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October Beach Day with the Pups

Nik

Well-Known Member
We took the dogs to the dog beach up in SF recently. It was our first beach trip since losing Cerberus. He adored the beach. It was his favorite place and in a way I think we had been avoiding returning since he crossed the rainbow bridge.

On our prior trips Diesel had also enjoyed the beach. He loved running, playing with other dogs and digging. But, he was terrified of the ocean. This time he was no longer afraid of the ocean and he ran in and out of the waves. He showed less interest in the other dogs than previously and would continuously check in with us. We played fetch and let him run to his heart's content just calling him every so often to make sure he was paying attention. He was so ridiculously happy. It used to be Cerberus who went crazy for the beach but now Diesel seems to have inherited that passion.

Kahlua also enjoyed herself but did so with some amount of reserve. She was scared of the ocean and refused to go in. The couple of times she got her feet wet when waves unexpectedly came in she panicked and ran from them as quickly as possible. She introduced herself to the tiny dogs and mostly ignored all the other dogs. She had fun playing fetch, laying in the sand and running.

Overall it was a wonderful perfect day and I am looking forward to many more beach trips with our pups.

I did get many photos and although they are back lit I am still partial to those of Diesel running through the waves.
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Nik

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And here are some more photos..

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Kahlua making friends (or trying to):
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This one is one of my favorites of the two of them:
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Nik

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And this has got to be one of the goofiest photos I have of Kahlua's face:
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Lounging in the sun... My kind of girl:
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A face covered in sand (and this was after we toweled him off):
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Everything I love most in the world right here:
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Boxergirl

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"Everything I love most in the world right here"

That's it, isn't it? A simple statement, but it says so much more. I totally get it. Everyone looks like they had a wonderful time. I'm glad you were able to go back to a place that you love. I hope that you were able to smile remembering how much fun Cerberus had there. I always look forward to your photos.
 

dpenning

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Great pics and kaluah is so stinking cute I can't stand it!


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Nik

Well-Known Member
"Everything I love most in the world right here"

That's it, isn't it? A simple statement, but it says so much more. I totally get it. Everyone looks like they had a wonderful time. I'm glad you were able to go back to a place that you love. I hope that you were able to smile remembering how much fun Cerberus had there. I always look forward to your photos.

Thanks Boxergirl! Yes I was able to smile and I got a little misty eyed seeing how much Diesel has now embraced all the beach has to offer. It was like I could see Cerberus in my Diesel. That probably sounds a little weird but it was like I had him there with me even though he wasn't there.
 

Jakesmum

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Those are fabulous photo's! I'm sure it was a little tough at first to go back, but nice that you have found the joy in going back to the beach and remembering the good times you had with Cerberus there. Now you can continue making memories with Diesel and Kahlua!
 

7121548

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How fun! They look so excited to run in the sand and water. And the weather looks nice at Ocean Beach--a nice change from the usual foggy skies!
 

Nik

Well-Known Member
Thanks everyone! Yes it was a beautiful perfect day! Now I just need to figure out how to get Diesel to NOT drink the ocean water. He had the runs for a couple days after and it was so not fun for him or us. lol My poor goofy boy.