What do you do when man's best friend has nothing to play with at the local park?

If you're Andrew Taylor of Kalapoi, New Zealand, you take matters into your own hands and create a "stick library" for the pups.

Taylor had been cleaning up around the house, trimming branches and other assorted yard work when the idea popped into his head, according to the Good News Network.

After all, the family's dog, Bella, loves to play with sticks and he knew other dogs are the same, according to dogsedge.com. So, knowing that a new dog park was opening up in his neighborhood, inspiration struck.

According to GNN, it didn't take long for Taylor to build a box to house the sticks, craft a sign that said "Stick Library: Please Return" and cut the branches into the right-sized pieces, perfect for throwing — and retrieving.

Taylor and his daughter hosted a small party to debut the library, attracting mor than 50 dogs and their people, according to the website.

“As people started to arrive, there was a disbelief of how simple the idea was, but it’s one of those ideas no one had thought of,” Taylor’s daughter Tayla Reece told GNN. “All the dog owners appreciate it, as they all have experienced the ‘good stick search’, which isn’t always fruitful. It’s an idea that just makes sense to them.”

In a video that accompanied the story, some dogs have their people pick the perfect stick while others prefer to do the choosing themselves.

A simple idea, really. Dogs love chasing sticks and playing with their people. The idea has been a runaway success — and attracted international attention.

"I was trying to do it secretly, but my daughter filmed me for one of her TikTok friends and, anyway, the rest is history," he told 1News of Canterbury, New Zealand.

He told the TV news reporter that he just wanted to do something nice for the four-legged members of the community and is surprised by the attention the library has received.

Like Taylor, the Lions just want to do the right thing, to make the community a better place. However, instead of a stick library, for the Lions it means a host of community programs including their annual Christmas campaign, Toys for Tots. With the community's help, the Lions ensure that every child in the Lake Pend Oreille School District has a merry Christmas.

Today's generous donations total $2,579 and come from Members of CWA local 7670 and Ziply Fiber, $370;Don and Susan Helander, $250; Daniel and Debra Butler (in memory of Dennis and Rosemary Butler), $100; Judith Chittick, $150; Christopher Swartz, $500; Denise & Michael Wilken, $350; and Daily Bee/Bonners Ferry Herald employees, $859.

To date, the annual Christmas drive has raised $70,927.46 — well over the Sandpoint Lion's goal of $50,000 for this year’s Toys for Tots campaign — the same as it has been in past years. While the Lions' target has been hit, please consider donating if you haven't already. The money you donate will help the Lions help even more children and help them take of bargains and specials thanks to generous local businesses.

As last year, the application form includes information for parents to detail a wish list for each of their children as well as their favorite color and TV show or movie. This allows the Lions to fulfill as many wishes as they can.

Donations for Toys for Tots can be dropped off at the front desk at the Bonner County Daily Bee, 310 Church St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. You can also drop off donations at Columbia Bank’s Sandpoint branch, 414 Church St., or at the Ponderay branch, 300 Bonner Mall Way; and at the Ponderay Starbucks.

Donations may be mailed to the Sandpoint Lions Club, Box 414, Sandpoint, ID 83864.

Donations made by check are preferred. Be sure to include a note with your check indicating that it is a Toys for Tots donation. If you wish to make an anonymous donation, please include a note.

If the donation is being made in someone’s name, be sure to also include a note.

Information: Sandpoint Lions Club, 208-263-4118