chester and winston 2008-02-14, originally uploaded by Phil Youngholm.

Although the Albany beach still has warning signs posted, we’ve been going there for a couple of weeks now, and so do a lot of other dog owners. Chester loves the beach, though he doesn’t swim yet. Kai entices him by taking a ball into the water just a little farther than Chester is willing to go. On the other hand, the first time he went to the beach he was barely willing to get his paws wet. Now he goes right into the surf. I think it’s just a matter of time before he swims. Meanwhile, he has great fun in the sand (and brings lots of it home in his fur). If he meets a dog who wants to run, like this English setter named Winston, they have a romp.