To think if you go to the dog beach you should expect dogs

[Blackdogagain]

I took my pooch to the beach for the first time today. The beach is huge and split in half, one half is for dogs, and there were many of them. Most dogs were off the lead and playing freely.

A few families were also on the dog beach, but were without a dog. However, a few families were obviously irate with the dogs running and swimming everywhere.

Is it me, but if you sit on the dog half of the beach, you can't get huffy over dogs running around.

One father and daughter were on inflatables in the sea and 3 dogs were running into the sea next to them and the girl was obviously worried and scared of them. The owners called their dogs back and walked up the beach a bit, which was good of them.

Surely though, if you don't want dogs around, bloody well go to the dog free half of the beach!

Everlong:
But what is the actual problem with a dog being "friendly".

Apart from it bugging you that a dog shouldn't be off lead and coming over, what is that dog actually going to do?

Before I had dogs and when I had young children if approached by a dog tbh it was a non issue. Sometimes we'd stroke it, sometimes not. Nothing ever happened.

I don't get the uptightness surrounding dogs out for a walk even if they do come over for a fuss.

Exactly. You think it's fine for your dogs to approach people, because you think the dogs are friendly, and you think people are hysterical if they object.

That's the definition of an inconsiderate dog owner. Acting all victimised won't change that.

And I'm done. Enough entitlement for one day.

'And as a dog owner you've not come across dogs and owners like this , then you probably exactly that sort of problem dog owner, who cannot see that your dog's bad behaviour should be curbed, isn't endearing and is unwelcome by everyone else and bleat 'that's just what dogs do.' No it isn't if they've been properly trained and socialised. '

I agree. And yes, replace dog with child and I'd agree that there are many inconsiderate parents too.

I hesitate to resurrect the thread and set everyone off again, but: And as a dog owner you've not come across dogs and owners like this , then you probably exactly that sort of problem dog owner, who cannot see that your dog's bad behaviour should be curbed,

I rather resent the implications of this. Just because I say that I don't meet selfish owners and problem dogs then I must be one of them. It's facile and desperate to insist if I don't agree with you then I must be an anti-social, uncaring, ignorant owner with an out-of-control animal.

Well, I'm not. My dog is well-trained, always under control, on the lead when there are other people around who may find her a problem (adults or children) and exercised early in the morning and in the evening when there are few people around anyway. And I never go anywhere without a pocketful of poo bags - even when I don't have the dog with me.

But the truth is that over the years I have owned dogs I haven't come across the kind of behaviour that people are complaining about on here - I just haven't.

There are lots of things that people regularly complain about on MN that I have never come across and this is definitely one of them.

This thread is bloody ridiculous. Dogs on a beach, just as they have been for many, many years. Who gives a shit? I feel uneasy around people who dislike animals, they're usually not very nice people.

Our dog likes the beach, of course you should expect to see them. It completes typical English seaside picture I think, dog and family on beach

I should probably go back and read the full thread now

...I also happen to be one of those who has never encountered a dangerously aggressive dog...even when I was a veterinary nurse!

A giddy dog on a beach doesn't automatically mean it will maul your children, thankfully.

everlong I suppose you're right.

But, apparently, we have to believe that the majority of dogs that the dog-haters meet are slavering 'hound of the Baskerville' types that make repeated attempts to eat their children whilst simultaneously crapping all over the place and weeing on their picnics.

And they aren't exaggerating even one little bit.

Oh well, I'm off to walk the dog. I'll try to prevent her savaging the populace.

"A giddy dog on a beach doesn't automatically mean it will maul your children, thankfully."

That would be incredibly helpful to know- if anyone was stupid enough to think it did.

Well acording to this thread they do!

*according

"Well acording to this thread they do!"

Show me where anyone said anything of the sort.

I wish people would show more tolerance towards dogs in general
There are shelters packed full of these poor souls because people have given up on them, probably fed up of the hassle and angst of other people and the no dogs allowed signs
As said earlier on ... Far too often the dangerous ones are unfortunately coupled up in a tiny yard and never walked :(

*cooped not coupled

If your child is frightened of dogs (not a phobia) then it might be a good idea to let them see dogs on a beach having fun and acclimatise them to seeing dogs and understand that dogs can be boisterous and aren't out to harm them.

Where I live most beaches are dog friendly. It's very relaxing watching dogs playing at the shoreline.

A LIST OF SWANSEA BAY AND GOWER BEACHES THAT ALLOW YEAR-ROUND ACCESS FOR DOGS:
Swansea Bay from the slip (opposite Victoria Park/Patti Pavilion) to the beach access at Sketty Lane Car Park (opposite the Wales National Pool/Singleton Boating Lake)
Mumbles (as far as the lighthouse)
Pwll Du
Pobbles
Three Cliffs Bay
Oxwich Bay (including Crawley and Tor Bay)
Horton (from the Lifeguard Station east towards Oxwich)
Port Eynon (from the main steps west to the Salt House)
Mewslade Bay
Rhossili Bay
Llangennith
Broughton Bay, North Gower
Whiteford Sands, North Gower