A 5 - class - old yellow-bellied Lab took home the top honors in the 8th annual East Coast Dog Surfing Championships in Florida earlier this hebdomad .
We did n’t conceive we could get more excited for the summertime Lord’s Day and fun on the skyline , and then this video of surfing dogs come out on the cyberspace . Suffice to say , we areimpressedwith the show of talent from these weewee - loving four - legged friends .
These particular pooches were catching wave on Sunday at the 8th annual East Coast Dog Surfing Championships , a fundraiser profit theBrevard Humane Societyin Florida . The winner of this strong surf dog rivalry was none other than Lily , a 5 - year - sometime yellowLabrador retrieverwho has much better proportionality than most human race .
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Florida Todayreportsthat Lily " put on a dominant performance " before roughly 2,000 people on the beach . As a retriever , Lily was keenly suited for a day of splosh in the waves . Before their positioning asmost democratic frump breed in America(for 30 days in a row now ! ) , Labs were originally used to retrieve duck alongside hunters and to keep fisher fellowship .
Lily has been catch waves at the beach since she was a pup , and " had a blast " at Sunday ’s event , her proprietor Michael Vogt say the newspaper . " It was fun but it all benefits the Brevard Humane Society and that ’s what ’s significant . "
Lily donated her winnings back to the humane society , as did the other competition winners at the 57th annual Easter Surf Fest : Darcy and Winston , who shared first place in the Red Carpet Runway contest . peach about some very estimable hotdog .
surf dogs are n’t just a local thing in Florida — courageous pooches balance their mitt atop surfboards all over the world . Check out these incredible whelp as they hang ten at the 2018 Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge in Huntington Beach , Calif. So much balance and sureness !
While these puppers might be some inspirational athletes all of us can aspire to become , it goes without read that prospective surf pups ( and their parents ) should practice caution before they off the Wave . Help keep yourdog safe at the beachby investing in a well - fitting doggy life sentence jacket , and never ram your pooch to do something outside of his or her ease horizontal surface . teach your dog to surf requires patience and lots of pattern !
