MENAFN Press Release
March 22, 2016 9:00 a.m.
Booker D. Surfdog has done it again. The Bodacious bad girl of the surfdog world has hung up her retirement jacket a PawsAboard life vest ended her month long protest and is blasting out of the Ides of March for the Florida International Dog Surfing Championship.
”I know it’s a cliche about old dogs and new tricks but like everything else she does this senior champion surfdog is still teaching humans new tricks” says Bookers rescued human Pops. ”It is going to be the END of two legged surfing supremacy on the East Coast.”
The 2016 Florida International Dog Surfing Championship presented by Blue Buffalo will take place March 25-27th at Main Beach Park on Fernandina Beach.
Although she”s ended her protest Booker D. hasn’t given up her No Kill Florida crusade.
“There are just too many animals being killed ”for space” in all parts of the state. It’s the older shelters with incinerators that we really have to look at” says Pops. ”In addition to that animal cruelty has reached such epic proportions around the world coupled with species extinctions it”s a wonder that Booker and her crew want to surf at all.”
At a time when warm & fuzzy stories are few and far between those lucky enough to attend the Easter weekend event will see warm & fuzzy cranked up to eleven with love for everyone”s best friend and all animals on full display throughout the action-packed high energy weekend.
A celebration of all things Dog and fueled by No Kill Love Booker D and her Sponsors the City of Fernandina Beach Days Inn- Amelia Island Redbones Bakery & Boutique La Mancha Restaurant and Blue Buffalo Dog Food Co the ultimate ”Water Dog Sports Extravaganza” will rock the island of “eight flags” off of its sand dunes and leave everyone wondering if it will ever be the same.
Dock Dogs the most intense professional dock diving outfit in the country will also be on hand to splash the Jacksonville area 10 feet out of the water. Featuring the most ”pawmazing” jumpers leapers and swimmers competing for the highlycontested top prize in the Dock diving world the roster is highlighted by the BeanTown DockDogs from Boston Team PMP Team Camo and Team Kaos all from Texas as well as the best canine athletes from the Blue Ridge and Georgia.
Since every dog has their day including those that can’t leap 20 feet the American IDogs lure chasing challenge will round out the event”s four-legged festivities.
There”s even events for the two-legged friends in the crowd with a spiritual sunrise service welcome to all denominations on Easter Sunday by Pastor Willie Jenkins of Pahokee Florida.
Following the service spirits will soar even higher as the Days Inn Seabreeze Lounge”s weeklong bluesfest moves into Main Beach Park and converts what”s left of the island into an old time Mississippi Delta juke joint featuring a cast of iconic bluesmen.
A one of a kind event featuring one of a kind athletes celebrating everything Dog and fastened with unconditional love the 2016 Florida International Dog Surfing Championship presented by Blue Buffalo is the place to be for all dog lovers in North Florida and South Georgia.
Epic from Boston praticing for the Wildcard Amateur Round at the FIDSC
So bring Sparky and the leash to help Booker D. Surfdog spread the word and make Florida a No Kill state while enjoying the event of a lifetime.
Stay tuned to 97.9 KISS FM and 107.3 JACK-FM for more information leading up to the event.
For more information on the 2016 Florida International Dog Surfing Championship presented by Blue Buffalo or for media inquiries please visit: http://www.FIDSC.com
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