pig dog

Etymology
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Taj Burrow offers two (perhaps fanciful) explanations: that it is from the strange dog-like face most surfers get when in the stance (page 119) or that the stance is low and sturdy like a dog (glossary page 171).

Noun

 * 1)  A dog bred to hunt wild pigs, typically based on breeds such as Staffordshire Terrier and English Bull Terrier.
 * 2) * 1961, Royal Society of New Zealand, Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand: Zoology, Volume 2, |%22pig+dogs%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22pig+dog%22|%22pig+dogs%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BDvXT4y-LsuziQfTpYG0Aw&redir_esc=y page 221,
 * Pig dogs have a have a particularly high incidence of E. granulosus and T. hydatigena compared with infections in farm gogs and [this] may be related to the eating of infected sheep carrion rather than wild pigs.
 * 1) * 2009, Evan McHugh, Birdsville, Penguin Group, EasyRead Large Edition, |%22pig+dogs%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BDvXT4y-LsuziQfTpYG0Aw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22pig%20dog%22|%22pig%20dogs%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 139,
 * Zeus was Ben′s pig dog, an Irish wolfhound crossed with other breeds of hunting dog.
 * 1)  A stance used for surfing tubes on one’s backhand. The surfer crouches low over a bent front knee, back leg extending back, outside hand holding onto the outside rail, and inside arm extended upwards touching the face of the wave as a guide (or digging in to slow down).
 * 2) A contemptible or worthless person.
 * 1)  A stance used for surfing tubes on one’s backhand. The surfer crouches low over a bent front knee, back leg extending back, outside hand holding onto the outside rail, and inside arm extended upwards touching the face of the wave as a guide (or digging in to slow down).
 * 2) A contemptible or worthless person.
 * 1) A contemptible or worthless person.

Verb

 * 1) To surf in the pig dog stance.