This Dog Has Demanded To Surf Since He Was A Baby

  • 7 months ago
Puppy does the cutest dance to beg his dad to go surfing — and then he learns to kite surf!
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:04 He is very demanding when he wants to go surfing.
00:07 He'll either cry or do his little dance until we take him.
00:12 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:21 My wife and I, when we moved to Hawaii,
00:22 we started fostering Milo.
00:24 And immediately fell in love and then adopted him.
00:27 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:31 When he was a little puppy, he kind of demanded
00:34 me to teach him how to surf.
00:35 You want to surf?
00:36 You want to surf?
00:37 You want to surf?
00:39 When he got on that surfboard the first time, I was like,
00:42 I think we might have to start surfing with this little guy.
00:46 And he did pretty well.
00:49 His other siblings enjoy the comfort of being dry.
00:53 They did not understand the water the way Milo did.
00:56 There's definitely a few reasons that I love to surf with Milo.
00:59 Every surf session with him, I feel
01:02 like our bond gets strengthened.
01:05 We read each other so well.
01:06 When I'm in a down mood, he knows to give me
01:08 a little extra affection.
01:09 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:13 Our connection with the ocean is so similar.
01:16 The ocean has always been therapy for me.
01:18 And I can definitely tell it's the exact same way with him
01:21 as well.
01:21 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:24 Good boy.
01:25 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:28 Milo and I decided to compete in a surfing competition that
01:32 was raising money for the victims of the Maui wildfires.
01:36 As soon as we touched the waters, he jumped on the board.
01:39 It felt so natural.
01:41 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:44 I knew he was going to do well.
01:46 But he got third place.
01:47 And that really shocked me for his first surf competition.
01:49 [MUSIC PLAYING]
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01:55 After that day, we have never seen him so tired.
01:58 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:01 He's a water dog.
02:02 Anything in the ocean or in any type of water
02:05 brings him so much joy.
02:08 Milo loves boating, wakeboarding, kite surfing.
02:14 I love that we get to experience new activities and hobbies
02:18 together.
02:18 And I always want to take him on the water with whatever
02:21 activity we're doing.
02:22 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:23 We just got this one-man outrigger canoe.
02:28 I found one of my old beat-up boogie boards
02:30 and attached ropes to the side of the outrigger.
02:32 Sure enough, he loves riding on the side car.
02:35 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:38 Once we're out in the ocean, it seems
02:39 like everything else disappears.
02:41 It's just me, Milo, and the ocean.
02:43 [MUSIC PLAYING]
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02:54 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:58 (upbeat music)