Judy Fridono tells of how her dog Ricochet failed out of traditional service-dog training only to reveal a hidden talent: surfing with children with special needs. Fridono reveals the first time Ricochet hopped on a surfboard with Patrick Ivison, a quadriplegic teenager who surfed on his own with the help of a team of humans. Fridono had planned to make a video of Ricochet and Patrick surfing side-by-side, each on their own boards, to help raise money for Patrick's treatment, but Ricochet had another idea. She wanted to surf tandem with Patrick. Patrick, she wants to surf with you," I said, not knowing where the words came from. "That'd be cool!" Patrick grinned. Here was a boy with a disability and I was asking him and his mother and their assembled team to put their trust in a dog. "All I can do is trust Ricochet to know what she's doing," I told them. "Can you trust my dog?" I asked 14-year-old Patrick. "Sure! Let's do it!" he answered without hesitation. Patrick's team lifted Patrick onto the board first. Then, we let Ricochet hop on the board, and she positioned herself. The team pushed Ricochet and Patrick out on the board together. Then, in one incredible moment, Ricochet and Patrick were surfing together on the same board, riding a wave of hope that changed their lives forever. Thanks to Ricochet's fundraising, Patrick was able to get physical therapy at an innovative rehabilitation center for spinal cord injuries. In 2012, he walked across the stage at his high school graduation.