Fully vetted means they've been to the vet, had age appropriate shots (2 sets if the dog is a puppy), rabies vaccine if over 12 weeks, fecal, deworming, heartworm test if over 6 months, spay or neuter, grooming, flea/tick/heartworm prevention is current and any other vetting that the dog may require. When you adopt a dog from Goofy Foot they come to you fully vetted. We soon realized that even though we have a massive overpopulation problem here in the south, the eastern states actually have a bit of a shortage of dogs in a rescue setting.so we began adopting our Southern Beauties out to the northeast! We soon ran out of relatives and friends to beg to take a dog so we began branching out. We just knew that stray dogs kept finding us and we would do whatever was necessary to get them vetted and into wonderful, loving homes. We moved to TN from CA 16 years ago and immediately began "rescuing", although we didn't know that's what we were doing. A surfing term like "goofy foot" in West TN? We are California transplants! Goofy foot means surfing "with your right foot forward".and we strive to always put the right foot forward in all we do! We are a foster based rescue out of West Tennessee. More of his investigative work can be found here.About Goofy Foot Dog Rescue - Nashville Area He signs the petition, too.Įditor’s Note: Johnny Utah is an “Eff-Bee-Eye” agent and an expert in works of satire. Two minutes later a man walks by and reads Wentright’s literature. “The wording may be exhausting but it’s the only stance-neutral phrasing that doesn’t subliminally oppress one group while elevating another,” he shouts through a bullhorn in front of Whole Foods.
Wentright and his growing group of Venice activists propose the terms be swapped out for the monikers, “Left-Foot-Forward” and “Right-Foot-Forward.” The endgame? To have the terms “goofy” and “regular” wiped from the lexicon of boardsports. “ What Makes Their Feet So REGULAR ?” challenges another leaflet. “ Goofy Feet Are Still Feet,” reads one flyer, advertising the first Right-Foot-Foward equality march. What started with a simple petition shared with customers during his morning shifts as a barista soon turned into painting the neighborhood with leaflets inspiring activism. That initial encounter lit a fire in Wentright, who has built some support around his cause in the past month. He backpedaled and pretended it might influence which waves I start to frequent and possibly even my board selection, but I know better. “I instantly asked why that mattered? I felt violated. You can see the frustration and trauma building as he tells me the story, making it difficult for him to enjoy his breakfast of avocado toast and boba tea. “I walked into a surf shop to buy my first board and it was the first question the clerk asked me,” he recalls. But activism consumed his heart and business took a backseat once he realized the prominence of the term ‘goofy foot’ and how casually it’s thrown around in surfing circles. Join The Inertia+ for the price of an oat milk latte (or two bars of wax) a month.Īn art history major from Portland, Wentright moved to Southern California to get his conflict-free, elderberry-infused ginger beer brewery off the ground. Early access and reduced pricing to exclusive events.Access to premium features and reporting.