Friendly reminder, if you bring a dog or a cat to fest, you need to bring paperwork.
http://renaissancefest.com/MRF/assets/registration/petforms.pdf
And make sure they have enough water in this heat/humidity! If you are hot, so are they! They have a fur coat on, and can't tell you they are hot.
Trip came out with me for about 3 hours today... he was quite warm. I gave him blue Gatorade to replenish his electrolytes but he didn't seem to like it much. ;D
(Yes, dogs can have Gatorade too, in moderation.)
Oh, and the "Doggie Bag" you get when you bring your pet is a total joke. Not that I care - I didn't even know there was such a thing and it's definitely not why I brought Trip out... but they give you this plastic bag with paw prints on it (okay, kind of cute), and inside the plastic bag is.... a flyer for BOGO at one of the pet-focused booths. That's it. :D :D It made me laugh.