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Hangin' 20: Dogs Surf For Charity |
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© PugNews, From Various Sources
Photo © Mike Blake-Reuters
Nearly four thousand fans turned out Sunday to watch the surf dogs of San Diego hit the beach for 'the world's largest dog surfing event'.
The shore was packed with a couple hundred dogs and a couple thousand people, said an event organizer from the Helen Woodward Animal Center, a local animal shelter. The dogs and their owners began surfing shortly after 9 a.m. at the 4th annual Surf Dog Surf-a-Thon. The surfers rode waves at North Beach, aka Dog Beach, in Del Mar.
It wasn't all about the waves, though. Some pets picked up "pointers from the pros on a beachside agility course," as organizers put it, while still other canines were dressed up for a costume contest.
Surfer, judge and animal centre board Chairman Bryce Rhodes said that while all the dogs have a great time, about 20 per cent fall into the upper echelon of athletes that the dog surfing community calls 'pros'.
Mr Rhodes, who is also the grandson of the late Helen Woodward, said the center's founder would have been delighted to see the Surf-A-Thon.
'Our long-term goal is to put ourselves out of business - to see an end to the euthanisation of animals,' he said.
Launched in 2006, the contest started out as a fun way that pet owners could ride the surf with their pets and raise a little money. This year's event has topped $30,000 in donations.
Since then, it has mushroomed into a major event that draws national television coverage. The dogs are judged on several criteria - the length of the ride, the size of the wave ridden and their on-board maneuvers.
Dogs receive extra points if they surf without their owner, and if they stand on the board rather than lie down.
More information on the Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon can be found at: http://surfdog.kintera.org/
More photos of this year's event at: http://www.photogallerybymichael.com
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Posted on Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:28 am by PugNews |
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