Surf dogs from throughout San Diego are on the point of climb on their surfboards and trip the waves at Del Mar Dog Beach to search out out who’s the “Top Dog” in Helen Woodward Animal Center’s annual Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon.
The 18th annual occasion on Sept. 10 is predicted to attract greater than 70 canine rivals together with a crowd of spectators.
Winners are chosen based mostly on how effectively they trip the waves and keep on their boards. The judges, who’re surf professionals and aficionados, will have a look at the size of their trip, wave method and enthusiasm, measured most definitely in tail wags and barks.
A freestyle surf contest will award factors for creativity. The freestyle contest consists of tandem surf using with pooches or folks together with methods and costumes.
There will probably be 10-minute heats and first-, second- and third-place winners will probably be awarded for every weight class. First-place winners transfer on to the finals to vie for the Best-In-Surf title.
This 12 months’s theme of the Canine Costume Contest is Rockstars & Music Legends. There will probably be a free agility course for dogs to check out and a kids’s exercise space with crafts and video games together with a “BARKet Place” that includes greater than 20 distributors.
The surf competitors, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., is free to attend. Event parking is obtainable for a $20 donation on the nook of Border Avenue and Via de la Valle and Highway 101.
Surf contest entry charge is $60 for the overall surf competitors, and canine life vest leases are $5. All dogs should have a life vest.
Peeps & Pups registration is $55 for dogs browsing with a human companion. Maximum one individual and two dogs per board. Costumes are inspired. Price is per canine taking part.
Dogs Duos & Trios is $55 for dogs browsing with dogs. Maximum of three dogs per board. Price is per canine taking part.
Registration is open by way of Sept. 10.
The Canine Costume Contest entry charge is $15. A Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon T-Shirt is $25, and $20 for a tank high or hat.
Proceeds go to the pets and applications on the nonprofit Helen Woodward Animal Center based mostly in Rancho Santa Fe.
Day-of-event entrants are welcome.
For extra info, go to animalcenter.org/surf-dog-surf-a-thon.
