I have a home in Bang Saen and love the place. It is a college town and roars with students having fun on the weekends (petty quiet during the week.) I walk the beach regularly and have never encountered a problem or witnessed a fight. As for Soi Dogs, try walking down a soi in Bangkok without encountering mean dogs, but seldom in Bang Saen even on the beach.Those that find Bang Saen boring or dangerous have a different expectation than myself, but over many years I still love the area.