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09-05-2004, 09:40 PM | #1 |
YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Seattle, WA
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| [News] Hollywood, FL Dog Owners Petition for Dog Beach It sucks that here in Seattle, it's not legal for dogs to roam the beach at all! So geese or any other kind of wild bird can roam all along the beach and drop their doo-doo, but dogs can't even walk on it! Hope it works out for them out there! --- Allison Heist is determined to create a dog beach in Hollywood. She has taken two months off from her job as a flight attendant to gather signatures in support of her quest: a stretch of Hollywood beach where pooches can romp. Right now, the beach and the Broadwalk are ''no dog'' zones. The city takes pride in its public beach, and it's not clear who might support opening part of it to dogs. For the past year, Heist and two dozen volunteers have rounded up signatures anyplace pet lovers frequent: pet stores, dog parks, pet resorts and kennels. She hasn't counted, but believes her petition has at least 5,000 signatures. Her group, called the Dog Beach committee, will hold another petition drive on Sept. 18. ''Our proposal shows we are responsible dog owners,'' said Heist, 27. ``We are willing to accept rules to bring our dogs on the beach.'' Pet owners would keep their dogs on a leash in dry sand, and pick up after them. Heist hopes to meet with Hollywood commissioners individually this month and submit a formal proposal before the end of the year. She is eyeing a small stretch of Hollywood beach north of North Beach Park, far from condominiums and the busy Broadwalk, Heist said. ''It's low impact to beachgoers,'' Heist said. ``It's a great area.'' The city wouldn't be liable for any injuries, she said. Owners would be responsible for their dog's behavior and would enter at their own risk. No aggressive dogs would be allowed. Volunteers would staff the area to make sure dog owners are following the rules, Heist said. She envisions opening it to dogs for several hours in the morning and evening on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. About a year ago, Heist said she took her pointer, Gunther, to Hollywood beach. She quickly learned that dogs aren't allowed. ''It seemed very strange to me that you couldn't take your dog to the beach,'' Heist said. She has fond childhood memories of romping with her dog on the New Jersey shore. Now, she settles for daily trips with Gunther to the dog park in Hollywood. Heist and Gunther also visit a portion of Fort Lauderdale beach, just north of Sunrise Boulevard, where dogs are allowed from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. ''I enjoy going to the beach and swimming with him,'' Heist said. Heist wants to use Fort Lauderdale's dog beach as a model. That city's Canine Beach -- about the size of a football field -- has been around for 10 years. Heist proposes Hollywood commissioners consider the concept for a one-year trial. ''They could pull the plug at any time,'' Heist said. In Fort Lauderdale, dog owners must buy a weekend or annual permit to use the beach, which is monitored by a park ranger. Last year, the city sold 300 annual permits and sells an average of 40 weekend permits a week, said Earnest Jones, park ranger supervisor for Fort Lauderdale's Parks and Recreation Department. Brooke Stern takes her Rottweiler, Minnie, to the Fort Lauderdale dog beach every weekend. ''I wish they were open every day,'' said Stern, of Fort Lauderdale. ``. . . This is my relaxation as well as hers.'' Last Sunday, Tony Dawahare of Wilton Manors watched his Yorkshire terrier, Woody, chase a rubber toy. It's a trick Woody doesn't do at home. ''There is something about the ocean,'' Dawahare said. ``I want my pets to experience it.'' The dog beach is a social place, where owners talk to each other and the dogs seem to make friends, dropping Frisbees, tennis balls and rubber toys in front of complete strangers for a game of fetch. ''You remember the dog's name before you remember the owner's name,'' said Kristen Clement of Fort Lauderdale, who came with her 135-pound St. Bernard Boomer to the beach for the first time last Sunday. ''This was a success,'' Clement said. Brent Shimmin of Fort Lauderdale said there should be more places to take dogs. He watched as Cooper, his tail-wagging chocolate Labrador, played fetch with his yellow tennis ball. ''I seriously think the world is divided into people who have dogs,'' Shimmin said, ``and people who don't know what they are missing.'' http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/9578454.htm |
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09-06-2004, 06:33 PM | #2 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Beaumont, TX
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| My three love the beach. My parents have a beach house at Crystal beach, it is across the gulf from Galveston. We ride up and down in the golf cart and even Rudy behaves The only thing bad is people let there dog off leashes and you never know how a dog will react to yours. We only walk on the beach when it's not crowded. Rudy loves the water and waves, Maddie thinks she is a princess and doesn't want to get wet. Know one can get in the golf cart without Rudy and Maddie jumping in it ...............Cindy |
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