Leave the leash, treats, toys and water bowls at house — these canines are completely content material on using waves — and make for some fairly cute pics, too.
The annual World Dog Surfing Championships went down close to San Francisco Saturday, and it featured tons of pooches who threw on their life vests and went out to catch some waves … all within the title of charity and good enjoyable.
The occasion is fairly self-explanatory — you place your pup on a surfboard and take ’em out to sea, push them up onto a comparatively small wave (whitewater, actually) and see how lengthy they will keep on. In the case of some of these doggos, they had been in a position to cruise fairly far!
As far as how that is scored … it comes right down to confidence, fashion and, of course, how lengthy they will preserve their steadiness. As it seems, there have been some prime canines to be topped.
Seven totally different classes had been into consideration — together with Small/Medium/Large/XL solo rides … as effectively human-dog and dog-dog tandems. There was additionally a class for greatest in present — and that ended up going to slightly man named Carson, a Terrier of some type.
Like we stated … this factor advantages nice causes — together with elevating cash for nonprofits pertaining to canine rescues, browsing and environmental efforts. Folks who attended additionally had the chance to undertake shelter and rescue canines … a win-win for pets and potential house owners.
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Indeed, this was freakin’ paw-some!
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