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( BEACH DOGS ) READER PETS OF THE MONTH
WHICH COASTAL COCKTAIL ARE YOU? Does your vacation lunch typically come with a cocktail attached? Would you rather clink glasses at happy hour with George Clooney or Frank Sinatra? Find out what signature sipper suits you best by taking our quiz at coastaliving.com/cocktail-quiz
FAN OF THE MONTH CL: What’s your most memorable summer beach vacation?
MEET TYLER, BRIE, AND BENTLEY Snorkels? Check. Buddies? Check. These cute coastal canines are ready for a day in the water SEASIDE DIGS White Lake, Ontario,
FAVORITE BEACH GAME At 14 years
where this fun-loving trio spends as much time as possible by the shore
old, Tyler still loves chasing floating chew toys with Bentley, age 5. Eightyear-old Brie stays on the shore with a different strategy: “She waits for them to swim back with it, and then steals it,” Lindsay says with a laugh. The pups are better at sharing sticks—they like to seek out the longest one so all three can chew on it at the same time.
SECRET TALENT Diving for rocks! “I have a video of Brie hunting beneath the surface for about 10 seconds before emerging with one,” says owner Sandra Lindsay. (The bright snorkels they donned for this photo, though, were just for show.)
GO FETCH! These sink-proof toys will float Fido’s boat
George F. Hoffman, Strasburg, VA “Last summer, I took a ‘me-cation’ and went down to the Outer Banks alone. I took my book, my camera, my blender, and a cooler of fresh fruit and veggies. I was truly on my own schedule—or lack of schedule—and it’s probably the most relaxed I’ve been in my entire life. Heaven must be a sandy beach!”
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COASTAL LIVING September 2015
Orvis Floating Dolphin Dog Toy, $15; orvis.com
Waggo Home Floats My Boat Buoy Dog Toys, $38 for a set of three; waggo.com
Ruffwear Lunker Floating Throw Toy, $20; ruffwear.com
Do you have a favorite picture of your dogs at the beach to share? To nominate your pup for Reader Pet of the Month, send a photo to beachdogs@coastalliving.com and tell us in 100 words or less why you think he or she deserves to be featured.
BY MA DELEI N E FRA N K
COCKTAIL: RANDY MAYOR; PORTRAIT: SANDRA LINDSAY; DOLPHIN DOG TOY: STEPHEN DEVRIES; ALL OTHER PRODUCTS: COURTESY OF MANUFACTURERS
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