“Taking a dog named Shark to the beach is a very bad idea” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.
 
“Our next dog will be named Shark. There’s gonna be a riot at the beach when we shout at him to get out of the water” was posted on Twitter by Iron Bar on February 16, 2013. “I got a dog and named him Shark. I’m now banned from every beach in England” was posted on Twitter by mr2tone on May 7, 2014.
 
“Taking a dog named Shark to the beach is a very bad idea” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on February 9, 2019.
 
 
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Iron Bar
@originalbamb
Replying to @GenesisElijah
@GenesisElijah Our next dog will be named Shark. There’s gonna be a riot at the beach when we shout at him to get out of the water.
9:30 AM · Feb 16, 2013·Twitter for iPad
   
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rebeccaloebe
@rebeccaloebe
“You can’t take a dog named shark to the beach. I mean…what if it runs away?” #overheard
12:53 PM · Mar 5, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
   
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mr2tone
@SimonPaulSmart
I got a dog and named him Shark
I’m now banned from every beach in England
5:28 PM · May 7, 2014·Facebook
 
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Mark Jabroni
@MarkJabroni
bought a dog & named him Shark. Now I’m banned from every major beach in North America.
3:51 PM · May 9, 2014·Twitter SMS
   
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Top Reddit Jokes
@topredditjokes
I named my dog Shark to make him sound tough… For some reason, people go into a panic when he runs off on the beach.
3:03 AM · Oct 4, 2016·Top Reddit Jokes
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/syfyravalkyrie February 9, 2019
Taking a dog named Shark to the beach is a very bad idea.
   
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/mellon_coliee May 31, 2019
taking a dog named shark to the beach
...is a very bad idea…
     
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A1 Beach Rentals
June 10, 2019 ·
Taking a Dog Named Shark to the beach is a REALLY Bad Idea
 
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Marty Fields
September 29, 2019 ·
Taking a dog named shark to the beach is a bad idea.
 
Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/Photog77 August 25, 2020
Taking a dog named Shark to the beach is a big mistake.