Noosa Surfing Dog Championship

[5] The championship comprises a single, invitational event in which 8 to 10 teams of dogs and humans on stand-up paddle boards compete to win the Best Wave Award.

The VetShopAustralia Surfing Dog Championships usually takes place at Noosa Main Beach on the first or second Saturday of March.

[13][14] The 2012 event was preceded by a Teach Your Dog to Surf Clinic which was hosted by VetShopAustralia.com.au and Chris de Aboitiz of Natural Balance at Noosa, Queensland, Australia.

[16] The 2013 Spectacular marked the second year in a row the competition was held as the opening event of the Noosa Festival of Surfing.

[17] Hugsley, a Spanador (Cocker Spaniel x Labrador) and last year's winner of the Best Wave award, was joined in the surf by Patches, a Jack Russell x Fox Terrier x Cattle Dog, Indi, a Border Collie, and northern New South Wales newbies, Pepper, a Staffie x and Kosta, a Bulldog x Mastiff.

[17] The 2015 event was held on Sunday, 8 March and saw VetShopAustralia partner with GoPro to kit out the dogs in waterproof cameras that captured their unique view from on the board.

The winner of the 2016 Best Wave Award was former world champion tandem surfer Chris de Aboitiz with his dogs Rama and Millie.

[30] Judges of the event over the years have included TV Personality Dr Harry Cooper, Pro Surfer Layne Beachley,[26] and Bondi Vet Dr. Alex Hynes.