I think in the old days there must have been more dog surfers. Because whenever I see a book with historic surf photos, there’s always a guy with a dog at the end of his board.
Maybe back then people didn’t necessarilly walk their dogs. Rather, they merely rode with them. Which probably cut down on squirrel chasing.
Come to think of it, I wish more dogs surfed. But then again there’s hope — as long as there are surfing dog contests. On July 11, the newest surf dog contest – the SurfinPaws Dog Jam – takes place in Huntington Beach. Then in September, the original surfing dog contest — the Surf Dog Surf-a-Thon – will take place in San Diego.
Sadly, there is no surfing dog contest in San Luis Obispo County, partly because, well — don’t just don’t surf here. Maybe it’s the cold water. But so far the only dog I’ve seen his the waves here is Saint, a golden retriever who lives in San Luis Obispo.
Still, sometimes it’s just fun to look at photos of surfing dogs. Take the one here, for example, taken by Michael Goulding of the Orange County Register. Not only can this pooch ride waves — he can also stand! Now if this dog walks the nose, I’m gonna be really jealous.
To see a slide show of Goulding’s surfing dogs, check out the O.C. Beach Blog.
Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Pat
Filed under: Surf stuff
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