Ricochet washed out of service dog school for the same reason she became a legend: she couldn't stop chasing the water. The canine's mission became clear in 2009, when she got on a surfboard with quadriplegic surfer Patrick Ivison. What started as balance training in a kiddie pool turned into a career as one of the original dogs of the dog surfing circuit — and then into something bigger. As a self-titled "SURFice dog," Ricochet surfed alongside children with disabilities, wounded veterans, and anyone who needed a reason to get back in the water, raising over a million dollars for causes along the way. The 15-year-old canine helped countless veterans and kids during more than a decade providing therapy in the waves off San Diego. Ricochet and her human, Judy Fridono passed in 2023, but thier story — and the surf therapy movement they helped start — lives on.