Where i lived before i also did not have nice water close by. Always had to drive about 40 minutes and you had to pay for it.. most of them also closed from may till september/october for dogs.
Now i’ve moved, i have this water;) 2 minute drive.. Dogs love it..and its never busy.. so most of the times we have it to ourselves.
I’m always amazed and impressed when I see people with multiple dogs, for me personally one is enough. I find that I tend to involve Marz in all of my day to day activities to the extreme (take him to work, day care, our weekends away, vacations, etc.) that I feel I wouldn’t emotionally be able to handle more than one. It looks like you guys had a beautiful beach day – great pics!