Sugar the Surfing Dog, who spent her days outside the water comforting veterans as a dedicated therapy dog, died Monday after battling cancer.
Sugar was found as a stray and over the years, her love of the waves and natural talent took dog surfing to new heights.Sugar the surfing dog, who hails from Orange County, has been inducted into the Surfs’ Hall of Fame for her decorated career.
This video was broadcast on Today in LA on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Sugar the Surfing Dog, the first canine inducted into the Surfer’s Hall of Fame, who spent her days outside the water comforting veterans as a dedicated therapy dog, died Monday after battling cancer. The 16-year-old rescue dog from Huntington Beach, California, who was a five-time dog surfing world champion, died “in her daddy’s arms,” a post on her Instagram said.“She lived to put smiles on faces, volunteer, to send it !! to change dog surfing forever !!! thank you for loving Sugar,” the post said. “Good bye my Sugar., i can’t believe in writing this .. i’m going to miss you so much.” Sugar was found as a stray and over the years, her love of the waves and natural talent took dog surfing to new heights. Dressed in a life jacket, spectators would watch the furry white canine in amazement as she balanced on her surfboard, riding wave after wave back to the shore, sometimes with her owner, Ryan Rustan, by her side and other times all on her own. In 2024, her paw prints joined the hand and footprints of many other renowned surfers immortalized in concrete in Huntington Beach when she was inducted into the hall of fame. “This is just incredible. Dreams do come true even for a surfing dog and guys like me,” Rustan said at the ceremony.A post on Huntington Beach's Facebook page described her as a local legend who the Surf City community is mourning. “From inspiring the surfing world to advocating for rescue dogs and bringing comfort to veterans as a therapy dog, her impact reached far beyond the shoreline,” the post said.
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