User:Surf Gidget The Pug/sandbox
Surf Gidget The Pug[edit]
Surf Gidget The Pug (born October 12, 2012) is a dog living in San Clemente, California, who has gained a large internet & social media following, as the best small dog surf champions in the world known to ride backwards & do 360's on her board naturally to shore and has reached status of a "celebrity dog" and "professional athlete".[1] [2] [3] [4][5] [6] [7] [8][9][10] She is one of the most followed rare white sport pugs who nearly died of a rare disease called EPI "Exocrine Pancreratic Insufficiency" in 2016. She is the winner of the Dog Surfing People's Choice Award & she has won all competitive surf dog championships in California. She has appeared in Galveston Texas as a celebrity guest at the Ohana Surf Dog Contest.[11] She has competed & won 1st through 2nd place repeatedly in the Dog Olympics more commonly known as The Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge. She competed and won 3rd in the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge "Mountain Dog Challenge" in Colorado thanks to her dog agility background.
She has also helped children with disabilities through surf therapy and has entered competitions with Challenged Athletes Foundation disabled surf athletes in surf dog competitions. She has appeared in a Fox Sports segment about surfing and helping disabled children.[1] She has supported Belinda Carlisle lead singer " The Go Go's" animal rescue foundation called "Animal People Alliance" since 2016 and still does currently. [2]
Gidget appeared in National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild show "Pet Talk" with Cesar and his son Andre Millan with Gidget's owner teaching Andre Millan how to surf his dog Sugar. Gidget appeared
- ^ "Meet the champion surfing dog who's helping kids in the disabled community". 7NEWS. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ "@LittleBearProd Blog: Surf Gidget the Pug Surfs for Charity and Makes a Splash with a Rare Disease". @LittleBearProd Blog. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ "Gidget the Surf Dog | San Clemente Journal". www.sanclementejournal.com. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ SurferToday.com, Editor at. "Surf Gidget The Pug wins 2018 World Dog Surfing Championships". Surfertoday. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Gidget". SO CAL SURF DOGS. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ Gidget, Surf. "Surf Gidget The Pug Shows Off Her Skills Yet Again At The 10th Annual Surf City Surf Dog Competition". PRLog. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ Gidget, Surf. "Surf Gidget The Pug Wins World Champion 2018". PRLog. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ Cable, Katy (2021-07-19). "Surf Gidget the Pug". Creatures. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ Cable, Katy (2018-07-25). "SURF GIDGET THE PUG…". Thrive Global. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ Surf Gidget The Pug Wins World Dog Surfing Championship 2018, retrieved 2022-09-09
- ^ "SURF GIDGET THE PUG…The Little Dog Making Big Waves For Charity". THE WEEKLY RUNT. Retrieved 2022-09-09.