Well, I have never taken mine to the beach, but I did take Shadow down by the creek once.... I brought a blanket for me to sit on, and a really long leash for her.... but she was so scared of the ducks that she just hid under my blanket and shivered! (occaisonally poking her head out to see if they were still there, and then ducking back under again).... Needless to say, I didn't bother trying again! -Rochelle, Shadow, and Fezzik [Posted in FML issue 0712]