Name: Kalani
Nicknames: 'Lil Surfer Girl' Sex: Female Breed: Golden Retriever Birthday: January 25, 2008 Owner: Andra Lew E-mail: kalanilew@yahoo.com Favorite Pastime: Dog Surfing, Tandem Surfing Dock Diving and extreme vertical, Swimming, Lurecoursing, Hiking, Camping, Ball Chasing Crazy for water sports Pet Peeves: Having to wait to meet people Having to wait on the dock at Dock Diving Favorite Beach: Dog Beach Del Mar and Dog Beach OB Favorite Dog Park: Maddox Dog Park in Mira Mesa (Mom was one of the co-founders in 2001) Favorite toy: Anything that squeeks Anything that moves...Balls, Lizards..... Favorite Food: Food? I Love Food! Mom makes a mean salmon, steak, chicken, blueberries, bananas and apples. I don't care for leafy veggies....ick! Kalani's Story: I was born 4th in a litter of 10 “Puppy Prodigies” Neo-natal and Early Learning Program. It is an innovative program that helped me and my littermates achieve our full potential. They helped me in my very early weeks of puppy hood (7–12 weeks), to learn and develop by ‘learning to learn’ providing exercises, socialization, stimulation and training experiences from birth.This early learning provided me with the skills and training tools I use today in surfing, dock dog jumping and even my certified pet therapy work. She began learning to surf around 18 weeks and her first event was at 5 months at the Loews Coronado Resort Dog Surfing Competition. My older Golden Retriever, Bear, had a hematoma onhis ear flap and was unable to compete in the event. Kalani stepped in for bear and did quite well. After that, It's all history. Kalani has amazing balance, loves to play and goof around while surfing. Her signature move is surfing 'backwards'. I, and 18 other Goldens, took a special Golden Retriever Pet Therapy Class from Liz Palika at Kindred Spirits in Vista, CA. We all passed and received our Pet Therapy certification from Love on a Leash. I do Pet Therapy visits at the La Jolla Veterans Administration Hospital and at UC San Diego Student Wellness Therapy Fluffies program, a quarterly event to help students relax during finals week.My surfing helps raise funds for the Loews Coronado Bay Resort Dog Surfing Competition in 2010, for the San Diego K9 Police Unit, and the Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon for Helen Woodward Animal Center. I also do ‘walks’ to raise funds for organizations like the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer foundation and participate in the Celebration of Champions for the Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary Cancer Center. I LOVE to meet people and get them to pet me ~ I know just how to ‘nose’ my way right underneath their hand ~ they just start petting me and rubbing my head, then I just ‘lean into’ them ahhhh ~ that’s it you got the spot! Playing with my littermates is another favorite, 6 of us live in the San Diego area and have gotten together for play dates. I also belong to the San Diego Golden Retriever (Golden SurFURs) and San Diego OffLeash MeetUp groups. Titles & Honors: Certified Canine Good Citizen Causes: Certified Pet Therapy Love on a Leash Pet Therapy visits to La Jolla Veteran's Hospital Spinal Cord Injury Unit UCSD Wellness Program - DeStress Fluffies Events. Surf Dog Competitions: 2009 Loews Coronado Surf Dog Competition at Imperial Beach, California: First Place Large Dogs 2009 Purina Incredible Dog Challenge Surf Dog Competition at Dog Beach in San Diego: Fifth Place Large Dogs 2009 Helen Woodward Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon in Del Mar, California: First Place Large Dog Heat 2010 Loews Coronado Surf Dog Competition in Imperial Beach, California: Third Place Large Dogs First Place Tandem (with littermate Ricochet) 2010 Purina Incredible Dog Challenge Surf Dog Competition at Dog Beach in San Diego: Second Place Large Dogs 2010 Helen Woodward Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon in Del Mar, California: First Place Large Dog Heat 2011 Loews Coronado Surf Dog Competition in Imperial Beach, California: First Place Large Dogs 2011 Helen Woodward Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon in Del Mar, California: First Place Large Dog Heat 2012 Loews Coronado Surf Dog Competition in Imperial Beach, California: Second Place Large Dogs 2012 Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge Surf Dog Competition at Dog Beach in San Diego, California: First Place Large Dog (Scott Chandler) 2012 Helen Woodward Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon in Del Mar, California: First Place Large Dog Heat 2013 Loews Coronado Surf Dog Competition in Imperial Beach, California: Second Place Large Dogs First Place Tandem (With Hanzo, Boxer) 2013 Helen Woodward Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon in Del Mar, California: Second Place large Dogs First Place Tandem (With Hanzo, Boxer) 2013 Surf City Surf Dog Competition in Huntington Beach, California: First Place Tandem (With Hanzo, Boxer) 2014 UnLeashed by PetCo Surf Dog Competition in Imperial Beach, California: Third Place Large Dogs First Place Tandem (With Hanzo, Boxer) 2014 Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge Surf Dog Competition at Dog Beach in San Diego, California: Second Place Large Dog (Scott Chandler) 2014 Surf City Surf Dog Competition in Huntington Beach, California: First Place Large Dogs Second Place Tandem (With Hanzo, Boxer) 2015 UnLeashed by PetCo Surf Dog Competition in Imperial Beach, California: First Place Large Dogs First Place Tandem (Hanzo & Kalani) 2015 Surf City Surf Dog Competition in Huntington Beach, California: Third Place Large Dogs First Place Tandem (With Hanzo, Boxer) 2015 Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum, HB California: Female Surfdog Honoree 2015 Induction into Surf Dog Walk of Fame Video Links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puoduxWVFWM&feature=player_embedded Kalani 2010 Dock Dog Jumping, Del Mar, CA ~ 18 feet 1 inch 3rd Place Big Air Amateur http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHJd3x1QPPQ&feature=player_embedded Kalani 2010 Purina Incredible Dog Challenge, Ocean Beach, CA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6p_8VSoy4g&feature=player_embedded Twisted Sisters Kalani and Ricochet Tandem Surfing @ Loews Coronado Bay Resort Dog Surf Competition 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS3ObsS_PfA&feature=youtube_gdata Surfs Up ~ Today Show May 31, 2010 with Hoda and Kathie Lee ~ Nani and Kalani http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2010/may/22/surf-dog-competition-san-diego?picture=362953449 Wipe out at Loews Coronado Bay Surf Dog Competition 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS3ObsS_PfA&feature=youtube_gdata Fox 5 Shally Zomorodi Interviews Scott Chandler and Kalani Favorite Links: http://www.surfdogscalendar.com/ http://www.puppyprodigies.com/ http://www.socaldockdogs.com/ http://wellness.ucsd.edu/TherapyFluffies.shtml http://www.kindredspiritsk9.com/ http://www.loveonaleash.org/ http://www.celebrationofchampions.net/ http://www.loewssurfdog.blogspot.com/ http://www.animalcenter.org/ http://www.barkbuckleup.com/ |
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