What has Seafair done for dogs lately?

Contrary to what the Dog Denizens of Genesee Park (DDGP) might convey, not all pooches oppose Seafair. Mount Baker residents Biff and Zeke (aliases to protect their identities) are Seafair-loving cockers, according to their owner Sally (another alias).

A longtime Rainier Valley resident, Sally says that she loves Seafair -- as do Biff and Zeke. While the cockers cannot accompany her to the pits on Friday, Biff and Zeke don't seem to mind the Blue Angels that roar above their abode or mind the "Seafair hooligans" -- fueled by $10 brews at the beer garden -- who pass through the 'hood.

One Seafair event is missing. "You would think they would have a dog night... even Pacific Fabrics has a Stitch and Bitch Night, for heaven's sake!" Sally observed.

A Seafair event for dogs doesn't sound as frivolous as one might think. The vast majority of denizens at the Genesee off-leash park are essentially locked out of their facility during Seafair weekend. Seafair traffic and no-parking zones take out guarantee that only those dogs within walking distance will use the park this weekend. What has Seafair done for the Rainier Valley's dogs lately? Who could ask for more?

Why doesn't Seafair sponsor an event -- a community giveback -- for the dogs who sacrificed use of their off-leash park this weekend? Peanut-butter-biscuit cakes, hydroplane piñatas, Pup-Peroni and Pabst Blue Ribbon. Perhaps entertainment by an Oingo Boingo tribute band... not everybody can be Danny Elfman.

We're waiting for the invitation to arrive. But given Seafair's track record, we aren't holding our collective breaths.