<p>A dog named Jack stands at the front of a paddle board as his owner trains off Barra de Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday.</p>
January 18, 2014
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January 18, 2014 8 p.m.
Rio de Janeiro dogs take to waves
Canines prepare with owners for stand-up paddle board race
RIO DE JANEIRO - Selva the surfer wore a lime-green life vest, but her colleagues braved the waters Thursday without protection. All could at least doggie paddle if they fell off their boards.