Depart the leash, treats, toys and water bowls at residence — these canines are completely content material on using waves — and make for some fairly cute pics, too.
The annual World Canine Browsing 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 identify 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’ll keep on. Within the case of a few of these doggos, they have been capable of cruise fairly far!
So far as how that is scored … it comes all the way down to confidence, fashion and, in fact, how lengthy they’ll preserve their steadiness. Because it seems, there have been some high canines to be topped.
Seven totally different classes have been into account — together with Small/Medium/Giant/XL solo rides … as properly human-dog and dog-dog tandems. There was additionally a class for finest 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. Of us who attended additionally had the chance to undertake shelter and rescue canines … a win-win for pets and potential house owners.
Certainly, this was freakin’ paw-some!
