Bella, left, joins Mr. Piko in welcoming us to their part of the beach. Mr. Murphy forms the third leg of this triumvirate. Great dogs, although Ms. Bella’s arrival has caused a bit of an upheaval in their social relations. Slowly, though, they seem to be adapting to each other.

They’re just a few of the dogs we meet in the morning.

Click on the photo for all of today’s morning dogs.