Here’s a list of popular beaches to bring your pooch!

Montauk Beach

Dogs are not allowed on the beaches between 9am and 6pm from May 15 through the end of September. No restrictions apply for the remainder of the year. Montauk has no leash laws and dogs may run on the beach with supervision when permitted. Owners are expected to exercise control, particularly on crowded beaches, and to clean up after their dogs. The beach can be accessed through several points along Old Montauk Highway or right in the center of town.

Town of East Hampton Beaches

Dogs are welcome off-leash anytime in the off-season. From the second Sunday in May through September 30, dogs are not permitted on the beach at all from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, daily. At all other times during the period from the second Sunday in May to September 30, dogs MUST be manually restrained on a leash within areas that are within 300 feet of any road end along the beaches. Owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pets and keeping them under control. Plastic bags for clean-up are conveniently provided at the entrance to each village beach. The village actively patrols beaches and strictly enforces regulations.

East Hampton Main Beach
Bay/Harbor Beaches
*Big Albert’s Landing Beach, Albert’s Landing Road, Amagansett
*Little Albert’s Landing Beach, Albert’s Landing Road, Amagansett
*Barns Hole, Barns Hole Road, Amagansett
*Fresh Pond, Fresh Pond Road, Amagansett
*Lazy Point, Lazy Point Road, Amagansett
*Alewive Brook Landing, East Hampton
*Mile Hill, Mile Hill Road, East Hampton
*Old House Landing Road, East Hampton
*Sammy’s Beach, Sammy’s Beach Road, East Hampton
*Gerard Drive Park, Gerard Drive, Springs
*Maidstone Park Beach, Flaggy Hole Road, East Hampton
*Louse Point Beach, Louse Point Road, East Hampton
*Culloden Point, Montauk
*East Lake Beach (Gin Beach), East Lake Drive, Montauk
*Fort Pond Bay Park, Montauk

Ocean Beaches
*Atlantic Avenue Beach, Atlantic Avenue, Amagansett
*Indian Wells Beach, Indian Wells Highway, Amagansett
*Napeague Lane, Amagansett
*Navahoe Road, Amagansett
*White Sands, Amagansett
*Beach Lane Beach, Beach Lane, Wainscott
*Town Line, Town Line Road, Wainscott
*Ditch Plains Beach, Ditch Plains Road, Montauk
*Edison Beach, Montauk

Hecksher State Park

Heckscher State Park is a park on the shore of the Great South Bay at East Islip in Suffolk County, New York, USA. The park was 1,469 acres that was once the 19th century estates of George C. Taylor and J. Neal. Dogs must be kept on a leash 6 feet in length or shorter, with access to the undeveloped areas only. Please do not bring your dog to the camping areas.

Fire Island National Seashore

Fire Island National Seashore is a United States National Seashore that protects a 26-mile section of Fire Island, an approximately 30-mile long barrier island separated from Long Island by the Great South Bay. Some Fire Island beaches allow dogs between March 15 and Labor Day. During the summer dogs are permitted on the bayside beaches of Fire Island Lighthouse, Sailors Haven, Talisman/Barrett Beach, Watch Hill, and some of the boardwalks. Dogs are never permitted to be in any buildings, within designated lifeguard areas, picnic areas, or areas designated for the protection of wildlife. Dog fare is charged by some ferries who permit canine passengers.

Fire Island – Village of Ocean Beach
Dogs are permitted on the beach only during the offseason, September 16 to May 14.

Camp Hero State Park

Camp Hero State Park is a park located on Montauk Point, New York that offers a beach, fishing, hiking, a bridle path, biking, and cross-country skiing. It is the former site of Montauk Air Force Station. Dogs are permitted in the park year round when kept on a 6-foot (maximum) leash.

Hither Hills State Park

Hither Hills State Park is a state park located on the southern shore near the eastern tip of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York in the USA. The park is located on the South Fork of Long Island at Napeague, New York. Dogs are permitted in some sections of the park: north of Montauk Parkway, East of Napeague Harbor and west of overlook parking. All dogs must me kept of a leash no longer than 6 feet. Dogs are never permitted in the camping, bathing and picnic areas, in buildings or on walkways.

Shadmoor State Park

Shadmoor State Park is a 99-acre state park located in Suffolk County, New York in the USA. Created in 2000, the park is located in East Hampton, New York on the South Fork of Long Island, one quarter-mile east of Montauk village. Dogs are welcome in the park year-round when kept on a 6 foot leash.

Town Owned Beaches, Southampton

Dogs are permitted on all town beaches from October 1st to April 1st, but must be kept 50 feet away from any endangered species protection areas.

Southampton Town Access Road Beaches (Unprotected Waterfronts)
Dogs are permitted within the Ocean Beach and Bay Beach Areas within 150 feet of the permit-parking section at all time, except from July 1st through Labor Day when they are permitted from before 9 a.m. and after 6 p.m. Dogs must be kept 50 feet away from all endangered species areas.

Town Beaches Include:
*Foster Memorial Beach (Long Beach), Noyac
*Flying Point Beach, Water Mill
*Sagg Main Beach, Sagg Main Street, Sagaponack
*Peter’s Pond Beach, Sagaponack
*Mecox Beach, Job’s Lane, Bridgehampton
*Ponquogue Beach, Hampton Bays
*Old Ponquogue Bridge Marine Park, Hampton Bays
*Tiana Beach, East Quogue
*Pikes Beach, Westhampton Dunes

Village of Southampton
No matter where you are in the village of Southampton, your pet must be on a leash, and that includes the beach. The good news is that during the beach season, there are no time restrictions on when you and your dog can enjoy the surf; so long as he’s on a leash and under your control, you’re good to go. Village of Southampton beaches include:
*Cryder Lane Beach
*Dune Beach
*Fowlers Lane Beach
*Gin Lane Beach
*Halsey Neck Lane Beach
*Little Plains Beach
*Road D Beach: This is Southampton Village’s only public beach with no permit parking requirements
*Road G Beach
*Wyandanch Lane Beach

Gardiner County Park
Leashed dogs are permitted on the beaches and trails.

Nassau Beach Park

Nassau Beach Park was welded together from three swanky private beach clubs in the 1960s. If you have seen Matt Dillon in the Flamingo Kid (1984) you have seen what the beach and cabanas were like. Over the years the beach became run down and “dilapidated” often equals “relaxed restrictions against dogs.” Today there is a dog park off Lido Avenue at Nickerson Beach Park and Nassau Beach Park is open to dogs when the birds aren’t nesting from September 15 to March 1.

Smith Point County Park

Smith Point County Park is a park located fronting on the Atlantic Ocean on the east end of Fire Island, New York, United States, in central Long Island by Shirley. It is the largest park owned by Suffolk County, New York. The park extends from the east end of the Fire Island Wilderness portion of the National Seashore to the tip of the island at Moriches Inlet.

Amagansett Beach

The beach at the end of Atlantic Avenue is open for dogs all year but only before 10:00 am and after 6:00 pm between May 15 and September 15. Behind this beach is a rare double dune system that has been destroyed almost everywhere else of Long Island. If you explore the dunes with your dog be on the lookout for Fowler’s Toad, America’s only marine edge amphibian.

Havens Beach
Sag Harbor
Pets are not permitted on the beach from the Thursday before Memorial Day to the Tuesday following Labor Day. Purchase a nonresident beach parking permit at the Sag Harbor Municipal Hall.

Quogue Village Beach

From the Friday before Memorial Day to September 15, pets are not permitted; otherwise, you can enjoy the beach together with your pet off leash (and under voice control).

Outer Beach
Theodore Roosevelt County Park
Located at the end of East Lake Road, this beach is fronted by a self-contained camper-only campground. You can also hike to this sandy/pebbly beach from the Big Reed Nature Trail in the park. On the west side of East Lake Road you can pull off the side of the road and toss a stick for your dog in Lake Montauk from a small sandy beach that is an East Hampton Township preserve.

Cedar Point Beach
Cedar Point County Park
Although this beach is mostly cobbles there is more than a mile of frontage on Gardiner’s Bay. Stick close to water for easy hiking.

Wades Beach
Shelter Island

Most of the island between the Forks is comprised of the Mashomack Preserve that does not allow dogs. But on Midway Road, to the west of Route 114, your dog can play on 500 yards of soft sand beach on the north shore of Shelter Island Sound.

Long Beach Park
Noyack
With is shallow aqua-tinged water, this long curving beach at the foot of Noyack Bay resembles the edge of a tropical harbor. The gentle waves will entice any level of canine swimmer. Dogs are allowed on the beach year-round in designated areas, usually where the cobbles dominate the sand.

Indian Island Beach
Indian Island County Park

The 275-acre county park offers trailer & tent campsites plus picnic tables, grills & a playground. A crescent-shaped strip of thick sand has formed to connect Indian Island to the mainland in Flanders Bay. Some shells and stones mix with the sand and your wave-loving dog will enjoy a frothy challenge here.

Orient Point Beach
Orient

Maritime forest, bay beachfront & a saltwater marsh plus kayaking, windsurfing, fishing & swimming. At the tip of the North Fork. Suffolk County maintains a 48-acre open space. This beach and Truman’s Beach down Route 25 (East Marion res- idents only) played an important role during the War of 1812. A short half-mile trail leads your dog to over a mile of beach on the Long Island Sound.

The Luxury pet hotel market is booming. People can’t seem to get enough royalty when it comes to their dogs. Nothing is too good for your pooch, but some of the amenities at these expensive palaces might be pushing it!

Here are six of the world’s most luxurious pet hotels::

1. The Barkley Pet Hotel — Los Angeles

A stone’s throw from the L.A. Four Seasons hotel, the Barkley offers all the amenities of its renowned neighbor — and more. Offering individual fur-dying, stenciling, or a bejeweled “pawdicure”. Pampered pooches get to stay in rooms on Rodeo Drive. Your pup can get surfing lessons at Barkley Beach.

The luxury suites at the Barkley feature individual climate control, flat-screen televisions, webcam access, custom furniture, and piped music. There are swimming lessons for residents with personal swim instructors, and fully trained animal masseurs. You can even order a steak from the Four Seasons menu.

2. Canis Resort — Munich, Germany

With dog lodges designed by noted architects and a main building created in the Bauhaus style, the Canis places the emphasis on ambience, wanting to create a unique, restful, organic stay for your pooch. The dog lodges at Canis Resort have individual runs. Canis Lodge also offers grooming, physiotherapy, and wellness sessions.

Expertly trained dog-sitters are on hand to see to your hound’s every whim. They not only provide the usual grooming and exercise regimes, but also offer physiotherapy and wellness treatments, which involve an initial 90-minute therapy session followed by orthopedic and neurological analysis.

3. Pet’s Dream Park Hotel — Taipei, Taiwan

If you’re a little jittery about leaving your beloved canine pal in the care of strangers, the Pet’s Dream Park might be perfect for you. They have an extensive series of webcams set up so you can track your hound’s progress no matter where they are or what they are up to. You can even get the feed on your cell phone. Stylish air-conditioned rooms are offered at the Pet’s Dream Park Hotel along with group playtime. Each furry little guest gets her own room with AC, plus there’s an indoor sports field and a swimming pool.

4. Actuel Dogs — Paris

This swanky logement du chien is on the outskirts of Paris, so you could expect the emphasis to be on food. At the Actuel, dogs are treated to fine cuisine, and then they can work it all off with a series of bespoke exercise activities including hiking, biking, and jogging.

The Parisian owners also want to make sure there’s a pragmatic French side to their endeavor; they have steered clear of the more extreme fur dyeing and nail-jeweling elements of some of the more notable pet hotels.

5. Beverly Hills Hotel

If you have a doggie diva who needs to be appeased, then the old Hollywood style and luxurious surroundings of the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel might be ideal for you and your pup to enjoy the Canine Connoisseur Program.

In one of the famed bungalows that have housed stars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe and Marlene Dietrich, your own personal four-legged starlet will be treated to a freshly-baked doggie bone, with his name iced onto it, plus Beverly Hills Hotel-branded bed, bowl, and even a pink tennis ball.

While you’re there, it would be rude of you not to sample the spa, the famous Polo Lounge bar, and one of the many pools.

6. D Pet Hotel — New York

Your mutt will have to be dragged kicking and howling from this swanky New York City oasis of luxury after experiencing the suites with designer Kuranda dog beds, flatscreen TVs, three private 6,000-square-feet dog parks, a luxury boutique, and chauffeur service that will collect your pooch in a Ferrari, Bentley, or Rolls-Royce.

As well as a spa featuring massage, aromatherapy, detoxifying thermal wraps and calming music, you can also use the custom doggie treadmills and even a personal trainer.

1. Improve Appearance and Smell

Whether you are bathing your dog to remove an unpleasant odor, or just dirt, they’ll emerge smelling great. A groom will help tame those flyaway hairs, sort out messy bums and make sure your dog looks great too.

2. Keeps Their Coat Healthy While Controlling Shedding

The bathing part of a groom, with the right products, will help remove old hair, smell, dirt and any excess oil from your dogs’ skin. Think shiny coats! Brushing also has multiple benefits. While regular brushing can reduce the need to bathe more frequently, it is also great for the health of their coats. Just like us, brushing increases the blood circulation under the fur, promoting healthy growth.

3. It’s Not Just a Bath and Brush

Many people assume that grooming your dog, will involve a quick brush and bath. If you are grooming regularly then this may sometimes be the case, but in the main, a dog groom will also address the following:

While some dogs grow quicker and their coat requires more brushing than others, as they moult, their loose hairs can become matted. If not brushed regularly (and thoroughly), they can form into heavy bulk mats and when close to the skin, this can be very sore for the dog. Using a comb as well as a brush will help you identify these areas when grooming and as you get to know your dog, you’ll spot the common areas for these. Millie has a habit of getting these right behind her ear and between her upper arm and chest. So I know to keep a more regular check on these areas.

Paw Pads can become matted and must be regularly checked, clipped and tidied up. These areas, in particular, can become hard with dirt and great, causing some discomfort and are easy to get missed if your dog has a shorter body hair but thicker leg/paw hair.
Your dog’s ears may have hair deep in the canal that needs to be removed. Some dogs can also be prone to ear infections and may require more regular cleaning, along with hair removal, to avoid regular trips to the vets.

While hearing that ‘click-click’ when your dog walks on hard floors is a giveaway that they need their nails checked, a groom will give you or a groomer, the chance to check their nails over properly. If your dog’s nails aren’t looking after themselves, their untrimmed nails can break, bleed or even grow into their feet, causing them a lot of discomfort. That includes those dew claws which can sometimes be overlooked!

Removing hair from around a dog’s eyes is not just about appearance. Not only can the long hair in their eyes irritate your dog, but can cause damage to their eyes too. Removing this hair regularly, keeps them healthy and will help you check if there are any crusts or issues around the eyes that need to be checked over.

In our experience, there have been times when we’ve looked a dog and bar some tidying up, it has generally looked in good condition. IT’s only once we’ve started to look at paw pads, ears and nails we’ve discovered that they’ve previously not been checked due to lack of grooming, both at home and professionally.

4. Increase The Bond Between You and Your Pet

We all know that spending time with our dogs helps strengthen the positive relationship between us. A visit to Ooh La La Posh Pets can help reduce stress and help with socialization. The earlier that you can start, the better, and more often you can groom your dog, the better. The time and effort will pay off and your dog will learn that letting a groomer handle various part of their body does not result in pain. We actually have dogs who love to be groomed and know that future grooms and any vet checks will be much more comfortable and less stressful for them.

5. Check for Health Issues

Grooming is the perfect opportunity for you to check out your dog’s body on a regular basis as there can be times where your dog may have developed lumps, bumps, cuts, grazes or even swelling. These may be in places that you don’t necessarily spot during your day to day interactions with them. Additional things to look out for include fleas or ticks, blocked anal glands, ears, teeth, the brightness of eyes and coat.

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