Surfice Dog

 

Ricochet is a cool surfer chick.

Well, not a chick… a dog.

(And, she’s won several

surf dog competitions!

I didn’t know there was

such a thing to win!)

 

Her friends call her Ricki.

So, another dog who enjoys

 standing on a surfboard??

Ricki is more than that.

She’s been trained to work

 with people with disabilities,

as an assistant dog.

She surfs with kids

and people with disabilities.

Even though Ricki began her training

at a very early age,

she just wasn’t cut out

to being a service dog.

After several false starts

and much frustration,

Ricki’s owner – Judy Fridono,

stopped fighting

and let Ricki enjoy herself.

When Ricki was 15 months old,

she placed third

in her first surfing contest.

That’s when Ricki earned

her title of SURFice Dog.

The first person Ricki surfed beside

 was Patrick Ivison, a quadriplegic surfer.

After catching a few waves

beside each other, Ricki suddenly jumped

 from her board on to Patrick’s board

and they caught their first

 wave in together.

And, there was no going back!

Now, Ricki rides the waves

with anyone who will

ride them with her.

 I can only imagine the smiles

 on their faces as they ride

 the waves with surfice dog Ricki! 

She also involves herself

in fundraising campaigns,

 to help people

living with disabilities.

Check out her webpage

to find out more.

Or, her facebook page.

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