The competition was strong, the waves variable, the weather mild, the dogs stoked, and thousands of fans of the sport enjoyed the 4th Annual World Dog Surfing Championships in Pacifica near San Francisco, where over 3 dozen top dog surfers participated in the event.
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:
- WDSC Spirit of Surfing Award: Faith
- WDSC Surf Dog Mahalo Award: Teddy
- ART OF DANCING IN THE RAIN All Heart Award: Abbie Girl
FINAL COMPETITION RESULTS:
Wag Hotels Small Surf Dogs Award
- Carson
- Delilah
- Prince Dudeman
Pet Renu Medium Surf Dogs Award
- Cherie
- Giselle
- Tristan
Rockaway Ricky Memorial Large Dogs Award
- Rothstein
- Skyler
- Koa
DOOG Tandem Dogs Award (Dog/Dog/)
- Rothstein and Charlie
- Samson and Delilah
- Rusty the Surfing MinPin and Giselle
Pedro Point Brewing Tandem Human/Dog Award
- Skyler/Homer Henard
- Derby & Kentucky
- Team Koa
WDSC Top Dogs Award
- Cherie
- Rothstein
- Carson
Other awards were presented for the Top Ball-Fetch-in-Water Competition presented by Peninsula Clean Energy and the Dog Beach Fashion Competition presented by California Canine.