Skateboarding dog

Dogs who engage in skateboarding

Bamboo is a skateboarding dog in Southern California

There are several skateboarding dogs whose exploits have been featured on television, websites, and other media. Skateboarding dog stories are commonly used at the end of news bulletins as human interest stories.[1] Bulldogs are especially good at this activity as they have a low centre of gravity and wide body.[2]

## Notable skateboarding dogs

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Such dogs have been featured on television, such as in the MTV show Rob and Big. One skateboarding dog named Tyson appeared in this show and has since been featured on many websites as the pioneer of skateboarding dogs.[citation needed] Another bulldog, Tillman, has appeared in Greatest American Dog.[3] Tillman holds the Guinness World Record for "Fastest 100 m on a skateboard by a dog."[4]

Chowder, an English bulldog from Oregon, began skateboarding after a chance encounter with a skimboard on the beach. He has since appeared in videos shared on TikTok, with over 800,000 followers.[5][6]

## See also

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* Dog surfing
* Skateboarding duck
* Animal training

## References

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1. ^ Joseph N. Pelton; Robert J. Oslund; Peter Marshall (2004). Communications Satellites: Global Change Agents. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. p. 252\. ISBN 0-8058-4961-0.
2. ^ Kyra Sundance (2010). 101 Ways to Do More with Your Dog. Quarry Books. pp. 104–5\. ISBN 9781592536429.
3. ^ Heather Havrilesky (20 July 2008). "I Like to Watch". Salon. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
4. ^ "Fastest 100 m on a skateboard by a dog - Speed - Explore Records". Guinness World Records. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
5. ^ Jessica Comstock (17 September 2021). "Meet Chowder, TikTok's Viral Skateboarding Bulldog". Daily Paws. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
6. ^ Various (20 July 2021). "Chowder the Skateboarding Bulldog Has a Need For Speed". Rover. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

## External links

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* Website of Bamboo the skateboarding mutt