Leave the effing Pitbulls at home, RULE #1. Pitbull owners should probably stay home as well and mind the meth lab.
Cats may or may not be advisable at the crags.
Ask Herb and Eve Lager.
I remember one time at Dome Rk..... Their cat was out and climbed up into a large pine. I had to leave before they got her down but...
Most cats I know would just sit up there to make you sweat and then when the sun was just about down...it MIGHT slowly down climb with much stretching.