...ones that would be great fun at a beach? I'm moving to the beach soon, and, consequently, a big city. I want a big dog for company and also for protection, but I also want to be able to take him to the beach and have fun.Any suggestions?

I have a shepard wolf mix and he LOVES the water, we go to the lake all the time. He jumps in the shower with me if I dont shut the door, he has his own pool

Golden retriever........great pets and they loooooove water. As long as you'll be able to walk it plenty so it gets exercise and it'll love going to the beach with you and then crashing on the couch and cuddling afterwards. They can be protective, but aren't mean or aggessive. They are great companions.

Weimeriners, Labs, Goldens, any sort of mixed breed, Pit bulls, American Bull dog, Dalmations. Stick to the medium - large breeds. They won't get washed away (LOL) and they are able to run and play. Giant breeds are more loafers. WONDERFUL dogs but not as active.Good Luck

Without A Doubt Golden Retriever They Love Water And Are Just Great Dogs In General!

Labradors are great for the water, not so much for protection, they are sweeties. but they may make someone leary of approaching. Shepards like water, well the few I knew did. Just be careful, if you want a bigger protective dog that means you have to be the dominant one, make sure you can handle that.

Labs. They are great.

Golden retriever or labrador. Big bouncy dogs but very gentle. Very similar to each but the the golden is the hairier version! They are very friendly with a big waggy tail! I used to have six Golden Retrieves when I was breeding them and they used to love the beach

golden retriever! they lov the water n the r very friendly 2

A BOXER!!!!! No doubt. They are the most loving dogs ever. They love to run and just live off of attention. Their the sweetest dogs. The males actually grow to a pretty nice size so protection is possible. Also boxers are easily attached to their ower and I have found my male boxer in fact attached to his daddy more than me...lol Boxers are perfect!!!!

labrador retreiver.. they love the water..very playful & protective of their owners. great dogs!

Labs are great pals when it comes to going to the beach.. I have a chocolate and he absolutely loves the water.. and another awesome thing is that they are very smart too!

Any type of retriever normally loves the water. Although let me be the first to say, I had a chocolate lab, who was terrified of water, but my golden loved the water. He would swim out further than I would to go fetch something. The difference between the two is age. My golden was 6 months and my lab was 3 years. I think if you introduce a younger carefree puppy to the ocean you'll have better results. But I would definitely say some sort of retriever. Good luck

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