Category Archives: Dog of the Day

Dog of the Day: Padfoot the Goldendoodle

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Adam Lang

A friend of mine is currently dating a woman from San Diego. I have never met her, but I have now met her dog, who my friend brought up to the Bay Area while she was out of the country. … Continue reading →

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Surf Dog of the Day: Rosie the Labrador Retriever Tandem Surf Champion

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Adam Lang

Rosie won the human/dog surfing section of the great surf-off. She’s a local favorite, from Santa Cruz, and has a pretty neat instagram. You can tell from the pictures that she loves what she does. Also, big shout out to … Continue reading →

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Surf Dog Day Intermission: Random Beach Doggos

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Adam Lang

An intermission from surfing dogs, to show off a few pups I ran across on the beach while I was surf-dog-watching.

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Surf Dog of the Day: Uh Oh I Dunno!

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Adam Lang

This was one of the contestants, but I can’t for the life of me figure out their name or whether they won anything other than ‘most bedraggled-looking pup’. Looked ridiculously sad and cold, but given that poodles were bred as … Continue reading →

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Surf Dog of the Day: Cacau the CHAMPION Labrador Retriever

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Adam Lang

Cacau, who traveled here from Brazil to compete, won both the overall champion crown and the stand-up paddle-board category, plus tied with Koa in the ‘extra large dog’ solo category and did pretty well in ‘human-dog tandem’ too. (In what … Continue reading →

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Double Surf Dog Day: Surf Dog Iza the French Bulldog and Faith the Surfing Pit Bull

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Adam Lang

I got a few pictures of Iza by herself, but they all came out with Iza as just a black blob. Too much white surf for a black dog, even for a high-contrast camera body. Still, though, Iza and Faith … Continue reading →

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Emergency Puppy of the Day: Zida the Utterly Ridiculous

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Adam Lang

We interrupt this Surf Dog Week to bring you an emergency injection of PURE ADORABILITY. This is Zida, the two month old unknown mixed breed (but probably has at least a little Chihuahua) that I ran into on my way … Continue reading →

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Surf Dog of the Day: Joey the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Adam Lang

Meet Joey! Joey had a pretty good time out there, catching several waves. Good showing, even with some pretty ruff surf (and ruff-er competition!)

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Dog of the Day: Posey the Lakeland Terrier Redux

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Adam Lang

I ran into Posey (10) a little while ago, and said, “Oh, is that a fox terrier?” No, it was not a fox terrier, it was a Lakeland terrier. When I went to post her I said, ‘I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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(Surf) Dog of the Day: Koa the Chocolate Lab

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Adam Lang

I got SO MANY pictures from the dog surfing championships! And SO MANY of them were of the face a small child that was inexplicably being held up on someone’s shoulders BACKWARDS and jiggled back and forth a few dozen … Continue reading →

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