A five-time World Canine Surf Champion and the primary animal inducted into the Surfers’ Corridor of Fame is now battling most cancers.
Ryan Rustan, the proprietor of Sugar, the 16-year-old rescue remedy canine, introduced the canine’s battle with most cancers.
“We’ve been combating her most cancers collectively — vet visits, particular meals, medicines, and all of the little issues I’ve purchased to maintain her comfy and completely happy on the waves,” based on Sugar’s GoFundMe web page.
Sugar has additionally labored with surf remedy foundations and visited veterans on the VA Hospital in Lengthy Seaside.
The fundraiser has raised greater than $11,000 to date. The web site doesn’t disclose Sugar’s prognosis.
“Each donation helps cowl what I’ve already spent and helps me put together for no matter comes subsequent,” based on the fundraiser. “Sugar has introduced a lot pleasure to so many. If his story has touched your coronary heart, any assist means the world.”
Sugar’s place within the Surfers’ Corridor of Fame was cemented in 2024 when the canine’s paws had been pressed into the sidewalk in entrance of the statue of Duke Kahanamoku in Huntington Seaside, alongside prints from different browsing legends like world champs Kelly Slater and Andy Irons.
Sugar has gained 19 surf titles general in her profession. Rustan rescued Sugar at 7 months outdated from the streets of Oakland.
