"If you've just shelled out over £100 for a weekend camping ticket to a festival, then sometimes the additional cost of kennelling a dog is just too much. It's either take the dog or not go at all, and I'm pretty sure most people would opt to take the dog."

Dogs are expensive, period. Insurance alone (you do, as a responsible dog owner have it, don't you?) is about £200 per dog per year. Food, vets bills etc on top. It ain't cheap. So kennelling is expensive? Part of owning a dog.

Having just lost an expensive stall cloth and some stock from a "well behaved and controlled dog" (on a lead even) that decided to take a p**s whilst it's owner was nattering to a friend I may well be biased! The lead was six foot long! Under control! Compensation offered? Nil! Got very shirty when I asked for name and address as I was claiming against their insurance. Guess what? They're not insured. One court claim coming up.

Steve