Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Dog park at High Bridge Park may get water

  January 12, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V6 The city of Spokane’s dog park opened in December 2010 and it’s been well-used by pooches since then. The park, which is within High Bridge Park in west Spokane, is …

• Pet food maker donates $2,000 for dog park improvements

  January 10, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S7 The city’s dog park opened in December 2010 and it’s been well-used by pooches since then. The park, which is within High Bridge Park, is being constructed in several phases … 5

• Dog park cleanup tackles weeds, burs

    February 4, 2011 in City, News Fencing at Spokane’s new dog park is complete, but patrons have discovered a prickly new problem. Burs. 13

• Park Board, SpokAnimal to let loose the hounds

  December 9, 2010 in City on Page A5 A Spokane park soon will host its first frolicking off-leash canine – legally. The Spokane Park Board is scheduled today to approve a contract with SpokAnimal C.A.R.E. to open and … 2

• Board set to OK contract for High Bridge dog park

  December 8, 2010 in City A Spokane park soon will host its first frolicking off-leash canine – legally. 5

• CdA dog park opening slated for Labor Day

  September 2, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 The city of Coeur d’Alene’s first off-leash dog park, Central Bark, will open Labor Day. The project was an effort by the Kootenai County Dog Park Association, city of Coeur …

• Drinking fountains, shelters among features at off-leash dog park

  July 7, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 After two years of meetings, volunteer labor and fundraising, it appears Kootenai County’s first off-leash dog park is poised to open in September. “We’re planning to open and dedicate the …

• Leash-free park being renamed for canine researcher

  June 25, 2010 in City on Page A7 A dog park near the Idaho state line will be named for the Spokane researcher who put a smile on dogs’ faces around the world. The fenced 3 1/2-acre portion … 3

• Working together

  April 17, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The city of Spokane Valley is working with neighboring cities to expand its class offerings this spring and summer as the Parks and Recreation Department tries to get the most …

• Fundraising goes to dogs – for park at High Bridge

  March 18, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N7 Fundraising for the city of Spokane’s first dog park is officially under way. About 15 acres near High Bridge Park has been designated for the new park, which is a …

• Couple envisions dog park near home

  January 2, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Adopting Gracie, an energetic Labrador/hound mix puppy, last summer sparked Wanda and Gregg Tenner to start a grass-roots effort to build an off-leash dog park in Spokane Valley. “Right now …

• A park of their own

  December 6, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Jake, a 5-year-old blue heeler elkhound, thinks 14 years is a long time to wait. That’s how long, in dog years, he has been waiting for an off-leash pooch playground …

• CdA dog park a step closer

  April 26, 2009 in City on Page B1 Dorothy Hatch said her golden retriever, Cassie, has been wondering two things since the pair moved from Arizona to Coeur d’Alene in 2005. “Where’s my pool, and where’s the dog …

• Dog park gets public hearing

  April 11, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Tuesday evening, the Spokane Parks and Recreation Department held the first of two public hearings about a proposed off-leash dog park to be built in the High Bridge Park area. … 1

• Dog park gets public hearing

  April 9, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page N1 Tuesday evening, the Spokane Parks and Recreation Department held the first of two public hearings about a proposed off-leash dog park to be built in the High Bridge Park area. …

• Dogs, humans walk for a cause

  November 28, 2008 in City on Page B3 Lolah’s pink hooded jacket kept unzipping, so her owner changed the miniature schnauzer into her gray sweater for the first Thanksgiving Day Fun Run or Walk for Dogs and Their …

• CdA dog park planned

  November 15, 2008 in City on Page B1 North Idaho dog owners could have a place for their pooches to run off-leash as soon as spring if plans hatched by the city of Coeur d’Alene, Kootenai County and …

• Dog park has home

  August 14, 2008 in Voices on Page N1 Spokane parks officials and animal welfare advocates have apparently reached a milestone in their long walk to find a suitable place in the city for a dog park. A section …

• City of Spokane hopes to develop dog park

  May 15, 2008 in Voices on Page S1 Spokane might be a great place to raise a dog, but it’s in the dog house when it comes to canine amenities. Unlike many other cities, it has no dog …

• A dog’s new world

  March 29, 2008 in Opinion on Page B4 Residents of Seattle, Portland and San Francisco recognized years ago that dogs and humans can peacefully co-exist in urban settings. Designated dogs parks – where canines run leash-free in open …

• Pets at heart of two-part plan

  March 22, 2008 in City on Page B1 A big chunk of vacant land in the middle of Coeur d’Alene is going to the dogs – for North Idaho’s first dog park and a new animal shelter large …

• Room to romp off the leash

  April 12, 2007 in Voices on Page V1 Here’s the poop on Spokane County’s eight-month-old dog park: There’s a lot of it. “I think one of our guys came in one week and said ‘I think we had …

• New park is for the dogs

  October 5, 2006 in City on Page B1 Every dog has its day. Wednesday was Woofie Anderlik’s. Minutes after Spokane County ceremoniously opened its first off-leash dog park, Woofie trotted through the gates. The Siberian husky watered the …

• Spokane County approves dog park

  June 21, 2006 in City on Page B8 After years of talk, Spokane County has its first dog park. County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved an off-leash, 3-acre, fenced, canine play land at Gateway Park. The county opened …

• County may give dogs spot to unwind

  June 6, 2006 in City on Page A1 Until moving to Spokane a year ago, Max and Brutus got off-leash playtime daily at a Seattle dog park. In Eastern Washington, their owner, Beth Tubbs, has to settle for …