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  • About
    • About us
    • Surf Dog Ricochet
    • Aqua Dog Cori
    • And Rina Too!
    • Blog | Surf Dog Ricochet
    • Donate >
      • Donors & Beneficiaries
    • News
    • Sponsors
    • Stuff for sale
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    • Surfing Dogs
    • Teach Your Dog to Surf
    • Surf Dog Competitions
    • Adaptive Surfing
    • Sharing The Stoke With Your Dog
  • Swimming Dogs
    • Swimming Lessons
    • Drowning Prevention
    • Canine Assisted Water Rescue
    • Sensory Playroom
    • Canine-assisted swimming surveys
  • Healing Dogs
    • Human-canine Bond
    • A Dog's Purpose
    • Healing power of Ricochet
    • The Healing Power of Dogs
    • Healing From Pet Loss
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    • Therapy Dogs
    • Emotional Support Dogs
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  • Programs
    • PTSD
    • Autism, Disabilities, Special Needs
    • Jose Martinez Sponsorship
    • Canine Assisted Programs
    • Waves of Empowerment Program
    • Paw (Pay) it Forward
    • Anti-Bullying Campaign
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SURFING DOGS

Surf dogs competition

​Ricochet is one of the original San Diego surfing dogs that started with the whole dog surfing circuit. She entered her first competition when she was 15 months old. She competed for several years and typically placed in one of the top three spots. Be sure to visit our Surf Dog Competitions page to see all the different contests, plus the ones that Ricochet won. Also included there are current contests, as well as some throw back dog surfing contests that changed their name, or aren't in existence anymore. ​​​

Surfing pig!

Surfing dog



​In addition to competitions, Ricochet surfs for fun. She also enjoys tandem surfing with people, and other dogs. She often surfs with her littermate, Kalani, and they're known as the Twisted Sisters!  She also surfed with three of her surfing dog buddies, four dogs on a board, and their picture was featured in Times Square and the Vegas strip. 

She's most at home on a surfboard, and can surf backwards, forwards, do turns, lower her center of gravity and shift her weight to keep from wiping out.

Sometimes Ricochet gets out for a little SUPing too, and she's always up for surfing with a pro surfer like Rob Machado, Guy Takayama or Taylor Knox! 

If you want to keep up with the dog surfing Ricochet is doing, where she'll be, or who she'll be surfing with, check out her Facebook page.  ​
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Dog surfing competition
Surf Dogs
Be sure to visit our
Surf Dog Competition​
page to learn more about
dog surfing contests
around the world.
And, if you want your dog to be one of the surfing dogs at the next contest, visit our Teach Your Dog to Surf page, and scroll down for more training tips. 
Surf Dogs and Rob Machado

​Ricochet surfs with Rob Machado

Dog surfing competition

Surfing dogs:
​​training tips​

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Surf dogs in contests

Dog jumping
off the board?

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Click here to teach your dog to surf

Guinness World Record

Most dogs on a surfboard
17 dogs


During the Loews Coronado Bay Resort Contest, 17 of the canine competitors crammed themselves
​onto a single long board, setting the new world record for the Most surfing dogs on a surfboard at one time with a human.​
Dog surfing record
Dog surfing with man


​THROW BACK COMPETITIONS
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​Surf City Surf Dogs 

This contest is held in Huntington Beach, CA. It benefits six different animal charities. In 2009 (their inaugural year), they invited Ricochet to be a charity partner. That's when she was fundraising for Patrick Ivison, the 14 year old boy who was run over by a car when he was a toddler and became quadriplegic. In addition to raising funds, Patrick and Ricochet also did a tandem surf demonstration. In 2010 and 2011 she was invited to again be a charity partner, and this time she fundraised for canine cancer. 
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2009
1st Place Large Dog Heat
2nd Place Large Dog Finals

2010 
1st Place Large Dogs
3rd Place Large Dog Finals
Best Wipeout!
Best Crowd Pleaser

Surf Dog Events

Formerly Unleashed by Petco 
Formerly Loews Coronado Bay Resort 
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The Loews Coronado Bay Resort Competition was the first contest in San Diego. The beneficiary of this contest is the ASPCA. In 2011 Ricochet won the Dog of the Year from the ASPCA, so it was great to know her surfing was benefiting them!

2010 
1st Place Tandem

2012 
1st Place, large dogs
2nd place tandem with Cameron Mathison from Good Morning America

2013 
3rd place large dogs
3rd place tandem

2014
1st place medium dogs
2nd place tandem

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​Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge

​The Purina Incredible Dog Challenge holds a very special place in our heart. It was the first contest Ricochet entered at 15 months old. She won 3rd place! It was that day on the beach when we realized she was good at surfing. Her title changed from service dog to SURFice dog®!

2009
3rd place, large dogs 

2010
3rd place, large dogs

2011
2nd place, large dogs

2012
2nd place, tandem

2013
Didn't compete

2014
Injured

2015 
Didn't compete​
dog surfing


Dog Surfing Competition- ​​Surf-a-thon 

Presented by Helen Woodward Animal Center

Ricochet won several of the Helen Woodward Animal Center Surf a Thon Dog Surfing Competitions. But, more importantly, she was the highest fundraiser for four years in a row! Each year she raised more than the year before. These efforts saved the lives of homeless animals.
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2008
Entered when Ricochet was 7 months old, but didn't win!

2009
1st place, large dog heat
2nd place overall

2010
2nd Place Large Dog Heat
1st place highest fundraiser - $3085

2011
1st place, Large Dog Heat
1st place highest fundraiser - $6210

2012
1st place large dog heat 
1st place best of surf finals
2nd place doo the dah
1st place highest fundraiser - $7340

2013
1st place large dog 
1st place highest fundraiser - $7687


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