So the county wants tourists to be able to purchase passes so that they can bring their dogs to the beach - you've got to be kidding me. I am 100% for property owners of Walton County being able to take their leashed dogs to the beach, but to think that tourists will be able to come down here with their dogs is unthinkable. They can't even clean up after themselves on the beach and many of them barely keep an eye on their kids! Do you really think they will clean up after their dogs?
It doesn't appear that this issue is keeping many people from South Walton as the crowds are swelling yearly. Just go down to the beach on any Spring Break week, Memorial Day or Labor Day weekend - the tents are three deep and the crowds are thick. Do we really need to add dogs to the chaos?
I have seen numerous times at the beach dogs running around, no leash, jumping on me, circling my beach chair, chasing herons, defecating on the beach and the owners not doing a thing about it. All of these things have happened at one time or another this year, but only on occasion. More dogs on the beach are going to make all of these things regular incidents.
I live here and the beach is a sanctuary. I want to be able to photograph and observe the wildlife without dogs running them off. I want to be able to sit and watch a sunset without dogs running around me. I want to be able to walk on the beach without stepping in excrement. I don't want to feel like I have to explain laws and rules to tourists when I see these things happening.
This is just crazy.
It doesn't appear that this issue is keeping many people from South Walton as the crowds are swelling yearly. Just go down to the beach on any Spring Break week, Memorial Day or Labor Day weekend - the tents are three deep and the crowds are thick. Do we really need to add dogs to the chaos?
I have seen numerous times at the beach dogs running around, no leash, jumping on me, circling my beach chair, chasing herons, defecating on the beach and the owners not doing a thing about it. All of these things have happened at one time or another this year, but only on occasion. More dogs on the beach are going to make all of these things regular incidents.
I live here and the beach is a sanctuary. I want to be able to photograph and observe the wildlife without dogs running them off. I want to be able to sit and watch a sunset without dogs running around me. I want to be able to walk on the beach without stepping in excrement. I don't want to feel like I have to explain laws and rules to tourists when I see these things happening.
This is just crazy.