Dog Lovers - Need Your Comments (residents & visitors)

To Whom it May Concern,

We understand that dogs are being banned from Zihuatanejo beaches. This is confusing to us because we've never experienced any problems or encountered anyone else who has had a problem with dogs on the beaches. There are many tourists, including us, that bring their dogs with them on vacation. We've been coming to Zihuatanejo almost every year since 1997. Starting out we only stayed for 7-days but now have worked our stay up to 17-days. We have brought our Chihuahua with us 7 times and his 8th will be this coming February. He is extremely well behaved, he's been through several levels of obedience training and has passed the test to become a certified Canine Good Citizen by the American Kennel Association. When we walk with him on the beach we always have bags and pick it up after him. Our walks are in the early morning and then at sunset as it's typically too hot for him in the middle of the day.

By banning dogs from your beaches you're depriving many tourists from the enjoyment of bringing their beloved pets with them on vacation. Please reconsider this ban. Otherwise, in future years we'll spend the money we have budgeted for vacations somewhere other than Zihuatanejo. The same can probably be said of the many other tourists who bring their pets with them on vacation.

Sincerely,
Steve and Kristi Ashton