Lark Quarry with a dog

we were ther last october and noticed two vechiles with animals. It didnt seem a problem as long as you leave them inside the van or car in the cool. I had a similar problem last early last year and could not make it out of the parks area safely in time and stayed o/night. The ranger saw us as was ok about it as long as the dog stayed on a lead or chain at all times. As long as you are responsible about your actions, there seems to be a bit of leanacy to the situation.

Bewdy!
Thanks for your photos (they say a thousand words!) and hints. We weren't going to take her out of the car because we have read before that the smell of dogs can even disturb wildlife (how they know whether it's a native dingo or a mini foxie x jack russell beats me!!).
Parking the car would only be an option if there was definite shade because we'll be there in late April and it'll still be a bit warm.
Hadn't been able to find any boarding kennels to do a day visit (I think that outback dogs are a little bit tougher than my sooky damn thing and they get the ol' neighbour popping in with some food sort of routine...!) Hadn't thought outside the square to think "vet" as a possibility...that'll please the dog no end (Not the v-e-t mummy!!)
And wow...I'm not even going to bring up the idea of spending time in air conditioned comfort in the Tourist Info Centre...she'd love that tooo much!
I'd checked the Lark Quarry website and they said that there was a landing strip 2km out, so I figured that the strip may be out of the park boundaries and it mightn't be too far to go to "doggy zone".
Their web site says tours are daily at 10am, noon and 2pm, so we'd be able to do, say, the 10am and the noon tours...
Thanks all for your input.
Wanted to know if it was at all possible or whether to dismiss the thought altogether.
Now we can continue to plan the next 3 weeks with this as a distinct "yep!" and we'll make the final decision when we get to Winton.
Robyn :)

Thanks for the reminder Stu! I had read about the pass and had forgotten to go back to researching it. Yes, we're looking at heading west to Morven, then up to Tambo and Alpha, across to Barcy, up to do the Muttaburra/Hughenden/Richmaond loop, then home via Winton and Longreach, Adavale and Quilpie, then Charleville and home to the coast again.
I think I've researched every possible camp site and every caravan park that takes dogs...!
I've done about 50% of the towns before (without a dog) and hubby's done about 25% of the towns so we have a nice mix of familiar and new.
:) Robyn

In the outback they tend to be understanding of distances and "what's your nearest alternative" when you're travelling with a dog, and to show that you're considerate will often get a quiet bending of the rules past rangers. But one never knows if they are forced by higher powers to strictly enforce the laws, eh?!
Thanks for that insight, too.
:)