When Mike and I lived in Florida, we would regularly take our dog Daisy to the beach to swim. It was her absolute favorite thing to do! After she died and we got Emmy, we tried taking her to the beach as well. Emmy was still a puppy and was not too sure about the water. She has not seen the beach since we moved and Mike has been really wanting to take our girls to the beach on this trip.
There are a couple of dog beaches in Tampa and we decided yesterday to try the Picnic Island one, hoping it wouldn't be quite as crowded as the others. We loaded all 4 dogs up and headed out. Mom's dogs LOVED the water; they ran right in and swam their hearts out. Charlie was particularly playful in the water, jumping in the waves and swimming circles rather than coming onto the beach.
Our dogs on the other hand, were not quite so keen on this experience. We had to drag both of them in and then once in, they both quickly tried to make it back to shore. Emmy was much more interested in rolling in the sand and seaweed. Mocha just wanted to chase the other dogs. In the end, we all had a great time. Maybe with some time, our girls will become beachbums!
