The 2018 World Dog Surfing Championships just took place, and the photos are the best thing you'll see all day

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• The 2018 World Dog Surfing Championship just took place in California, and the photos are perfect.
• The canine competitors competed for numerous titles, including special achievement awards such as "WDSC Spirit of Surfing Award" and the "WDSC Shredder of the Year Award."

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We all know dogs are life savers, heroes and huge forms of comfort, but apparently they're talented surfers, too.

Take a look at some of the amazing photos from this year's World Dog Surfing Competition, which took place on Linda Mar Beach on August 4th, 2018.

The 3rd Annual World Dog Surfing Championships just took place, and the photos are as amazing as anyone could have imagined.

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The World Championships for Dog Surfing is a charity event that brings together dog surfing talent to compete for the gold.

Four dozen amateurs and top dog surfers gathered in Pacifica near San Francisco, California, to compete.

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There were numerous awards dogs could take home, from the Small Surf Dogs Award to the WDSC Spirit of Surfing Award.

These dogs were hoping to take home the gold.

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All proceeds are donated to the Humane Society and SPCA.

See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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