00:00The UK Dog Surfing Championships were held in Poole, England on July 27.
00:07Due to calm seas, dogs and their owners competed on paddle boards.
00:12This fun event happens every two years.
00:15It was first inspired by similar contests in Australia and California.
00:20This year, three world records were broken.
00:23One, for the fastest 50 meters on a paddle board by a human and dog.
00:28Another, for the most dogs on one paddle board.
00:31And the third, for the most dogs riding paddle boards at the same time.
00:37There are three dreams world records titles.
00:39The first one was the fastest 50 meters on a paddle board by a human stroke dog pair.
00:46So that's 50 meters.
00:48The second one was most dogs riding on the same paddle board.
00:52Same paddle board.
00:53So it could be an outsized paddle board, which it was.
00:55But one paddle board, as many dogs as possible.
00:59And then the third one was most dogs riding on paddle boards simultaneously.
01:03So this is different paddle boards.
01:05But each paddle board had a dog and a human on board.
01:10Amazing, awesome, totally stoked.
01:12Just, yeah, lost for words.
01:14I can't, honestly, it's down to Margo and her being so patient on the board with me.
01:19And yeah, just dug deep and had some fun with it.
01:22I feel great.
01:23Many people took part.
01:26Some were doing it for the first time.
01:28Others had come back after enjoying it in previous years.
01:32For many, it was about having fun with their dogs.
01:35Yes, I was in the first heat.
01:38We had some tough competition, but we knew that when it was drawn.
01:42Mark said as he was drawing them out, he said, oh, there's a semi-finalist from the year before.
01:47And then he said, and there's my favorite.
01:49And neither of those people were us.
01:51But I think we did very, very well.
01:53So we did it in 22.
01:55I saw it on Facebook and I just thought it looked absolutely bonkers and I really wanted to join in.
02:01So we came in 22 and it was great fun.
02:04And she won a dog that the judges want to take home.
02:08And it was also her birthday weekend last time as well.
02:12And it's really, really cute.
02:13It's the same birthday.
02:14It's the same weekend this year.
02:15So it's her birthday today.
02:17Winners were happy and proud of their pets.
02:20Judges also gave special praise to dogs that stood out.
02:24The event was full of joy, cheering and wagging tails.
02:29It showed the strong bond between humans and dogs.
02:32Even without waves, they made great memories on the water.
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