If you want your puppies to learn discipline and focus, consider putting them in surfing classes. Former surfing champion Chris de Aboitiz has spent the last 10 years teaching his four rescue canines how to ride the waves in Sydney, Australia. Now Aboitiz spends time on the beach training other pups as well as their humans. “People make a lot of mistakes in training their dogs, who end up being dominant over them. Training the dog is the easy part, you also need to train the owner,” says the surfing teacher.
->**”Surfing is not just about training dogs, it is about understanding them and their behavior,” explains Aboitiz.**<-
First day in #merimbula, #nsw #australia What a #beautifulplace! ? #beautifuldestinations #dogtravel #supdogs #dogsurfing #dogsofinstagram #adventures #travel #nswtourism #surfinglife #surf #waves #beachlife A video posted by Chris de Aboitiz (@naturalbalancedog) on Feb 5, 2016 at 6:53pm PST
Pack leader Lani chilling on her paddleboard while keeping an eye out on the pack. #dog #surf #sup #dogsofinstagram #beach #surfdog #agneswater #photooftheday #petskills A photo posted by Chris de Aboitiz (@naturalbalancedog) on Jun 18, 2015 at 5:35pm PDT
Thanks #keahideaboitiz for the drone and #goproau footage! #surfdogaustralia #smoothstar #dog #goprooftheday #surfing A photo posted by Chris de Aboitiz (@naturalbalancedog) on Jun 25, 2015 at 11:06pm PDT
->**Aboitiz surfs everyday with his four rescues; Max, Murph, Rama, and Millie.**<-
Hard at work at 1770 and looking forward to catching some waves at Noosa next week 🙂 #dogtraining #dogsup #dogsofinstagram #beachlife #lifeofadventure #agneswater #1770 #dogsurfing A photo posted by Chris de Aboitiz (@naturalbalancedog) on Oct 2, 2015 at 12:29pm PDT
Rama tried to impress his lady Milu on the board today… #puppylove#dog #dogsofinstagram#sup#surf#surfing #australia #waves #photooftheday A photo posted by Chris de Aboitiz (@naturalbalancedog) on Jun 3, 2015 at 7:16pm PDT
How many surf dogs do you reckon I could get on the board at once?! #dogsofinstagram #dog #surf #sup #gopro#gopropeople #australia #photooftheday #beach #sunshine A photo posted by Chris de Aboitiz (@naturalbalancedog) on Jun 10, 2015 at 8:11pm PDT
->**Teaching dogs how to surf follows the same principles of obeying commands. ”When you are surfing with the dogs they are allowed to look around but they have to sit on the board and not move, or we fall off and get wet. Training dogs for everyday life is the same,” says Aboitiz.**<-
First day in #sydney and here is a screen shot from our #goprohero4 footage taken this perfect first #afternoon #surfing Avalon in the #northenbeaches #hotdogging with Millie and Rama. What a #beautifulbeach and start to our Sydney leg of our #roadtrip. A photo posted by Chris de Aboitiz (@naturalbalancedog) on Feb 11, 2016 at 11:00pm PST
Awesome times #surfing today and practicing my #dogtricks on the #sup at #noosa #queensland #australia ??#lifeofadventure #dogsup #dogsurfing #enjoyoutdoors #noosalife #dogsurf #dogoftheday #dogsofinstagram #gopro #goprooftheday #goprohero4 #goprowars #outdoors #lovedogsforever #dogsonboard A video posted by Chris de Aboitiz (@naturalbalancedog) on Oct 10, 2015 at 10:58pm PDT