A tribute by the many colored dogs at Dog Beach - in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr Day. Dog Beach - like our own blendeddog/human families - a melting pot of all creeds and breeds.
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Howdy Doody and my mom, Bartb Ayers, windsurf San Diego's Mission Bay, 1991-2003. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
4 generations of rescue dogs turned surf dogs - doxie Doodle & the basset boyz of Dog Beach and the Columbia Gorge
Howdy Doody, a runaway rescue dog finds himself through surfing - becomes Chair Dog of Dog Beach in San Diego - and "Windsurfing's Top Dog." His surf dog legacy lives on at Dog Beach, through the Surf Dog Diaries and 4 generations of surfing rescue dogs.
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My first surf dog, Howdy Doody, chair dog of the Dog Beach Committee, at Sandy Claws. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
Christmas at Dog Beach
This season is so much better shared - with your 10 and 20-toed friends. At Dog Beach!
Christmas at our annual Sandy Claws event - with Elvis n Dude back in the day, as Chairperson of the Dog Beach Committee of Ocean Beach Town Council. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
Sandy Claws at Dog Beach!
Scenes from our Dog Beach past, present and future.... at our Ocean Beach hometown.
At Sandy Claws, insert your dog here - on the old man's lap. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
As Chair of the Dog Beach Committee of the Ocean Beach Town Council, for 15 years, our alll-volunteer committee hosted fundraising events like Sandy Claws.
We managed the Dog Beach Improvement Project, from the ground up.
The community jumped in with two feet and 20 toes. The power of community made it all possible.
OB - old school surf town in San Diego. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
Dog Beach community. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
1995 - Dog Beach in Ocean Beach. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
2000, after the Dog Beach Improvement Project. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
My 2nd surf dog Elvis carried on the surf dog tradition at Dog Beach 2004-2016. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
Back in the day, when Howdy still ruled Dog Beach, so did our biker dog friend. This was before surf dog contests were invented. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
May we continue to share the love of dogs ...
and our precious coast....
forever more.
Me n Howdy - co Chairs of the Dog Beach Committee of the OBTC.
The new Dog Beach look was made possible by the support of donors and sponsors, years of doggedly determined project management.
In 2000, OBTC gave its own Christmas gift back to the community.
Our dog kids are the greatest gift. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
OB Christmas Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
Howdy with his name in bronze at the plaque dedicating the Dog Beach Improvement Project. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org
OB pier and the community Christmas tree in the sand. Photo: (c) Barb Ayers, DogDiary.org