Is Sioux Falls a Pet-Friendly City?

Sioux Falls is a friendly city in general, but how welcome are your pets at businesses, parks, or entertainment venues? If you have a canine companion, our city is very friendly.

Cats, iguanas, parrots, wolverines, kinkajous, or snakes- - not so much. Well, to backtrack a bit - - if you walk your cat on a leash, and some people do, there are plenty of places in Sioux Falls that will invite you in.

According to a new study by Wallet Hub, the most pet-friendly city in the country is Scottsdale, Arizona.

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For some idiotic reason, they didn't include Sioux Falls in this study, so I did some research myself. What better place to get information than the Sioux Falls Humane Society?

Their information only deals with dog-friendly businesses, so you'll have to leave your Howler Monkey at home. Plus, they do advise you to call the businesses you'd like to bring your pup to, as their policies may have been revised.

Your dog must be well-behaved and obey commands. You need to be prepared to care for your canine companion too. Make sure you have water- - if they get thirsty, food - -if you'll be out, or have them with you all day.

Never, ever, leave them in a hot car and generally use common sense. Think about situations that could evolve from Cujo's dislike of other dogs, people, traffic, crowds, leafy vegetables, computers, or lattes.

This is the list of businesses the Humane Society has found that are dog-friendly:

INDOORS

605 Running Company
Bed, Bath and Beyond
Best Buy
Bread & Circus Sandwich Kitchen
Buffalo Ridge Brewing
Campbell's
Coffea
Common Sense Inc.
Dakota Snow/Sub Zero Desserts
Earthwise Pet Supply
Fogie's Liquor
Good Spirits Fine Wine & Liquor
HD Detailing
Hobby Lobby
Home Depot
Home Goods
Intoxibakes
JJ's Wine & Spirits
Josiah's
Juniper Apothecary
Junk in the Trunk
Lewis Drug Stores
Lowe's
Monk's House of Ale
Northview Bait Shop
Noteboom RV
Nyberg's Ace Hardware
Obscure Brewing Co.
PetCo
PetSmart
Pfeifer's Implement
Posh Boutique
Primp Boutique
Printer's Inc.
Reflection Detail
Remedy Brewing Co.
Severance Brewing Co.
Scheel's
Schulte Subaru
Shop Dog Boutique
Sioux Falls Ford
Sun N' Fun Specialty Sports
Sunny’s Pizzeria
Terra Shepherd Boutique & Apothecary
The Source
Tractor Supply
Wags N' Whiskers
Westside Glass Emporium
Wilde Prairie Winery
Woofs and Waves
Woodgrain Brewing Co.
Your Pet Stop

PATIO ONLY

The Attic Bar & Grill
B&G Milky Way
Bread & Circus
Burger Time
Fernson Downtown
Granite City
M.B. Haskett Delicatessen
Mama's Ladas
Oh My Cupcakes
Queen City Bakery
Sonic Drive-In
The Crooked Pint

Sources: Sioux Falls Humane Society, WalletHub, and Bring Fido

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