Other Pets On Beach

[John G]

I would buy a short term permit just to be able to walk our dog on the beach if they offered them. He does the same as anyone else's dog. Sorry to sound so crass but he pees and poops just like every other dog.

I love dogs.

I'm sure your dog is great.

You don't live here.

If you want to take your dog to the beach then it should have a permit.

I have no control over you getting one or not...that lies with the "elected officials".

What would you think a fair temp permit price / cost / tax would be?

 

[Lady D]

I love dogs.

I'm sure your dog is great.

You don't live here.

If you want to take your dog to the beach then it should have a permit.

I have no control over you getting one or not...that lies with the "elected officials".

What would you think a fair temp permit price / cost / tax would be?

Since we are only there one week a year it's hard to say since I don't know what the locals with pets have to pay for a year permit, looked online and it's $40 a year for a dogs on beach permit. I would say for a one time use permit just for a week I would say $10 would be fair. But the you don't live here comment wasn't necessary. I'm well aware I don't live there but that doesn't matter to me, wouldn't think it would matter to anyone else.

 

[Lady D]

It's hard enough for me to find a suitable place to stay beachfront in our price range that allows pets. There are areas we choose not to stay in and places we don't stay in like all the high rise condos and houses and etc that are not beachfront. I had a homeless drunk bum come up to us at a public access telling me dogs weren't allowed on the beach. I said I'm aware of that but the owner told us there is a small fenced in yard behind his townhouse for people's dogs and there was.

 

[James Bentwood]

I know I've read on this subject before but I was reading reviews on the place we are staying at in September in Inlet Beach that is pet friendly. One woman mentioned loving that she could bring her dogs and that they can be on the beach between 3 and 9. I know that can't be so because beach home owners probably have to have a permit even. Would be nice though if tourists could get a temporary permit go there pooches. Wish that were the case.

Bottom line is we just have too many visitors here now and if dogs were allowed on beach we would have too many dogs on the beach. Most people would ignore permit requirements, and there would be no enforcement. We would get more people with pets quickly.

Majority might even be controlled but plenty of dogs would be fighting, scaring people, off leash, all over the dunes and private property, runaways, owners not cleaning up after them, etc. etc.

 

[Lady D]

Bottom line is we just have too many visitors here now and if dogs were allowed on beach we would have too many dogs on the beach. Most people would ignore permit requirements, and there would be no enforcement. We would get more people with pets quickly.

Majority might even be controlled but plenty of dogs would be fighting, scaring people, off leash, all over the dunes and private property, runaways, owners not cleaning up after them, etc. etc.

Our dog is a controlled one and never off leash, small dog, and has never been taken on the beach.

 

[ShallowsNole]

About the permits. We are the only county in the panhandle that allows dogs on the beach at all. Before restriction, that meant that not only did our residents and guests bring their dogs to our beach, so did residents and guests of our neighboring counties as well. Often they were let off leash and allowed to do their business where they pleased. Dog owners are generally good about picking up poop but when they lift a leg on a sandcastle and later you see a little kid putting sand in their mouth...also, many many people believe it is unsanitary and still more generally don't want to be bothered by nosy dogs. The beach dog tags for owners and full-time residents was a compromise; the other option was to do like our neighbors (who coincidentally get no flak about it) and ban them altogether - and the public outcry on that was quite fierce.
I love dogs; I have two - had three until heatstroke and a moccasin bite led us to say goodbye to her. But as someone who, once upon a time, was enjoying a quiet day face-down relaxing on the beach until a strange, large dog wandered over and peed on me...there needs to be control.