different day, different rules

Today, whilst sitting with our dog at Paty's on La Ropa we watched a beach creep approach a 6 year old girl who had a tiny Chihuahua, on a leash, at the waters edge. He was obviously trying to tell this terrified child that her dog shouldn't be on La Ropa. Her whole family, about 8 local Mexicans, were just a few yards away. This very unpleasant man then spoke to the family telling then that there were signs at the entrances to the beach. To their great credit they totally ignored him and continued their family day out on the beach.
Following this Paty called me over to speak with some journalists from a local newspaper. They informed me that our ineffective Presidente had told them that no-one had complained about banning dogs on the beaches of Zihuatanejo! I brought them up to date on the reality of our campaign to get this unwarranted policy overturned for domesticated family pets, and indicated them to the family nearby.
It is now clear that the dog owners and visitors need to have a rally on La Ropa with all the dogs we can muster, so the local newspaper can display the truth of the matter. Paty and I will arrange this for a date in January - watch this space.
It appears that La Ropas arch-enemy Francisco Ibarra, of La Perla infamy, told Presidente Eric Fernadez that a dog had bitten a small girl on Las Gattas. This is totally unverified, and is typical of Ibarras campaign of misinformation against pet owning residents and visitors. Boycott his establishment, if you are a dog lover - or a person who does not want to contribute to the erosion of the character of our fine Mexican village and its family (not just tourist) beaches.