Sugar the surfing dog, first canine inducted into Surfers’ Hall of Fame, dies

Sugar catches a wave during the World Dog Surfing Championships in August 2024 in Pacifica, California (Eakin Howard/AP)

Sugar the surfing dog, the first canine inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame, who spent her days outside the water comforting veterans as a dedicated therapy dog, has died after a battle with cancer.

The 16-year-old rescue dog from Huntington Beach, California, who was a five-time dog surfing world champion, died “in her daddy’s arms”, a post on her Instagram said.