By Vickie Chang
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| Keith May |
| Kia was the runt of the litter |
At an unincorporated no-man's land at mouth of
Santa Ana River at border between Newport and Huntington Beaches sits a hidden dog beach--that
other dog beach. While most automatically think of Huntington Beach's Dog Beach on Pacific Coast Highway, this one is a bit more secluded.
It's so unknown, in fact, that even when photographer Keith May asked a lifeguard at 74 about it, he had never even heard of such a place. The beach has no name, no cops, no leash laws. Just dogs running wild and having the time of their lives (there's even a few surfing ones in the mix, like Kia up there!) in the gentle surf and shallow river. When asked if he had to describe what city the beach is located in, May replied Newport, since the sandbar is on that side of the river. So
Newport it is.
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| Keith May |
| Renee, of Surfin' Paws, offers inform surfing instruction for dogs on most Sundays. Cheers to you, Renee! |
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| Keith May |
| Can't get my tail wet... |
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| Keith May |
| Free-range dogs! |
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| Keith May |
| TOTALLY free-range... but cute. Why do dogs always look so worried when pooping anyway? |
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| Keith May |
| Shake it off--I am not a crook! |
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| Keith May |
| The true face of happiness right here, folks |
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| Keith May |
| Kia the surfin' dog even has her own website, kiapet.com! |
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| Keith May |
| This not-so-little dude was a first-timer |
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| Keith May |
| Awwwwwwwwwwww. |
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| Keith May |
| We're not sure what kinda dog this is, so we're just gonna go with "Cute." |
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| Keith May |
| Wait, what was that? |
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| Keith May |
| CHARGE! |
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| Keith May |
| Most dog beaches are complicated by tons of rules... not this place. |
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| Keith May |
| Anybody lose a flip-flop? |
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| Keith May |
| Keith May sez: "Guy named Jason Livesey wheeled down a 3.5 hp winch and was soon pulling his friend in on a cable. (Winch-Surfing.) All the dudes around were pretty impressed." |
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| Keith May |
| Winch surfing! |
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| Keith May |
| Whenever he's not surfing, Hector the dog ... |
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| Keith May |
| Throw the damn ball, do it do it do it! |
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| Keith May |
| If they could see her now! |
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