Cowabunga! Peruvian hits waves with surfing alpaca 

SAN BARTOLO, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian surfer Domingo Pianezzi has spent a decade training dogs to ride the nose of his board when he catches waves, and now he is the first to do so with an alpaca.

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