{"id":3707,"date":"2016-05-04T13:43:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T13:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outwardhound.com\/?p=3707"},"modified":"2021-04-28T08:27:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T14:27:33","slug":"ricochet-a-dog-who-paws-it-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outwardhound.com\/furtropolis\/pets\/ricochet-a-dog-who-paws-it-forward","title":{"rendered":"Ricochet &#8211; A Surfing Dog Who Pays It Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Ricochet. She\u2019s a Golden Retriever surfing dog who was born with a certain knack for balance. And for intuitively understanding a person\u2019s emotional or physical pain.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, other animals have that kind of intuition as well. What makes Ricochet unique is that she surfs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BA2hGB0Iq86\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A photo posted by Surf Dog Ricochet Follow Me! (@surfdogricochet)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-01-22T18:44:25+00:00\">Jan 22, 2016 at 10:44am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yep. Ricochet. A Dog. On a surfboard. In <a href=\"https:\/\/outwardhound.com\/furtropolis\/product\/safety-and-style-make-a-woofderful-combo\">the water<\/a>. With passengers.<\/p>\n<h2>Ricochet is a surfing dog &#8230; but so much more<\/h2>\n<p>Ricochet is the only \u201cSURFice Dog\u00ae\u201d in the world\u2014she balances her talent on a surfboard with her knack for giving special-needs kids, the disabled, or veterans with PTSD a sense of independence, confidence, and wholeness.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FIXHgo_9zQU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> of Ricochet in action. And don\u2019t forget the tissues!<\/p>\n<p>[youtube]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FIXHgo_9zQU[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p>You can follow Ricochet on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/surfdogricochet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram page here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SurfDogRicochet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s to Ricochet and all the therapy dogs out there\u2014keep up the great work!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Ricochet. 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