We have a big dog, but I'd never take him to a show. Its a car show not a dog show!
You might be interested to read this posted on the ssvc about a child bitten at Vanfest this year. Perfect example.
I have to say, despite having lots of nice friends with lots of genuinely good dogs who always take them to shows, dogs at shows should be banned full stop.
Our kids safetly is SO MUCH MORE important, and there's always going to be just 1 'biting dog'.
"MY 3 YEAR OLD BOY WAS BITTEN BY A DOG AT VANFEST NOW HAS A BLACK EYE , 2 BITE MARKS ON HIS BACK BRUISE ON HIS BACK AND ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE !!!!!! AND IS NOW SCARED OF DOGS .
HE WALKED BY A VAN (2 AWAY FROM WHERE WE WAS CAMPING ) AND THE DOG WENT FOR HIM LUCKLY MY LITTLEN HAD HIS BACK TO THE DOG OTHERWISE IT WOULD OF BEEN HIS FACE THAT GOT BIT, THE OWNERS DIDNT SEEM TO HAVE FOUND IT A PROBLEM !!! BUT SOON DEPARTED FROM VANFEST AS MY OTHER HALF WENT LOOKING FOR AN AXE ....... WELL HE WAS EXTREMLEY P*SSED OFF .
HAD TO REPORT IT TO POLICE ETC AND WAS TOLD BY MALVERN COUNCIL THAT DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE SHOW GROUND.
WAS SPEAKING TO A FEW PEOPLE OVER THE WEEKEND AND THERE WAS A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS REGUARDING DOGS.............
SPOKE TO THE CO-ORIDNATOR ABOUT THIS AND ABOUT A POSSIABLE BAN ON DOGS AT THE SHOW , HE SAID THAT IT WOULD LOSE HIM A LOT OF MONEY !!!!!!!!!!! SO ARE THE SHOWS JUST ABOUT MONEY??? AND TO HELL WITH THE SAFTEY OF THE CHILDREN ETC.
SORRY TO MOAN BUT COULD OF BEEN A LOT WORSE............."
I just dont recall seeing the numbers of dogs we get at our shows at vw shows around the rest of the world???!!
Got to love us Brits.
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"it'll wreck the patina you haven't worked so hard to create" - 50Karmann