I'm not sure how things ended up this way, but we actually had to move several hundred miles futher inland in order for Kayla to finally go to the beach. Chicago may not let people legally bring their dogs to outdoor cafes yet, but there are several dog parks throughout the city.
Quality varies from tiny paved squares next to the L tracks to the dog beach at Montrose, sectioned off from the people beach to the south. I don't know if it was simply the Labor Day holiday or if the dog beach is always this popular, but it was crowded.
Considering her shy, homeschoolgirl act whenever we've taken her to other dog parks, I figured that the sheer number of dogs would once again intimidate her into sticking by us. Instead, Kayla ran and jumped and even swam just a bit in the lake.
Maybe she's always been waiting to go to the beach.
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