Dear Editor,

This past week I watched a grown woman waving and smiling while she ran her dog (unleashed no less) along the sand of Alki Beach, oblivious to the many “no dogs” signs and leash law reminders.

This scene has reoccurred innumerable times over the past year during my walks along Alki. While hosting a group on the beach the other day, I found glass beer bottles in the burn receptacles and a smashed glass beer bottle embedded in the beach close by. That’s what we really need isn’t it: dog feces and urine, and broken glass littering our beautiful beach?

I hate to be a scold, but come on folks! We West Seattleites are more considerate than this.

As a dog owner myself, it’s easy to obey the rules, i.e. keep your dogs on their leashes and off Alki Beach. Think to use plastic rather than glass bottles and pick up after yourself in any event. It’s just a matter of respect for each other. Thank you for your consideration of this request.

Brian J. Waid
Admiral District