WTF? Waterdogs need lifejackets to play at J-beaches

[Taro Toporific]

WTF?! Did I miss the memo that even waterdogs now need lifejackets to play in Japanese waters?!

These photos are all the rage on the foreign news sites http://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/theres-a-beach-in-japan-especially-for-dogs

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Caption: Dogs Play At Beach During Heat Wave
globalnews.ca/news | 2013Aug02
...Takeno Beach on August 4, 2013 in Toyooka, Japan...is open for dogs and their owners every summer between the months of June and September...more...

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Doggy Beach Policies
takeno-kanko.com (Google Translate)
This fine beach has been opened as a dog-only nature park...Only those who agree with the following are allowed to use Takeno beach.

Business hours
--- 9:00 am to 5:00 pm [What beach closes at 5pm?!] - July - August
Fees
--- Parking 1 car / 1,000 yen (including the dressing room, showers and rest area within)
--- Each dog / 1,000 yen (including the doggie "SPA" and dog hairdryers)
--- Dedicated dog life jacket rental fee / 1,000 yen + hot shower

[wagyl]

It seems that they enforce the use of the lifejackets, which the dog I grew up with would have hated.

From Taro's Takeno Kanko link:
犬が海に入水する時は、必ずライフジャケットの着用をお願い致します。
Google translate invites you to contribute a better translation than "when the dog is drowned in the sea, thank you to wear a life jacket always." but I think the google translate version has a certain je ne sais quoi.

Favourite pet-owner mismatch photo.

[Yokohammer]

And since most dog owners are unlikely to have a doggy lifejacket handy, that little rule ensures the operators of said doggy beach another 1,000 yen rental fee per dog, in addition to the 1,000 per dog base fee, and the 1,000 parking fee.

They could simply charge 2,000 per dog, but that would seem too expensive.

[Coligny]

Maybe one day they'll work on enforced safety rules for their industrial installations...

"Japan: Fuck you, Fun."

[Yokohammer]

Maybe one day they'll work on enforced safety rules for their industrial installations...

"Japan: Fuck you, Fun."

Hey ... that has possibilities!

Japan: Endless funlessness.

[Samurai_Jerk]

So the Japanese are offended by topless men and dogs!?

[yanpa]

They should introduce the same system Germany uses on its Baltic coast (at least the eastern half): each section of beach is divided into three sections - clothed, nudist, dogs.

On second thoughts maybe not.

[wagyl]

Why not, It would keep everyone happy. May need an angler category too though

[Coligny]

The international association of feline underwater demolition team strongly oppose your 'dogs only' ideas...