Instead of shredding your homework, these dogs were shredding waves.
More than 70 pups took Huntington Beach to ride the waves at the Surf City Surf Dog competition.
The talented pooches showed off their skills by conquering the one-to-three-foot tall waves. The competition doubled as an adoption event and featured dog play zones.
‘Pawticipants’ had 12 minutes to surf and were judged on confidence level, riding time and overall ability. All dogs are required to wear doggie life vests to compete.
Two dogs in the Shredder category close in on each other during the Surf City Surf Dog competition in Huntington Beach
Golden doodles Teddy and Derby pass another tandem team in the Tandem category. All dogs are required to wear life vests
A man and his pooch wait for a wave at the surfing competition Saturday. ‘Pawticipants’ had 12 minutes to surf
Pups could surf in tandem with their owners, with another dog, or they could ride the waves solo
Aidanne Angobung holds Jojo the Corgi before competing in the small dog category. Dogs compete in six different categories including in tandem with other dogs and with a human
Prince Dudeman took home the first place trophy for in the Small Dog category. His owner Ryan Thor told CBS Los Angeles: ‘He gets ready, crouches down and he feels the wave. He’ll actually move to steer the board and stay on the wave.’
Prince Dudeman was seen rocking aviator sunglasses while balancing on Thor’s head before the competition.
The top three winners won trophies but all dogs received a commemorative participation medal. There are categories for small, medium, large and extra large dogs.
Pups can ride two dogs on a surf board, with their owners or solo.
Michael Uy with his Australian Kelpie Abbie Girl on his back is interviewed and photographed by media after succeeding in making it to the finals in the Shredder category
Abbie Girl rides a wave at the Huntington Beach competition on Saturday. She won the World Dog Surfing Championship in Pacifica last month
A man and his dog get some air in the Tandem category (left). Dogs were also allowed to ride alone and were required to wear a life vest like Sugar the Surfing Dog (right)
Jojo, a Corgi, competes in the Medium Dog category. Most of the pups at the competition hailed from Southern California
‘Pawticipants’ had 12 minutes to ride the waves and were judged on confidence level, riding time and overall ability
Some of ithe competition’s charity partners include Barks of Love, French Bulldog Rescue Network, Huntington Dog Beach and Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue (Jojo, pictured)
A rescue black-and-tan Australian Kelpie named Abbie Girl had the longest ride time. According to the Orange County Register, she has been surfing for 10 years. She won the World Dog Surfing Championship in Pacifica last month.
Her owner Michael Uy told the paper: ‘She’s one of the only dogs that gets up on the board by herself, that’s how I know she wants to keep surfing. And when she falls off, she knows how to get back on the board.’
Most of the pups hailed from Southern California, but two came all the way from Canada and one traveled from Brazil.
This is the competition’s ninth year. Some of its charity partners include Barks of Love, French Bulldog Rescue Network, Huntington Dog Beach and Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue. It is sponsored by McKenna Subaru.
The three-day event kicked off Friday with a canine couture fashion show.