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HUNTINGTON BEACH, USA – Dogs big and small, and some in tandem with their owners, braved the large swell that greeted them at a surfing competition with a difference in California Sunday, September 25 (Monday in Manila).
Some dogs bailed off their boards in spectacular wipeouts as waves pounded the shore, but that didn’t prevent many of the pups from wagging their tails at the SurfCity Surf Dog event in Huntington Beach.
Continuing to hang 20 at @HB_SurfDog! #SurfCitySurfDog pic.twitter.com/nckyBiHWYz
— Huntington Beach, CA (@HBSurfCityUSA) September 25, 2016
Dogs and their owners came from as far away as Florida, Australia and Brazil for the eighth edition of the annual event in aid of animal charities.
The rides were the last and most popular phase of the three-day event that started Friday.
Canine and human competitors had 12 minutes to catch their top five waves, with judges evaluating them on their confidence level, length of ride and overall ability to ride the wave.
Making a splash: Surf dogs take to the waves at the 8th annual Surf City event at Huntington Beach, California pic.twitter.com/ZxawR4HjSV
— AFP news agency (@AFP) September 26, 2016
“We got some small, but mighty SurFurs out there,” organizers said on Facebook.
The winner of the dog-only Shredder division was Bono, a Labrador owned by Ivan Moreira of Brazil. – Rappler.com
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