ðə njˈuːfəndlɐnd fˈɜːst stˈɑːɹɾᵻd wˈɜːkɪŋ ɔnðə bˈiːtʃ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, bˌʌt ðə dˈɑːɡ wʌz səspˈɛndᵻd fɹʌm sˈɜːvɪs ɔnðə bˈiːtʃ wɛn ðə lˈaɪfɡɑːɹdz wɜː tˈeɪkən ˌoʊvɚ baɪ ðɪ ˌɑːɹɹˌɛnˌɛlˈaɪ ɪn ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt sˈiː bᵻlˈoʊ, bɪkˈʌz bˈɪlboʊ wʌz nˌɑːt bˌiːɪŋ ɐlˈaʊd tə wˈɔːk ɔnðə sˈænd ðə bˈiːtʃ ɪz stɹˈɪktli dˈɑːɡ fɹˈiː ɪnðə sˈʌmɚ, ænd ðə nˈuː ˌɑːɹɹˌɛnˌɛlˈaɪ ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈeɪʃən ðæt ɹᵻstɹˈɪkts ðə kˈæɹiɪŋ ʌv mˈoːɹ ðɐn wˈʌn pˈɜːsən ɔːɹ dˈɑːɡ ɔnðə bˈiːtʃɪz kwˈɑːd bˈaɪk.
The Newfoundland first started working on the beach in 2005, but the dog was suspended from service on the beach when the lifeguards were taken over by the RNLI in early 2008 (see below), because Bilbo was not being allowed to walk on the sand (the beach is strictly dog free in the summer), and the new RNLI regulation that restricts the carrying of more than one person (or dog) on the beach's quad bike.