Dog Beach

Eleven-year-old Remy loves Seagate, the island where her grandmother had a house and where her family spends every summer vacation. But this year’s different. Remy misses her dog, Danish, who recently passed away. The usual Seagate traditions don’t feel the same—and neither does her relationship with her two best friends, Micayla and Bennett. Micayla’s family is moving to Seagate year-round, and she’s spending more time with the year-round kids. Bennett’s doing “boy stuff” with new kid Calvin and his snobby sister Claire. Remy takes comfort in the company of Dog Beach—which is where she hatches her plan to bring her friends closer and recapture the Seagate magic. This start of a new series is filled with summer treats, activities, and the spirit of friendship and invention that are Greenwald’s trademarks. Praise for Welcome to Dog Beach "Remy’s quiet tale of change and growth marks a promising start to a new series." --Kirkus Reviews "Greenwald (My Summer of Pink & Green) gives Remy a candid and relatable voice in this first book in the Seagate Summers series." --Publishers Weekly "Dog devotees and aspiring entrepreneurs will find a friend and mentor in Remy, who adroitly combines her puppy love with a knack for business. She’ll also make a good companion for those self-serious tween readers looking for a little sympathy on the perplexing and often unpleasant road to adolescence." --Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Leaving behind a career as a stunt double in Hong Kong to escape the Chinese mafia, Louie Mo now lives in L.A., intimidating people who renege on payments to investors; but when he meets a film director locked into a deal with a shady producer, the two of them are soon risking it all to try to finish the movie—with Louie in the lead role. 30,000 first printing.

Remy can’t wait for another summer on Seagate Island. It’s time to bring back her successful dog-sitting business on Dog Beach and see her favorite friends. But instead of sunny days and fun in the sand, the summer is off to a rainy start. Remy and the dogs have cabin fever, and, to make matters worse, her friendship with her longtime pal, Bennett, is starting to feel complicated. What can one twelve-year-old do to create summer magic when the summer doesn’t seem to be showing up?

Dogs love to play with their peers and their human friends. It is a need that arises three weeks after birth and lasts a lifetime because although this activity decreases in old age, it never ceases. Thanks to the game, dogs learn how things work; they learn to respect others, to follow some basic rules of conduct. By playing they learn to control their strength and their instincts, to react appropriately to the stimuli that arise around them. They mingle, adjust to the climate and foster significant abilities and capacities that can assist them with further developing their lives. In addition, the game is the best way for them to exercise, let off steam and release all the accumulated energy. If this energy is not released, dogs can accumulate serious stress and anxiety problems, and even become violent animals. For dogs, the game between owner and pet reinforces the bond between the two, favouring coexistence and mutual respect. In the same sequence of games, we like to take a bath and play by the sea. Our lovely dogs also love to have fun here. As our mind becomes light by playing on the beach, our beloved dogs also become light in their mind and new energy is infused in their body. In this book for the holistic development of dogs through play, we have given detailed information about dog-friendly seashores in the United States. You can have a good time and at the same time have a lot of fun by taking your dogs to the shores of these oceans. The only useful book for dog lovers with information on dog-friendly beaches.

The “heartbreaking . . . deeply-moving” story of the heroic crusade to save Puerto Rico’s stray dogs, and an impassioned appeal to help all animals in need (Daily Mail). Looking for inspiration and adventure in their lives, Steve McGarva and his wife Pam moved to Puerto Rico. While kite surfing at Playa Lucia, Steve made a shocking discovery—a sick and abandoned dog—that would transform his life. With its shimmering white sand, palm trees, and dazzling azure water, the beach looked postcard perfect. But its beauty hid a dark side: To the locals, this slice of paradise was known as Dead Dog Beach—a notorious dumping ground for the island’s unwanted canines. Considered a threat to the area’s lucrative tourism industry, these defenseless animals were in constant danger of brutality and death. Enraged, and refusing to accept such cruelty, McGarva began protecting these helpless animals—actions that would jeopardize his marriage, challenge his sanity, and make him a target of locals determined to stop him. The Rescue at Dead Dog Beach is the story of Steve’s fearless dedication to hundreds of dogs, and his efforts to expose their systemic abuse. Exposing the true costs of the tourist industry, it is also a call to arms for animal lovers, offering insights and practical information to help strays anywhere in the world. “Stephen McGarva moved to Puerto Rico in search of sun and fun. What he found was a new purpose: saving the island’s abandoned dogs.” —People “This is an amazing story.” —Ellen DeGeneres

Dogs and their humans are enjoying a great proliferation of dog-friendly hotels and restaurants making it more pleasurable than ever to travel and enjoy recreational time together.How about going to the beach?YOU have the book in your hand that provides all the details about a visit to the beach with your treasured canine colleague the next time you head to the San Diego Area to rest and unwind. Off-leash or leash required, times of day, locations, directions, perimeters, parking, restrooms, wash and water stations, and even where to take your wet and dirty best friend for a sudsy, warm bath after your day at the beach.

Each of these city-specific dog-resource directories takes all of the guesswork out of finding new dog shops, services and places, including dog day cares, boarding facilities, pet sitters, dog parks, dog trainers, pet boutiques, alternative therapies, and neighborhood pet-supply stores. Each listing includes not only the address, phone number, hours of operation, and payment information, but also an original review that offers readers the inside scoop on each business. Also included is an emergency directory that's essential for middle-of-the-night ailments, a dog rescue directory, puppy starter kit, and lost dog help. The listings are arranged in an easy thumb-through layout and the book is perfectly sized to fit in a pocketbook or glove box.

Follow Fred and Pete on an adventure where they hitch rides in anything with wheels, and optimism prevails. Fred is a near-sighted dog who worries all the time. He worries the most about what kind of trouble Pete is going to get them into next. Unlike Fred, Pete is a happy, impulsive dog who believes something wonderful waits around every corner. Fred and Pete live with their human, Ron. When the dogs misbehave, Ron leaves them at home for the day. So the dogs decide to find their own way to the beach. Pete is sure they can get to the beach by themselves, meet up with Ron and all will be forgiven. Full of misgivings, Fred hurries after Pete, if only to try to keep him out of trouble.