Doggone Thief Nabs Kennel Promo

In this Nov. 18, 2008, file photo, Bob Macdonald (cq) and his dog Jake (third from right) visit with other dogs of all breeds at the Gateway Park at Stateline. Macdonald and others hope to have a dog park of their own in Coeur d’Alene. (Dan Pelle/Spokesman-Review)

A funny thing happened to Bob Macdonald on his way to advertising the future site of the new CdA dog park. Not funny ha-ha. Funny Weird. Seems Bob, a former Kootenai County commissioner, had the idea to promote the site (on school property north of North Shire Park, off Atlas Road) and clean out his garage, too. After getting permission from other dog-park boosters, Bob took an old 6-by-12-foot kennel he owned to the 7-acre site Tuesday and planned to return with a bunch of dogs for a photo op and a banner that read: “Future site of the Coeur d’Alene Dog Park.” Only the kennel wasn’t there when Bob returned Thursday. Someone had walked off with it. Quips Bob: I should have hung the sign on it before. At least, the thief would know what he was stealing.”

Question: Do you support the idea of a dog park for Coeur d’Alene?