I’ve been to a dog friendly Scheels sporting goods store in Sioux Falls, SD, but this weekend was my first trip to our local one in Eden Prairie. Mom wanted to finally go there and see what it was like. We called ahead to make sure they allow dogs and they certainly do. There were several other dogs there shopping when we were there. As with all their stores, they have some bronze statues of famous people out front. When I was near door 1, I took a photo with this baseball player. I don’t know who he is, but he was friendly with me.
The Scheels in Grand Forks, ND has four presidents outside on benches. Mom is bummed that our local Scheels has the same four guys out front. Olivia and Madison took photos of them last summer when they were in North Dakota. Nevertheless, I did enjoy sitting with good old Abe Lincoln for a photo.
Mom and I both agree the best thing in our Scheels store is in the entry way. It is a whimsical statue of Paul Bunyan and his ox, Babe. My sisters have seen the two up north, but now I can say I know them too. They are really funny, and Paul has a name tag on his plaid shirt which reads Scheels, with his name Paul Bunyan.
Right inside the doors by the check out lines they have a huge aquarium. It is in the shape of an “E” lying on its side. I am posing by one of the three posts holding up the letter “E”. They have lots of really pretty, bright colored fish swimming around in there but with all the colors it is hard to see them in the photo. There is a bright yellow one close to the top on the right side of this photo.
My mom told me I needed to learn about a game called PACMAN. Honestly, I found it a bit silly, but she says it is a very famous and popular video game. She doesn’t really like video games but still finds this one fun. The silly little creatures race around the tracks eating things. It kind of reminds me of Olivia’s eating habits, LOL!
On Saturdays, the store is super busy, so taking photos is a challenge. Our last stop which wasn’t packed with people was the Herb Brooks display. Minnesota is the state of hockey, and he is a legend. He was a hockey player and in 1980, the head coach of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic hockey team at Lake Placid. Mom met him when she worked at a country club in college. He was a nice man, but sadly was killed in a car crash in 2003. Behind Herb, you can see the top of the indoor ferris wheel.
My Scheels tour for you today is done. We will go back again on a more quiet day. It’s fun to find dog friendly places to visit!
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What a fun experience! I just love seeing the places you get to explore. I don’t seem to go anywhere except to the spa. XOXO. Sparkle
That is sad as none of us like to go to the spa. Maybe one day you can go shopping with your mom. Just the two of you.
Looks like a great and fun adventure!
It is a fun store to visit for Mom and for me.
Well that looks like it was fun! Mom smiled at your loooong tongue! We are big Herb Brooks fans in our house so that is our favorite photo! Have a great day. We have snow!!!! your friend Lilly
How cool! Mom is still sad he died in that car crash. It was a truly sad day. Enjoy your snow!
That looks like a very interesting store. Too bad you didn’t get to ride the ferris wheel.
Mom knows I would freak out and try to jump out, so we won’t even try that!
I always enjoy tagging along on your adventures. Never heard of this store, but if I’m ever near one I’ll make sure to stop and explore. How fun.
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Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. Scritches to all the pups and my best to the mom. ♥
They are sprinkled around the Midwest, down to Texas, and over to Utah, Montana and Colorado. Great stores for people and pups.
What a fun adventure for you, Bailie, and Abe looks so much more friendly that the baseball player with the bat. We hope he’s careful and knows that you’re there before he swings! You had mom laughing out loud comparing PACMAN to Olivia ☺
Well, if you have ever seen Olivia eat, it would make sense. I didn’t get hit with the bat, so I got lucky!
What a great place! I really like the sculpture of Abe Lincoln! Have fun today!
The other three presidents are nice too, but Abe was my favorite.
That is so cool! We don’t have stores like that here where we live in the great white north! Cinnamon We LOVE the pictures of you with all of those famous people (even if they are statues) and Mr Bunyan is the best! We can’t wait to see where you go next! Have a marvellously Happy Day!
Stores like these are fun to find and we also found out a lot of other stores are dog friendly, but we never knew it.
It looks like a great place, i am glad you got to go.
It is a fun store for people and pets. Hopefully we will go back again one day.
What a great place. Wish we had something like that around us
They have everything for pretty much all sports and all ages, including clothing. Great store.
Pac-Man was one of my favorite games! We don’t have that store up here, but it sure looks like fun!
They are pretty much from Minnesota west, but they are super nice.
Wow! What a super fun place to visit! I love the aquarium and that Paul Bunyan is so cute.
The aquarium is massive, really something unexpected.