Thursday, November 12, 2015
Beach Fail
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Beach Fail
When we go to the dog beach, we typically go to the Ponce Inlet dog beach. There is another dog beach, however, in New Smyrna Beach. Both beaches actually flank the same body of water and while you can see each beach from the opposite side, it is not like you can swim there. The drive to New Smyrna is a lot longer. So our quick beach trips are normally to Ponce Inlet.
Since a recent storm washed away a lot of the access to the Ponce Inlet beach, we opted to go to the New Smyrna dog beach. Sadly, when we got there, we realized it was much too hot for a pug beach day.
At our house it was warm, but did not seem to hot for Henry. By the time we got to the beach, though, the sun was really beating down. It is a longish walk to the beach from the car, too and with each step it just kept getting hotter and hotter. We considered that maybe once we actually got to the shoreline, though, perhaps there would be a breeze and the water would cool Henry and take the edge off the now blazing heat.
But when we got to the beach, there was absolutely no breeze, the sand was still warm and the ocean was still as warm as bathwater. Poor Henry was a panting mess. And somehow, on one of the few steps Henry even took walking to the beach, he stepped on sand briers. 3 of them! And two of them were really big and super sharp. Immediately Henry started limping and and tried to walk on 3 paws simply because he could not walk on 2! He had two briers lodged in one foot and a third stuck in another.
All around the trip to the beach was simply a fail. There were 2 good points, though. Henry enjoyed his car ride and we didn't get stuck waiting for the drawbridge either way.
11 Comments
Always important to look at the bright side!
at least Henry got to enjoy the car ride
Henry, I am sorry you had a beach fail.
How about a change(dot)org petition. Surely there are enough dog lovers out there who would sign. Get dog organizations involved. Get businesses involved. Get the media involved. Present the petition to the powers who be, and just maybe they will listen.
#HenryNeedsHisPonceInletDogBeachRepaired
Those darn sand briers…poor Henry…at least he got to enjoy the car ride home
have a great weekend in OBP land.
Oh no…beach day was a bust!!! Henry still looks super cute though:) Hope his little paws are ok!
A bad day at the beach is still better than a good day at work. And ANY day with Henry pretty much tops every day without him.
Aww, poor Henry! Sorry things didn’t work out too well for your beach trip this time. I’m sure you’ll have many more chances very soon!
Well darn it! For sure nobody had any fun on that walk! Since Henry loves being on the go, I’ll bet he doesn’t like waiting around for drawbridges at all!
It stinks when you venture out into what turns out to be a day too-hot-for-pugs. I’ve considered getting some sort of parasol for Bennie, but it doesn’t see practical! 😛
#HandsomeHankAtTheBeach
Awe, man those briers STINK!
How dare they impede the progress of our King Henry.
Off with their heads I say!
Wishing Henry and his peeps better beach days to come.
oh my, Henry got sand briars in his paw paw :(
Not a good start to a beach day!!!
Happy weekend everyone! have fun and stay safe!!
Oh well, you got a great picture anyway. Funny thing is, if you hadn’t told us, we’d have pictured a beautiful, perfect day at the beach!