Three legs.
Still Jaxon.
The drive stayed. The way he moved had to change. This is the dog behind Quality Surfing.
JAMIE & JAXON / VERMONT
A whole life, out in the world.
The kinetic monster.
Trees. Docks. Ridgelines. Before the accident, Jaxon met the world with his whole body. Jamie describes him sprinting up tree trunks, launching off his back, and leaping from bridges and piers into the water. All in.
Last November.
An accident took his front-left leg. There was loss. There was recovery. The way he balanced and moved had to change, on the incline and on the descent. A different reality to learn.
The recalibration.
He learned another way up. Another way down. Then he kept returning to the terrain he loved. The loss is part of the story. So is the drive, the joy, and the life he keeps living.
He isn’t a mascot.
He’s the benchmark.
The mountain is still there. So is his desire to get out into it. That is where this philosophy starts.
The philosophy behind it