In the 70s and 80s
surfers and their dogs were inseparable on South West surf trips.
Lots of South West surf breaks are in National Parks where dogs are prohibited. Surfers used their guile to smuggle their hounds into the surf breaks.
On surf trips to Bears
surf break, Yallingup ‘sparkie’ Steve ‘Horny’ Campbell sat his dog on the front
seat of his work ute wearing a pair of sunnies and a surf cap to try and slip
past the Park Ranger. Enforcement of National Park and Dog Beach rules
put an end to that caper.
This is a collection of 1960-70s Surf Dog images from various contributors.
1960s Peter Mac & his hound at Moore River. Peter Mac pic 1960s Peter Dyson with Elli the dog in Dalkeith. Dyson family pic. 1970 Bruce & Jim King washing Rodney dog in wash tub at Subiaco. King family pic. 1970s Rodney dog singing in the car on SW surf trip. Bruce King pic.
Bruce King – Rodney dog was born in Busselton and spent his leisure time on South West beaches. George Simpson owned one of Rodney’s brothers, but sadly his pup went to sleep under a large truck and met an early end ☹
1970s Unknown hound modelling sunnies in Ric Chan’s VW Kombi in Bunbury. Ric Chan pic 1973-74 Neil Juster & Mark Favell with Granite the dog on Yallingup Beach. Julie Favell pic. 975 Dunsborough foreshore in front of Ron ‘Gremmo’ Ellis’s place. Peter Mac pic. Back: Graham Worsley, Horace & Haydn Front: Grem, Jill, Ning, George Simpson, Suzy Ware and Grem’s dad Ernie holding Grem’s dog ‘Horse’. 1975 Gary Gibbon’s sleepy hound Zack, Pat Morgan surfboard & VW beetle at Phil Newman’s place in Cowaramup. Gary Gibbon pic. 1975 Mark & Julie Favell’s dog ‘Southee’ ready to go fishing at Yallingup. Gary Gibbon pic 1976 Lynette, Anastasia and Charlie Konstantinidis with Ualay the dog in the South West. Craig Blume pic 1976 Unidentified boy & his dog at Lefthanders. Ric Chan pic 1976 Chris Reynolds with his hounds on South Perth foreshore. Ric Chan pic. 1977 Vance & Nance Burrow’s VW and Papaya dog checking-the waves at Bears. Burrow-pic 1977 Ron Moss dog training in Kalbarri. Ron Moss pic. 1978 Unidentified girl with her dog at annual Margaret River Rowing Regatta. Ric Chan pic Late 1970s Ken MacKenzie & his dog ‘OD’ with Bill Gibson and his new Energy Surfboard at Margs. Ken MacKenzie pic. 1979 Ken MacKenzie with his hounds at Margs. Unknown on the left and OD on the right. Ken MacKenzie pic.
In the 70s and 80s surfers and their dogs were inseparable on South West surf trips.
Lots of South West surf breaks are in National Parks where dogs are prohibited. Surfers used their guile to smuggle their hounds into the surf breaks.
On surf trips to Bears surf break, Yallingup ‘sparkie’ Steve ‘Horny’ Campbell sat his dog on the front seat of his work ute wearing a pair of sunnies and a surf cap to try and slip past the Park Ranger. Enforcement of National Park and Dog Beach rules put an end to that caper.
This is a collection of 1960-70s Surf Dog images from various contributors.
Bruce King – Rodney dog was born in Busselton and spent his leisure time on South West beaches. George Simpson owned one of Rodney’s brothers, but sadly his pup went to sleep under a large truck and met an early end ☹
Back: Graham Worsley, Horace & Haydn
Front: Grem, Jill, Ning, George Simpson, Suzy Ware and Grem’s dad Ernie holding Grem’s dog ‘Horse’.
Coming soon 1980s Surf Dog images.
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