Animal:Paradiddle is a 5-year-old, 39-pound, female, Labrador retriever mix. Where: Rancho Coastal Humane Society, 389 Requeza St., Encinitas. Open for adoptions from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day ...

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Salt. Sun. Wet dogs caked in sand. Few things are better than letting your canine kids run free on a wide-open stretch of beach. But most beaches have strict no-pet or on-leash policies—rightly so.