Hills Pet Nutrition gift enables Parks and Recreation to double the size of Hills Bark Park

$175,000 sponsorship from Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., will enable Shawnee County Parks + Recreation to double the size of Hill’s Bark Park in Gage Park.

Hill’s Pet Nutrition officials today presented a sponsorship check to the Parks For All Foundation during a Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners meeting. Hill’s Bark Park will be expanded to create more space for the large and small Dogs. The large dog section will extend into a rarely used ball field in Gage Park while the small dog section will grow in footprint to what is currently the large dog section. The expanded Hill’s Bark Park will have two separate parking areas as well as two entrances. Other new additions will include a concrete wall just inside of the entrances where patrons tend to gather, new fencing,new shade structures in the large dog section and new LED lights. Lastly, improvements will be made to the existing turf.

“Our mission at Hill’s is to enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets. We are so pleased to be able to continue to provide opportunities to do this within the community we call home. We look forward to seeing all of our neighbors at the bark park,” said Jesper Nordengaard, president of Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

"Especially people who live in apartments or who don't have yards for their dogs to enjoy, love coming to Hill’s Bark Park," said Tim Laurent, director, SCP+R. "The bark park has been in need of an upgrade and this generous gift from Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., will provide more room to run for both large and small dogs and will provide an improved experience that we think patrons of the park will really appreciate."