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Featured era: 2007
Tillman the Skateboarding Dog
“The fastest dog on a skateboard.”
- Featured era
- 2007
- Peak era
- 2007-2010
- Company
- Ron Davis
- Category
- Viral Videos
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On Video
Tillman the skateboarding bulldog skates and surfs
Plays from YouTube when you press play. Views, length and date from YouTube, October 2026.
About This Video
- From:
- ron davis
- Added:
- November 19, 2009
- Length:
- 3:53
What Was It?
Tillman was an English bulldog from Oxnard, California, who rode a skateboard all by himself. He was born in 2005, and his owner Ron Davis said he showed an early interest in skateboarding, even though Davis could never get him to do ordinary tricks like rolling over.
Tillman became famous in 2007, when Davis posted a YouTube video of him skateboarding. Later videos showed him riding on sidewalks, down stairs and on snow, and even surfing. On July 30, 2009, he set the Guinness World Record for the fastest 100 metres on a skateboard by a dog.
He appeared in an iPhone commercial, on the TV show Greatest American Dog and on the Natural Balance float at the Rose Parade. Tillman died in October 2015 at the age of 10.
Things You Probably Forgot
- A bulldog riding his own skateboard
- Surfing videos from the beach
- His iPhone commercial
- His nickname, Pot Roast
The Story
- 2007 Ron Davis posted a YouTube video of Tillman skateboarding.
- 2009 On July 30, Tillman set the Guinness World Record for the fastest 100 m on a skateboard by a dog.
- 2015 Tillman died in October at the age of 10.
Its Legacy
Tillman's videos are still on YouTube. He rode the Rose Parade float every year from 2009 for the rest of his life and is fondly remembered as the skateboarding bulldog.
Memories
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