Pets on the beach – your pictures

Pichi on the beach: Our small dog enjoys sunshine and warmth a lot. At the beach he plays and runs in the sand and occasionally he likes to be covered with it! Here is one of these occasions in a beautiful beach in Peloponissos, Greece Photograph: Blokatos

Harley sunbathing in the Mediterranean: Harley, a pedigree weimaraner, relaxes on a sunlounger in sunny Cyprus Photograph: gpjcyprus

Two salty sea dogs: Branigan and Tommy's first taste of the sea. Branigan was 'over the moon' with his holiday Photograph: Bentley154

Flick: On the beach and at her happiest – covered in seawater and sand Photograph: ad83

Garbage on the beach: Not the best photo, but this is our rat Garbage exploring the beach. He was up for it … followed us back and forth in the sand and stayed just out of the water. He really liked smelling the seaweed … Photograph: marlowe10

Margarita, hostel hound: She's not my pet but everyone's friend at Hostel Lao in Mendoza, Argentina. Margarita made our stay even more homey Photograph: atatwalker

Huckleberry with his ball: Huckleberry enjoying his sandy tennis ball on a beach in Baler, Philippines early this year. Huck was guarding it from his brother … Photograph: Joseph Cole

Charlie learns to surf: Charlie perfects his goofy foot (paw!) on a very cold Christmas holiday in Hossegor, France. Charlie had already mastered standup paddle boarding and was keen on taking on the big waves with Dad Photograph: LittleRedKite

Coco on Selsey beach: Coco, our rescue dog, was an indoor dog for the first two years of his life, and came to us with soft paws. It was lovely to take him to the beach for the first time last month – he went mad for the sand! Here he is, cooling off in the shade of a groyne on Selsey beach Photograph: Kimberley Bate

Goosey sunbathing in Sardinia Photograph: Katharine Leney-Gander

Dany/Lucky (has two names) loves swimming: Lucky enjoying some shadow after his swim Photograph: AngelaDany

Gadget's first trip to Burgas beach: We actually got Gadget while in Bulgaria, but this puppy photo reminds us of a great holiday. Now she's older we can't go to the beach any more without her digging a trench around the towel to protect us (and covering us in sand) Photograph: thoughtsofaturtle