{"id":1005,"date":"2005-06-20T18:53:20","date_gmt":"2005-06-20T22:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.org\/the_skateboardi"},"modified":"2005-06-20T18:53:20","modified_gmt":"2005-06-20T22:53:20","slug":"the_skateboardi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=1005","title":{"rendered":"The skateboarding bulldog appears in movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tyson, our favorite skateboarding bulldog<\/a>, is 3 and 1\/2 years old now and is beginning to appear in skateboarding films. I learned this today while exchanging emails with Jim Blauvelt, Tyson’s owner. <\/p>\n

If you check this video<\/a>, you will see that Tyson CARRIES his own skateboard, throws it down and mounts it like a pro. With four legs on the board and a low aspect ratio, he exhibits amazing control at  relatively high speeds. When he wipes out, he recovers his board, sets it upright and is on his way again in seconds.<\/p>\n

\"Undiscoveredpubb\"<\/a>This production photo from Lions Gate Films "Undiscovered" shows Tyson with Steven Strait in hot pursuit. "Undiscovered" is the story of an aspiring model who falls in love with a struggling musician when they suddenly cross paths on a NY subway train. <\/p>\n

You can visit this movies.about.com<\/a> site to see the human actors who support Tyson: Ashlee Simpson, Steven Strait, Pell James and Carrie Fisher.<\/p>\n

I write about Tyson, not because he is a curiosity, but because he obviously enjoys what he is doing! We have all seen dogs play with balls and other toys. Tyson is the only dog I know who plays with a skateboard, day after day. And, he is getting better with all that practice! Just compare his early films to the more recent ones.<\/p>\n

Tyson previously appeared in the recent movie, Lords of Dogtown<\/a>. Back in the ’70s a group of friends who represented the Zephyr Surf Shop took skateboarding from kids riding down the sidewalk to the serious sport it is today. <\/p>\n

Their story was effectively told in the documentary film, "Dogtown and Z-Boys," and now it’s been recycled once more in "Lords of Dogtown," directed by Catherine Hardwicke. I could not find a production shot with Tyson in it, but I am sure one will surface.<\/p>\n

According to Jim Blauvelt, Tyson still enjoys skateboarding every day. Living In Huntington Beach, he has perfect weather for it. Go Tyson!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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