Final wave for canine surging hero Ricochet

THE world’s first surf therapy dog has died after a lifetime devoted to helping others.

Ricochet, the canine legend and star of film, TV shows and books, succumbed to liver cancer, aged 15.

She became the first ever canine assisted surf therapy dog in 2009 when she jumped on the board of a 15-year-old boy with a spinal cord injury and instinctively balanced it.

Since then she has surfed with children with special needs, wounded warriors, adaptive surfers, a goat, pro surfers and more.

Her exploits were regularly featured in All Together NOW!

Ricochet’s work won many awards such as an American Humane Association Hero Dog Award, and the American Red Cross Hero award.

Her guardian, Judy Fridono, said: “I don’t want people to be sad, I want them to celebrate and continue supporting what she started.”