Dog Friendly venues...

Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by iGRF fishermen/detritus/old fish hooks/lunch wrappers Add to that discarded rotting bait as well and it doesn't sound like a place you should take your dog...

True, but he likes coming with me in the van and I'd probably not let him anywhere near fishermen, he'd like nothing more than watching me race, he's the only person in my family remotely interested in my sailing and certainly the only person likely to listen to how I got on.

Dog's are banned at our club because of the water authority, not because of us as far as know

Dogs are like toddlers, that's exactly the comparison. To most of us they are part of the family and most of the sort of dog owning fraternity likely to turn up at a sailing event are responsible black poly bag carriers who deal with the likely fall out of their four legged children.

Not taking the dog/dogs to an event also increases the cost with kennel fees etc and or forces the none attendance of other family members which may or may not be a good thing.

So just as I pointed out earlier, I for one would be more likely to travel to an event if we can bring the dog as would a lot of other folk I know. Going down the lake for an hour or two on a Sunday morning is no problem although why they have a no dog policy is beyond me they let fishermen in with their detritus, beer cans old fish hooks and their lunch wrappers. However spending a weekend away packing up and driving on Friday returning Sunday, it's an RV event anyway within which there is ample accommodation for dogs.

Originally posted by Poole Pirate ps, I do like dogs but at a sailing club?

I don't take my dogs but I'm very happy to meet the dogs who do get taken. Not everyone goes to a sailing club in order to sail.

If you bring a dog to a club, it should be thought of like bringing a toddler, who you'd not leave unminded.