There are risks to taking your pet paddle boarding and we want to ensure that they are just as safe as we are when on board. We reached out to Mike Tavares for some tips on how to keep your dog safe while paddle boarding. Mike brings his pooch Shredder on his SUP with him more often than not and Shred dog is a true SUP pup.

When paddle boarding sometimes the smallest adjustments to your form and technique can make a big difference in the long run. One major adjustment to keep in mind is the way you hold your paddle. Here, Boardworks athlete and ISA SUP Gold Medalist, Mo Freitas, walks through hand placement on your paddle and how it can help.

This week at the annual Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City, Utah, Supconnect announced the 2015 Gear of the Year Awards winners from our 2015 Supconnect Editor's Choice Awards. See the winners here.

Recently Boardworks Surf Team Rider Michael Tavares and his dog Shredder headed out on the water to show all of us How to SUP with a Dog.  Click "Read More" to see the video and read the tips.