Dog Surfing? Yes, Dog Surfing

Living here in San Diego we do see our share of strange and fun things. but when we heard about the dog surfing competition we didn't know what to think.  If we never happened to know a friend who was competing we probably would never have gone. Boy are we happy we did! A colleague I work with, Michael, trains his dog Abby for competitions. A while back, he took up trying to teach her to surf for some extra fun and challenge.

They were quite good at it! This year, San Diego is home for a national dog competition and at the last minute, they added dog surfing to the list of events.

I took Friday morning off work and took Isabella (and mom came too... decided this was more unusual than going to her usual Friday morning yoga class!).

It was amazing. Michael would push Abby onto a wave and she would ride them straight into shore... stable and looking perfect. I can't believe we didn't get a good video (although it will be on ESPN later this month!).

Michael and Abby made it to the finals! Great for them. They didn't win but it was a ton of fun.

Michael and Abby warming up with a run in the water

Michael and Abby lining up before going into the ocean. Look at that proud dog!!!

Incredible is the word alright

This was the 'prettiest' dog on the beach :-)