Twig, the skateboarding shelty, impresses with athletic skills

[seafan]

I really needed this story today. This is one talented canine!


Be SURE to watch the video at the link.



From Terri Bryce Reeves at the St. Petersburg Times:

September 2, 2011



JIM DAMASKE | Times
Sandy and Bob Clark’s dog, Twig, leaps onto a gliding skimboard along the Belleair Causeway. Twig recently learned to skateboard and boogieboard. Soon she may try snowboarding, her owners said.

BELLEAIR — She skateboards. She boogieboards.

This summer she took up skimboarding.

Is there anything the gutsy Shetland sheepdog from Belleair won't do?

At age 7, Twig seems to have the whole package: beauty, brains, athleticism.

She recently demonstrated her pint-sized prowess at Clearwater Beach, skateboarding down a double set of steep steps, then cruising along the beach promenade, carving deep turns.

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"People rescue dogs, but sometimes dogs can rescue people," said Clark, "especially children."

JIM DAMASKE | Times
Twig, 7, skateboards down stairs at Clearwater Beach. When she gets on her boogieboard in the pool, her close canine companion Cooper, a golden retriever, pulls her around.





What a profound privilege we have been given, to share our world with animals.

[graywarrior]

1. Love it!