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HOLY SAINT CHRISTOPHER!
He "rides" the waves like a professional and would give even David Hasselhoff a run for his money strutting his stuff on the beaches of Morro Bay in California. He's "all at sea", been recently featured in "Hello" magazine and is fast becoming a celebrity in his own right, turning heads with his sea-borne antics. Meet "Saint Christopher" the sensational surfing dog. "Saint" a glorious Golden Retriever now 3 years old first got his thirst for the waves from his proud owner Kathleen Yeung, when he was just a pup.
The following article and I'm sure you'll agree - amazing photos - are by kind permission of Mike Baird, www.bairdphotos.com and http://surfmorrobay.com/dogsaint. So we'll let the photos do the talking.
And if you're not humming the theme tune to "Hawaii five O" by now chances are you're lying!!!
Therapy Dog, Volunteer, and Fundraiser
When Saint is not surfing, he volunteers at French Hospital where he's getting certified as a therapy dog, and hopes to do hospice care, and as well as put in time at the Port San Luis, CA, Avila Beach Marine Institute. In fact, Saint is a big fundraiser for a variety of noble causes. Kat got Saint from a co-worker and great friend, Rodil Del Los-Reyes and his family. Kat said "I got Saint as a gift when my father was dying of cancer. Saint is my therapy dog, since I've been through a lot of turmoil. I've lived in a domestic violent household, and I've held a lot of resentment against my parents... but Saint has taught me a lot of patience and forgiveness. I think he's very Buddhist."
Kat and Saint are a fund-raising duo. Kat and Saint volunteer at the Women's Shelter Program of San Luis Obispo County, CA.... to help stop domestic violence and watch over kids. Kat is spreading the word about centralcoastsmiles.com where they're fund raising by offering half off on teeth whitening where the proceeds all go to the Women's Shelter. On Sunday September 9, 2007, the Helen Woodward Animal Center will have had its 2nd Annual Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon down in Del Mar, CA. The funds raised are used to support all the programs at the Helen Woodward Animal Center. You can make a small pledge before any annual event, for each wave Saint rides, at http://surfdog.kintera.org/, or make a donation anytime http://animalcenter.org/donate/.
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