The Annual Surf City Surf Dog Competition in Huntington Beach, CA

The first time that we came across a surFUR on Instagram, it was Flofy; a 5 lb Maltese wearing a pink body suit, and chasing waves on her pink surf board. It was one of the cutest things we had ever come across! But, we didn't think that it was actually a thing- dog surfers?!

Turns out, it is! Apparently surfing is not just a human sport, it is something that dogs can learn too!

And while it pains us to say that Flofy is no longer here, her younger brother, Mikey, is continuing his sister's surfing legacy. He is only 1 year old and he is already taking surfing lessons with Jill Nakano, a professional surfer from Good Kharma Surf. He will most likely compete next year, according to his mamager.

With last year’s competition canceled due to COVID-19, everyone was excited to be back for the 12th Surf City Surf Dog competition in Huntington Beach, organized by @surfdogevents. The Dog Beach was packed with dogs, humans who came to cheer them on, and the news media. There were a total of four categories: (1) Weight (2) Tandem: Dog & Dog (3) Tandem: Dog & Human, and (4) Shredders. The winners of the 1st category were (1) Derby (2) Giselle and (3) Charlie. The winners of the 2nd were (1) Faith & Rusty (2) Carson & Giselle, and (3) Charlie & Koa. The winners of the 3rd were (1) Skyler (2) Sugar and (3) Bamboo. And the winners of the 4th were (1) Sugar (2) Skyler and (3) Finn. A Tribute To Flofy

Mikey learning to surf.

Derby

Cherie

Charlie

Surfing Tollers

Sugar

Skyler

Faith

Carson