Surf Dogs Surf A Thon

The 10th annual Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon, presented by Blue Buffalo, took place Sunday, September 13th at Del Mar, San Diego. The Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon helped Helen Woodward Animal Center raise funds for the orphaned animals in their care.

A photo posted by goldenwoofs (@goldenwoofs) on Sep 13, 2015 at 1:03pm PDT

Many of the surf dogs we met at 2015 Unleashed by Petco Surf Dog Competition hit the waves again. The first surf dog we met was Coppertone.  

Woofs to #doxie #surfdog Coopertone ???? @HWAC Surf A Thon pic.twitter.com/J3fBsMHb7u — GoldenWoofs (@SugarTheGoldenR) September 13, 2015

There were about 80 surf dogs competed in four classes: small, medium, large and extra large. For each class heat, surf dogs had 10 minutes and were judged on a set of six waves.

Coppertone had pawesome surf time.
Unfortunately, Ziggy won 1st oh his small dog class.

Best In Surf winners were Ziggy, Cherie, Faith, and Turbo!!!

There were more than 70 vendors in attendance.
Sugar won some goodies from Unleashed by Petco.

Sugar met Jake from Dog is Good.

Woofs to Dogzenergy! Check out Dogzenergy Instagram feed to see more photos.

Surf Up to Marriott Del Mar Residence Inn who provided the “Surf’s Up Surfboard Backdrop”.

BMW Encinitas, one of the sponsors, is Sugar’s favorite car 🙂
Sugar agrees to have a white BMW as our next car.

It was HOT!!! PawZ was providing free dog boots.

The Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon helped Helen Woodward Animal Center raise funds for the orphaned animals in their care. On our next trip to San Diego, we are hoping to visit Helen Woodward Animal Rescue facility.

* Make sure to join Helen Woodward Animal Center’s Remember Me Thursday, honor pets who never knew a forever home. Shine a light on pet adoption awareness on Thursday, September 24, 2015. *