Otto rolls through a tunnel of human legs. Abbie Girl catches a wave. Kit Kat joins his trainer for a skipping session. These pets have skills that deserve more than a quick double-tap.
Our video features five remarkable acts, including a dog-and-cat partnership. Below are the animals’ names, where they come from and the achievements behind the clips. Some footage is archival, so we identify the recorded feats without claiming that every title is still the latest world record.
1. Otto: the skateboarding bulldog
Location: Lima, Peru. Skill: skateboarding through a human tunnel.
A skateboard, a line of people and very little room for error: Otto keeps moving while the legs form a narrow passage around him. The appeal is in watching a bulldog handle the board with such apparent confidence.
In 2015, Otto travelled through a tunnel formed by 30 people in Lima. His owners, Luciana Viale and Robert Rickards, helped bring the Peruvian dog’s unusual talent to a worldwide audience. Our edit shows that archival achievement; it does not describe Otto as today’s record holder.
Find his story in Guinness World Records’ Otto profile.
2. Abbie Girl: the surfing dog
Location: San Diego, California, United States. Skill: riding waves on a surfboard.
Abbie Girl stays upright as the board moves beneath her and white water builds behind it. Her balance makes the ride look deceptively straightforward—until you remember that she is a dog surfing an actual wave.
Guinness World Records documents a 107.2-metre ride at Ocean Beach Dog Beach in San Diego on 18 October 2011. Her owner is Michael Uy. The selected clip comes from a broader surfing feature, rather than being presented as proof that this particular shot is the timed record ride.
For the recorded distance and location, see Abbie Girl’s official record entry.
3. Kit Kat: the cat who skips rope
Record location: Pacific, Missouri, United States. Skill: jumping a skipping rope with his trainer.
Skipping requires timing: the rope comes round, the trainer jumps and Kit Kat makes his own small hop to clear it. It is a lovely example of a cat taking part in a coordinated trick with a human.
Kit Kat completed nine skips in one minute with Trisha Seifried in Pacific, Missouri, on 10 January 2020. The clip later appeared in Guinness World Records coverage. The 2023 feature date is separate from the date of the achievement.
The details are in the official skipping record entry.
4. Oscar: the cat with an enormous leap
Location: Dallas, Texas, United States. Skill: a 2.58-metre horizontal jump.
Oscar’s jump is the moment to watch closely. He sets himself on one platform, launches across the gap and reaches the other side. The distance makes a familiar cat movement look extraordinary.
The rescue cat achieved a 2.58-metre leap—8 feet 5 inches—in Dallas on 26 February 2025. His owner and trainer, Theodore Shiells, developed the skill gradually. Our video includes two views so you can see both the preparation and the span of the jump.
See Oscar’s official record entry for the verified measurement.
5. Lollipop and Sashimi: the scooter partners
Home region: Ontario, Canada. Skill: a dog and cat riding a scooter together.
Sashimi, a Bengal cat, takes the front position while Lollipop, a Boston Terrier, rides behind. Trainer Melissa Millett’s pair turn an unlikely partnership into a wonderfully coordinated scooter act.
Their five-metre achievement was recorded in Sparta, Ontario, in September 2020. A separate ten-metre attempt took place in Milan, Italy, in February 2023. Our selected footage shows their scooter trick; we do not label that training sequence as either timed attempt.
Read more in Guinness World Records’ feature on the pair.
Five acts worth watching twice
These clips show balance, timing and cooperation in very different forms. Knowing the names behind them makes it easier to find the original footage and follow the people who work with these animals. The full video brings all five acts together, with source credits included.
Images are frames from the third-party footage used in our video. Publishers and owners/trainers are credited above; Way Too Awesome did not film these animals.