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Derby, a 9-year-old goldendoodle, and Kentucky Gallahue, 41, sport blue mohawks as they wait for a good wave. Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times

Gallery: Incredible Scenes At The Surf City Surf Dog Event

A surf contest you didn’t know you needed to see.

elsewhere // Sep 27, 2021
Words by Ethan Davis
Reading Time: 2 minutes

The annual Surf City Surf Dog event at Huntington Dog Beach features a multi-heat dog surfing competition, that ran in parallel with the US Open just down the beach. 

Surf dog competitors had twelve minutes to catch his or her top five waves and be judged by local celebrities and surf judges on confidence level, length of ride, and overall ability to ride the wave.

The event had multiple brackets including:

  • Tandem – Owner/Dog or Dog/Dog
  • Shredders – Owner launched only
  • X-Large Dogs (66 lbs +)
  • Large Dogs (46 lbs – 65 lbs)
  • Small Dogs (20 lbs and under)

Check out the incredible gallery below.

James Wall launches Faith, an American pit bull terrier, onto a wave. Photo by Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times
Sophia Sadlowski launches Rusty, a miniature pinscher. Photo by Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times
April Pasko with Jessi. Photo by Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times
Fiona Kepmin points the way to Surf Gidget, a pug. Photo by Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times
Faith lands on the beach. Photo by Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times
Giselle, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, rides a wave. Photo by Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times

Well I’ll be damned.

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