Photos: Pups take to the waves at World Dog Surfing Championships
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August 05, 2023
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Cherie a competitor in the World Dog Surfing Championship switches to body surfing after losing a surfboard, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Thousands crowded onto Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica on Saturday morning angling for a view of fourteen four-legged surfers competing in the annual World Dog Surfing Championships.
Here are photographs from the early part of the event.
Carson prepares to defend his title in the Small Dog division of the World Dog Surfing Championships on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Jill Nakano hoists her dog Carson, complete in a wetsuit, as they march through the crowd to compete in the World Dog Surfing Championships on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Jill Nakano helps her dog Carson complete in the World Dog Surfing Championships on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) A dog named Carson bails out while riding a wave in the World Dog Surfing Championships on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) A dog dressed as a lifeguard watches his canine companions compete in the World Dog Surfing Championships, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) James Wall and his dog Faith collect themselves before competing in the World Dog Surfing Championships, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) James Wall gets an escort while carrying Faith down to the shore to compete in the World Dog Surfing Championships, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) A goggle-wearing dog named Faith competes in the World Dog Surfing Championships, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Surf dog paparazzi fill Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. to photograph the World Dog Surfing Championships. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif. hosts the World Dog Surfing Championships, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) A competitor in the World Dog Surfing Championships takes off on a wave at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) A competitor in the World Dog Surfing Championships takes off on a wave at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Cherie a competitor in the World Dog Surfing Championships takes off on a wave at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Eric Kovalkoski’s 14-month-old son, Lukas, falls for a stuffed animal bought at the World Dog Surfing Championships, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
