It’s that time of year when we feature some of your happy hounds loving life on the coast – thank you so much for sending them in, we always get far more than we can use. And our thanks to Devon natural dog food maker Forthglade for the winners’ prizes.

Words: Anne-Claire Heels

Winner: Here is my cavachon George enjoying the sea view at Durdle Door in Dorset. Andrew Woolhead

Second place: Here’s Maya, the cocker pup, claiming her space on St Ives Harbour at 7am before the dog ban status at 8am. Carol Millward

Third Place: Here is a photo of my Neapolitan Mastiff Luna enjoying the view at Oban. Mark Stanton

Runners Up

You can see more coastal canines in our Seadogs page in coast magazine.

  • Winner: Here is my cavachon George enjoying the sea view at Durdle Door in Dorset. Andrew Woolhead
  • This is Ragnar, our 15-month-old Eurasier, taken by my daughter, Zoe (age 13) at Newton Bay, Porthcawl in Wales, on his first trip to the beach, which he loved! Lucy Malins
  • Here’s Spike, enjoying chilling out by the sea on the glorious Welsh coastline! Cerys
  • This is my dog Popcorn on Cobo Bay, Guernsey, on Boxing Day. Living in Guernsey we walk on the beach most days, come rain or shine. We love it. Frances Smith
  • This is a snap of my dog Boo at Gairloch. Dan Groves
  • Our five-year-old flatcoat Reuben loves walks along Portsalon Beach in beautiful Donegal, Ireland. Olivia Anderson
  • This is Woody, who loves rolling and burying his head in the sand! Tanya Lee
  • Here is Tassia, our water-mad Golden Retriever. She has absolutely no fear and regularly launches herself off the pontoon and boat – this is near our house at the Hardway, Gosport. Tim & Caroline Wood
  • Here is a pic of my Alaskan Malamute dog. His name is Ancho and he loves to go to the beach at Hengistbury Head in Dorset. Steve Palmer
  • This is our dalmatian Angus and his ‘brother from another mother’ Kodi the chocolate labrador, who belongs to my mum Niss. They’re having a romp in the sea at one of their favourite places, Rhossili Bay :-) Charley & Ben Oven
  • Bailey and Benji enjoying the surf on Porthmeor St Ives, Darren
  • Here is Betsey the Westie on guard outside Bamburgh Castle. Graham Aldous
  • Here is our gorgeous bordernese Bjorn on Hastings Beach! Clare Meredith
  • Here’s Bobby, a four-year-old terrier cross, exploring Carn Llidi on St Davids Head coastal walk in Pembrokeshire. Nina Bukvic
  • This is 14-year-old Bumble after a busy day at Mudeford Beach. Taking a dip in the sea and feeling the sand in her paws is one of few things worth getting out of her basket for. Tanya Lee
  • This is Caesar enjoying his 5th birthday at Cayton Bay, near Scarborough. He loves to dig a big hole in the sand, have a paddle in the sea and chase his ball! Hannah
  • Carrig enjoying his morning walk and occasional paddle on the beach at Littleferry Golspie in Sutherland. Sheila Robertson
  • This is our four-year-old golden labradoodle Connie at her ‘happy place’ on the Gower in September. She is always smiling when we are there! Emma & Helen
  • I thought you might like to see Dexter on his favourite beach, Trebarwith Strand, near Tintagel on the North Cornwall coast. Dexter’s an eight-year-old Cockerpoo. Nick Pettit
  • Here is a picture of my cockapoo Eddie playing in the dunes at Camber Sands on a windy February day. Teresa
  • This is my three-month-old puppy Felix, a Havanese. He likes getting his toes wet but we haven't tempted him all the way into the sea yet. Here he is at Whitecliff in Poole, Dorset, looking for the boats. Katherine & Richard
  • Honey is a Chug – a Chihuahua pug cross. She loves exploring the North Norfolk coast. Caroline Aldous
  • This is our rescue dog Jack who loves the beach, we were walking back from Cromer to West Runton in October he gets lots of admiring glances from other beach walkers because he’s so cute. Chris Osborne
  • Here is Luna our miniature Schnauzer (5 months) having her first beach experience at Cromer in Norfolk. Sarah
  • Here’s my eight-year-old golden cocker on the cliffs above the needles on the isle of white last month. Fab times and long walks. She’s called Maisy. Richard Webb
  • Misty enjoys posing on Watergate bay. Misty is a Cornish girl who is happy when her ‘husband’ Freddie is down on holiday, she loves to show him just how beautiful she is! Beverley Bethell
  • This was Monty's first kayak of the season. We live in Chichester Harbour and he often joins me on a kayak or paddleboard to Fowley Island, a little island in Emsworth Harbour – he loves exploring while I enjoy a flask of tea... Deborah Creasy
  • Here’s Monty, our two-year-old Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (Toller) at St Helen’s Beach on the Isle of Wight. He loves the sea – in fact, we have to think of all sorts of bribes to tempt him out onto dry land again! Margaret & Peter
  • This is Muttley on the beach at West Wittering. Steven
  • This is a photo of my seven-month-old cockapoo Nina at Penmon Beach on Anglesey, North Wales. Beth
  • A photo of our dogs Obi a cockapoo and Storm the labrador on Bracklesham Bay beach in West Sussex. The best of friends! Polly Heaver
  • This is our Patterdale terrier, Phoebe, enjoying winter on Croyde Beach in North Devon. Lesley Cleary
  • Our rescue greyhounds Pia, Ollie and Coco catching the rays at sunny Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Nikk & Mark Cussen
  • Rufus is a miniature labradoodle. The beach is his playground and this is him at Camber Sands, He whines as soon as he smells the sea air and will dig all day long!! He loves it… but he takes some cleaning afterwards! Sara
  • This is Winter, at Old Hartley Bay with a view of St Mary’s lighthouse (near Whitley Bay) in the background. Robert McHugh
  • This is Zac the cockapoo on Embleton Beach in Northumberland. Jim Dunbar
  • Forthglade makes delicious natural pet food in the heart of Devon. Using high quality ingredients, the tasty range of meals and treats are free from any junk or fillers. First prize is £150 worth of Forthglade complete grain-free wet meals, second is £50 worth of Forthglade goodies, and third is a box of Forthglade grain-free hand-baked natural dog treats. For more information on the range, visit forthglade.com.