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Photos: Ruff waves at the annual dog surfing competition in Huntington Beach

Derby, a 9-year-old Golden Doodle, and Kentucky Gallahue, 41, wait for a good wave.
Derby, a 9-year-old goldendoodle, and Kentucky Gallahue, 41, sport blue mohawks as they wait for a good wave.
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By Irfan KhanStaff Photographer 
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Canines and humans hit the waves Saturday at the annual Surf City Surf Dog competition in Huntington Beach.

Competitors had 12 minutes to catch their top five waves and be judged on confidence level, length of ride and overall ability to ride.

Fiona Kepmin encourages Surf Gidget the pug.
Fiona Kepmin points the way to Surf Gidget, a pug.
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Giselle, a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog, rides a wave
Giselle, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, rides a wave.
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Migz Berenguel watches as Petey, a West Highland terrier, rides a wave.
Migz Berenguel watches Petey, a West Highland white terrier.
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Petey catches a wave.
Petey catches a wave.
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James Wall launches Faith, an American pit bull terrier, on to a wave
James Wall launches Faith, an American pit bull terrier, onto a wave.
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Jessi, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling retriever, leaps.
Jessi, a Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever.
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HuJill Nakano watches her dog Carson, a 7-year-old mixed terrier.
Jill Nakano watches Carson, her 7-year-old mixed terrier.
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Jessi, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling retriever, left, and Giselle, a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog, compete
Jessi and Giselle compete.
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Sophia Sadlowski launches Rusty, a miniature pincher, on a wave
Sophia Sadlowski launches Rusty, a miniature pinscher.
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Derby, a 9-year-old Golden Doodle, rides a wave
Derby, a 9-year-old goldendoodle.
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April Pasko, left, launches Jessi, a Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever, on a wave.
April Pasko with Jessi.
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Carson, a 7-year-old mixed terrier, makes a practice run.
Carson makes a practice run before the competition begins.
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Faith, an American pit bull terrier, lands on the beach
Faith lands on the beach.
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Irfan Khan

Irfan Khan was a staff photographer with the Los Angeles Times from 1996 to 2024. He previously served as a freelance photographer for the publication beginning in 1989. Khan started his career as a commercial photographer in 1973 in Pakistan and moved to Dubai in 1977, where he worked for an advertising agency and at a leading English newspaper. Khan’s assignments have taken across Southern California and the U.S. Internationally, he has photographed the Hajj in Saudi Arabia and war zones of the Pakistan/Afghanistan border in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. He was part of the team awarded the Pulitzer Prize in breaking news for coverage of the 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino. In his spare time, he enjoys listening to semi-classical music of the Indian subcontinent and playing cricket on Sundays.

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