To the Editor:

For those of us with dogs, coming to LBI is bittersweet. Watching our best friends frolicking in the waves during the off-season is pure magic. They seem as happy as a dog can possibly be. So when spring rolls around and they are no longer allowed on the beach, it’s agonizing for everyone involved.

Loving pet owners have no way to explain to their dogs why they can no longer go on the beach, and the dogs stare at us pleadingly, desperate to spend time at their favorite spot in the world and…

June 7, 2017