Water star: Duma (Picture: Facebook)

Forget leisurely walks and chasing sticks in the park, Duma the dog gets her thrills making a splash on open water.

Want me to drive? No problem (Picture: Facebook)

The seven-year-old Jack Russell is making waves across the pond where she has become an overnight celebrity.

Duma at the wheel (Picture: Facebook)

Donning her favourite yellow life vest, hat and goggles, the adventurous canine loves nothing more than to jump aboard a wakeboard attached to a motorised boat operated by her master Cliff Bode .

Duma likes to avoid the spotlight (Picture: Facebook)

More than just a poser, Duma can also drive her own speedboat and is set to star at this week’s Vancouver International Boat Show.


‘Every time she got in the boat it was like, she’d run around and jump on my lap and grab the wheel,’ her owner told Global BC.

Duma is set to appear at the Vancouver International Boat Show (Picture: Facebook)

‘She got so much attention and so we thought what else can we have her do and so the water skiing actually became second.’

Duma poses for the camera (Picture: Facebook)

He added: ‘She stands here, and, we don’t glue her feet down or anything, she’s just got a good grip and she’s got good balance.

About to make waves (Picture: Facebook)

‘She wakeboards behind a real powerful RC boat and she’ll actually go like 20mph.’

Star of the show (Picture: Facebook)

Last year, an animal rescue charity in New Zealand taught three unwanted dogs how to drive in order to show how clever the animals can be.



And of course we shouldn’t forget the squirrels who took up water skiing before Duma…