The Paw’nnouncement from Surf Dog Ricochet is out! His parent Judy Fridono has written an amazing book about their life together and you’re invited to their pawty!
Ricochet is a golden retriever from Escondido, California, whose parent, Judy Fridono, founded Puppy Prodigies, a non profit that trained dogs, beginning in their first 8 weeks, to be service dogs and now focuses on fundraising. Ricochet was to work with disabled children, teens, and adults, but Ricochet, named for her energy, had her own plans for how to help. Judy told Animal Fair the story. “One day, we were at the beach with Patrick, who became a quadriplegic after he was hit by a car at 14-months-old. Once, when Ricochet and Patrick were surfing on their individual boards, they rode into shoreline, and Ricochet jumped off her board and onto Patrick’s, which told me she wanted to surf tandem with him. So, we gave it a shot, and they surfed as if they’d been surfing together forever.” After this first tandem surf Ricochet started her life as the only SURFice dog™!
According to Judy, Ricochet has a lot in common with the average dog. “She still chases birds, and gets in trouble” but Ricochet also does so much more.has taken part in surf competitions, surfed with countless people with disabilities or other ailments (including at least one make-a-wish recipient), and raised well over $125,000 for human and animal causes.
Judy Fridono is an amazing woman and her book, based on her kleenex alert SURFice dog video http://bit.ly/SURFiceDogVideo, that has over 4.3 million views will certainly be both inspirational and substantial.
The book is available at most book stores and Amazon. So if you’re planning to buy it, please help make it a best seller! To order –> http://bit.ly/RicochetBook. A percent of sales will go to her causes fund to help humans & animals in need!
Read the Animal Fair Exclusive Interview with Judy Fridono and Ricochet here!
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Originally published on Animal Fair, June 2014.
