My mom isn’t feeling very good today, so we did the one thing that always cheers her up; visit the beach. We go there a lot because there’s lots of room to run around, tons of dogs to meet, and lots of things to sniff.
Let's play!
I have discovered that I don’t mind the water all that terribly when I’m just splashing around in the waves. Not only is it not as cold, but there are fun things floating around that I can snatch up, like seaweed. My mom likes to snoop through the sand and shallows for pieces of smooth glass and shells. She found this really neat thing that kind of looked like a ball, but with a hole in the middle. It smelled like salt and made me sneeze. It was something called a sea merchin, if that means anything.
A "Sea Merchin"
I also met two really big dogs. The first was a Shepard that really didn’t care too much about me. He really just want to chase his kong into the water. His parents were friendly though, even if they thought my name was Brutus. There was also a big, black lab who was all on his own. He must have come down from one of the various houses on the shore. He wanted to make sure I was taking over his territory. 
It was a fun little adventure today.
I LOVE the beach!
Happy, salty tail wags!
All photos were taken by my cousin Lizzie.
It was an exhaustively fun visit. 
Happy “loyal” tail wags!
He was really fun to play with! There was also a Labradoodle named Cinnamon.
I love going to the park.
