Early this morning, I loaded Sim up into the backseat of my car with a couple of his tennis balls and some beach towels. We took a short drive down Newport Blvd to the well-loved dog beach, looking forward to some fresh, salty air and room to stretch our legs.It was early on a very pretty, overcast morning, and there were already dozens of people out on the sand with their dogs. Of course there were the usual surfers bobbing out in the sea as well. This is a popular spot for people and pets to gather and for good reason! It is nice to have a safe place to let your pup run free off leash for a while.
If you've been here before, then you already know that there are all sorts of dogs rubbing elbows here from little dachshund mixes to pitties to German Shepherds.
Sim had a wonderful time today; he just loves to run. We played a little fetch, but he was more interested in meeting some canines buddies than his old tennis ball. He would stop running and exploring to sniff and play with another dog every once in a while. He can be a little shy with new dogs so I was happy he enjoyed himself all morning and played nice with the other puppies.
But he is absolutely terrified of the ocean still, so he kept his distance from the water and wandered around the rocks instead. He would climb on them for hours if I didn't call him down (I'm a little worried he might nick his pad on a broken bottle or something...).
If you haven't seen this area before, I'll tell you that one great feature is that the land drops steeply down from the parking lot to the beach below, forming a sort of rock wall between the freeway and the dogs at play. Its a great feature that keeps your pup out of the street just in case he/she tries to wander a little too far.
