Do Pets and College Ballparks Mix??

Anyone?? My dogs are barkin'!!

Haven't been to that many ballparks, but I've seen pets at all of them. I would surmise the less stadiumish, the more chance pets are OK.

Krak:

Those gender ambivalent types are almost always welcome on any campus these days!

Don't worry!

And how do you know if he/she is ambivalent? Does he give you some of that leg hugging action, followed quickly by her giving you that come hither look?

I have heard that those Maltese travel well in a suitcase...that is going to make things easier...just don't feed him/her for 15 hrs. before your flight over here...otherwise the contents of the suitcase might not pass customs!

Krak ...

Don't know which colleges you will be at but unfortunately every one we went to when AJ was in college forbad pooches (tho there were some dogs in the stands ). One friend took her Yorkie everywhere because he was shy and quiet and could fit in her puppy tote ...

I guess it just depends on how creative you can be with your pooch's appearance/disguises.

My son's select teams have had games in college ballparks. Since these were select games, there were no college employees (e.g., ticket takers, security, etc.) present. Everyone just strolled in. If your son's games are like this, it would be no problem.

You might ask his coach.

Hey, I could shove him in the cooler and just hope to get him unpacked from the ice before it's too late..........

Krak,

At my son's D3 home field, a few families brought their dogs to every game. But I'm sure there are plenty of fields that prohibit animals. I guess it will be case-by-case for you and little Gendie (nickname for gender ambivalent).

Krakatoa -
Sorry, most of the parks we have been to this season had "No Pet" signs at the entrance. However, like FBM, I too have noticed a number of pocket-dogs in attendance.

MN-Mom:

That's good...Gendie!

If Krak had a pair of the confused pups he could name them Gendie and Bendie...a take off on gender bender.

WHEW....I'm glad I'm not the only one who read ...so s/he'll be doing everything with us... and got a kick out of it.

Krak - how do you NOT know the gender of your dog??? Regarding the matter at hand, is it possible to call the facilities prior to traveling to find out?

Beezer:

I think Krak can tell the gender easy enough...it's just a matter of recognizing the plumbing...the confusion arises when the poor pup doesn't quite know what to do with that plumbing...aside from peeing on the carpet!

Krak,

With my wifes Multe-poo I have been forced to carry a spare sun glasses and retactable cane and then let the lead dog take me through the gate. Unfortunatly at 8 lbs she does not have the guide dog look and then the dog likes to run me into things so we usually get the boot.

Multe-poo? That breed sounds like a prolific dumper. Maybe the cane is not why your getting booted...not having a pooper-scooper...or a front-end loader...is the real reason you're being tossed!

Got,
I guess the correct mut spelling for the breed is Malte-Poo.

rz1:

Oh. Then it's the cane.

If the dog really wants to see the game that badly, then. in this case, I guess s/he'll have to lose her/his master!

Okay, this dog does HANDstands while it pees, I kid you not. So, it pees all over itself. It needs baths all the time. It is an idiot. It watches me wash my face, then if I lay the washcloth on the floor s/he'll start rubbing hier face all over it. If it has to be scolded, it will immediately tuck its head into its crotch area, and tune me out. If anyone in the family (or houseguests) are sitting in the living room with feet extended, relaxing, it will come over, straddle the persons foot and just stand there with full contact between groin and foot.

Geez, maybe I don't really want to take this dog anywhere..........

But I love the little so-and-so!

Don't even begin to tell me that she/he does anything other than squats when she/he dumps!

I sense an invite to a Korean version of David Letterman's Stupid Pet Tricks.

You don't want to take she/he along for the trip? She/he would make a fine travel companion...just don't scold she/he so often...talk about burying your head in the gland!

I can see hier now, going up and down the airplane aisle in full handstand mode.........and those feet extended out in bulkhead relaxation! It's heaven!!!!

What is the name of that airline you're booked with?

Maybe your pooch acts so zany because in Korea it's a defense mechanism that dogs must exhibit to escape the clutches of those folks with watering mouths....or hier has been watching too many M*A*S*h re-runs featuring Klinger.