Dog Surfing Competition
Author: peter Date: 14 November, Category: Fact, Visits 3052
About a dozen dogs traded in their leashes for life vests Saturday for the chance to ride the waves at Jupiter beach as part of a canine surfing competition to raise money for an animal rescue group.
Jengo, a Chihuahua-fox terrier mix, peaks out behind 16-year-old volunteer Mike Musso of Jupiter as they head out to surf. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)
Onyx jumps off a surfboard at the end of his ride. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)
Musso paddles in with Jengo. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)
A dog navigates the surf during the competition. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)
Volunteer Cory Surette of Jupiter Farms surfs with Emmet, a beagle, during the dog surfing competition. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)
Gator surfs in the medium sized dog division. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)
Volunteer Nina Raflowitz of Jupiter takes rescue dog Moses, a 3-year-old maltese, out to surf. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)
Scrappy, a 4-year-old dachshund, plays ball in the surf. Owned by the Bauer family of Jupiter. Scrappy competed in the small dog division. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)
Gator jumps off the surfboard after his ride with volunteer Mike Musso. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)
Booker D. Surfdog shows off his skills. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)
Attie completes in the medium size dog division. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)
Jengo enjoys the ride. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)
A dog enjoys the rough surf. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)
Chile, a 7-month-old Apple Head Chihuahua owned by Farisha Mohammed of Jupiter,takes a walk along the water's edge at the dog surfing competition. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)
Wilson, a border collie mix, shakes off some of the salt water. Rich Premuroso of Jupiter brought him to the event. (Photo by Taylor Jones/The Palm Beach Post)