MattK,

I know what you mean.... I lost my Sib a year ago, she was 12. always miss her.

About time for the fat lady to sing doggone-it.

I don't think enough has been said about being sure to pick up your dogs droppings. My wife and me attended a soaring contest one year and there were 3 pretty big dogs. They were friendly, did not bother anyone, but me and at least two other people complained about stepping in it. That is very crude AFAIC.... Brian

My wife just reminded me of the day we drove into the park in Cincy Oh for a soaring event and two big dogs greeted us by jumping up on my door and and just scratching up terribly the door on my 2 week old Chrysler van. Did I say leash??
We had dogs our whole lives. When the last one got sick and died in spite of the vets efforts and huge vet bill we cried for a week. We just were so sad, and said no more. It is very easy to get and love a dog almost like part off the family, but that is just a small part of good dog ownership. OK fat lady it's your turn.. Brian

I didn't get that Jerry was referring to a specific person... and his original post actually seemed kinda reasonable...

due to (alleged?) pet issues, our club has a leash requirement as well as not allowing pets in the pits....

might seem onerous to some pet owners....

I have been the victim of a flying mates dog "Marking" my stuff....
some folk don't care where there dog leaves evidence...

I say if your pet isn't a problem... there is no problem...

Check with the CD to be sure that the host club permits pets of any kind. One contest site in our region used to allow pets, and no longer does due to liability concerns.