Shout-out to Derby the dog — the 2018 winner of the World Dog Surfing Championship that was held yesterday afternoon at Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, California!
Derby — who you’ll see (below) was decked out in a life vest along with shades and a gnarly purple/blue mohawk — outlasted dozens of other dogs to win the world championship and be crowned the globe’s best surfin’ dog!
Related: The World’s Ugliest Dogs Are Kinda Cute!
Yesterday’s event in NorCal had a ton of different weight classes and groupings; things like small, medium, and large dog competitions, along with tandem dog surfing pairs, and even a human/dog event.
And by the looks of Derby and the rest of the pups (below), this must have been a ton of fun:
Dog surfing contest Saturday in Pacifica. #nbcbayarea pic.twitter.com/82Iq5NNQAx
— Dave Elkinson (@hmbeagle) August 4, 2018
@kqednews Derby the golden doodle is the crowd favorite here at the third annual world dog surfing championship. Finals happening now…let’s see who’s gonna be top dog! #dogsurfing #pacifica #dogdaysofsummer pic.twitter.com/eRkf8LCUPA
— muna (@sailormuns) August 4, 2018
Awww!!!
So cute!!!
Ch-ch-check out more highlights of adorable pups shredding gnarly waves (below):
not art related but i’m watching the world dog surfing championships LOL ðŸ•ðŸ„🆠pic.twitter.com/tCO3Kh0hla
— karen ko (@kkoillus) August 4, 2018
Surfers arrive for the start of the dog surfing contest today in Pacifica Saturday. #nbcbayarea #pacifica #dogsurfing pic.twitter.com/UAsA4HmBLx
— Dave Elkinson (@hmbeagle) August 4, 2018
Today we’re attending a very high-level Dog Surfing Competition.
We can feel how intense the tension is. Our challengers feel so pumped and ready to ride the waves. ðŸ¶ðŸŒŠ pic.twitter.com/HoPeDFjVyA
— Maxime Derrien (@MaximeDeNada) August 4, 2018
Girl in the Curl!@GidgetsFanPage @WorldDogSurfing @Pacifica#pug #dogsurfing pic.twitter.com/DQEUrzhykh
— Minnie & Max Pugs (@MinnieMaxPugs) August 5, 2018
THROWBACK TO THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE. ðŸ˜ðŸ™Œâœ¨ðŸ„🶠#dogsurfing pic.twitter.com/QfzWgMJN3X
— Chloe Condon 🎀 (@ChloeCondon) August 5, 2018
DOG SURFING ðŸ˜ðŸ™ŒðŸ„ðŸ„ðŸ•ðŸ•ðŸ• pic.twitter.com/7xYLXk919J
— Chloe Condon 🎀 (@ChloeCondon) August 4, 2018
This. Is. The. Best.
We’re totally going next year.
So fun, and so cute!!!
Have y’all ever seen a dog surfing competition, Perezcious readers?!
PS — Congrats, Derby!!!