or disabled visitors and a lack of lighting for day-shortened fall and winter visits make the space rather less than inviting.
Bickerstaff aims to change all that.
Her entry is one of ten finalists in a video contest sponsored by Purina's Beneful dog food. The grand prize is a $500,000 dog park makeover for Sadie and all her canine friends.
How can you help man’s (and Sarah's) best friend with a revitalized space for romps in the park? Vote for Bickerstaff’s video at dreamdogpark.wagworld.com before the Aug. 11 close of the contest.
““Little did I know how much joy Sadie could provide not only to me, but to everyone,” Bickerstaff said in the video.
“And I want to do whatever’s possible to return that happiness to her with her dream dog park,” she told Neighborhood News.
