Surf competition goes to the dogs in tandem with owners

Dogs big and small, and some in tandem with their owners, braved large swells at a surfing competition with a difference in California.

Some dogs fell off their boards in spectacular wipeouts as waves pounded the shore, but that didn't prevent many of the pups from wagging their tails at the Surf City Surf Dog event in Huntington Beach on Sunday.

Dogs and their owners came from as far away as Florida, Australia and Brazil for the eighth edition of the annual event to benefit animal charities.