Dogs on the Beach Policy

[Tupelo Honey]

poop doesn't hurt the beach (if left unscooped ) - the crabs love it.

Poop can hurt the health of kids, adults and wildlife.

Dog poop carries e-coli bacteria, and if poop is stepped on in bare feet or if a kid picks it up with bare hands, they can contract the Giardia and Cryptosporidium parasites. They can also contract an infection from fecal coliform bacteria.

When the tide washes dog waste out to sea, the fecal bacteria will contaminate the water where people swim. This would affect the ecosystem, tourism, and the local seafood industry.

Dog and human poop is a much different waste than sealife poop because their food sources are different and do not harmonize with the environment. This is why human waste is not used for agriculture.

 

[Smiling JOe]

...This is why human waste is not used for agriculture.

You mean in the USA. ;-) Mexico has been known to use it.

 

[NewUrbanGirl]

No one's mentioned it so far, but when we walk our little puppies on the beach, on their leashes, during the time they are allowed to be there, with their beach tags on (of course!), they get attacked by other, much larger dogs, off the leash, no tags, LAWBREAKERS! My poor little dogs! That's not fair to them, is it?

Keep your *A#@ dog on a leash! If you don't have a tag, I don't care, but keep your *A#@ dog on a leash! Oh, and clean up their poop, too. And keep your *A#@ dog on a leash! Whew! I feel better!

 

[TNJed]

Saw a lady get bit by a dog yesterday morning as she was jogging on the beach. Two dogs, both wearing collars and tags, no leashes. However there were two leashes were draped around the necks of their owners. A lot of good that does!

I felt so bad for the lady. Not too bad of a bite as one of the large dogs took a little nip at her as she jogged by. She yelled out in pain/surprise and told the owners it was ok as she had a dog too. That didn't make much sense to me, but oh well.

The bitten lady turned around and walked/hobbled back to where she came from. Sad.

You may THINK you know your dog, but your dog doesn't know everyone else.

 

[Scooter]

I got a ticket one time walking my dog in Grayton Beach State Park. It was only $25. As for my dog - she lays behind my chair in a hole she digs under the umbrella all day. It's a shame I can't bring her on the beach during the day. I will bring her and my new puppy when I come down in the summer. We'll obey the 8 - 6 rules, but we won't have a permit after 6. I do also miss the days when the dogs ran loose on Grayton beach. I remember the black labs and the dog with three legs. I also miss Badger Breaux. I would walk with him every morning. He was a smart dog though - he always walked before 8 a.m.:nono1:

 

[Jdarg]

Saw a lady get bit by a dog yesterday morning as she was jogging on the beach. Two dogs, both wearing collars and tags, no leashes. However there were two leashes were draped around the necks of their owners. A lot of good that does!

I felt so bad for the lady. Not too bad of a bite as one of the large dogs took a little nip at her as she jogged by. She yelled out in pain/surprise and told the owners it was ok as she had a dog too. That didn't make much sense to me, but oh well.

The bitten lady turned around and walked/hobbled back to where she came from. Sad.

You may THINK you know your dog, but your dog doesn't know everyone else.

I don't mind the dogs on the beach, but they need to be the kind of dog that DOES lie under a beach chair. I was body slammed by a big friendly dog a few weeks ago...and like the other lady I said "It's OK I like dogs". But what if I had been a little old lady and the dog knocked me down?

Like the boom boom music that drivers like to "share" with the rest of us, some dog owners seem to think that the whole world loves their dogs.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Like the boom boom music that drivers like to "share" with the rest of us, some dog owners seem to think that the whole world loves their dogs.

I, too, like dogs, but I don't necessarily want others wet dogs shaking all over me, or jumping on me when I'm at the beach, or anywhere else. Most of the dogs I've encountered at the beach are not guilty of this, but I have seen my share of the ones who do. I know one of my dogs would be guilty if I let them run free on the beach. He would also be guilty of turning over your wine or beer with his wagging tail and but, and he would lavish you with a mouth full of foamy salt water.

Jdarg, you are spot-on with the music analogy. I go to the beach to listen to the waves, not other people's music. I think too many people live in a fog.

 

[DuneAHH]

Definitely running afowl of the law ...

EGGSellent!!

 

[jessifunn]

I got a ticket one time walking my dog in Grayton Beach State Park. It was only $25. As for my dog - she lays behind my chair in a hole she digs under the umbrella all day. It's a shame I can't bring her on the beach during the day. I will bring her and my new puppy when I come down in the summer. We'll obey the 8 - 6 rules, but we won't have a permit after 6. I do also miss the days when the dogs ran loose on Grayton beach. I remember the black labs and the dog with three legs. I also miss Badger Breaux. I would walk with him every morning. He was a smart dog though - he always walked before 8 a.m.:nono1:

Annie!!