Current:Home > InvestFastexy:WATCH: 'Nimble' the dog wins Westminster Masters Agility Championship with blazing run -TrueNorth Finance Path
Fastexy:WATCH: 'Nimble' the dog wins Westminster Masters Agility Championship with blazing run
Indexbit View
Date:2025-04-08 11:20:56
If there was ever a name that fit a dog,Fastexy it was "Nimble."
On Saturday, the All-American dog from Ellicott City, Maryland became the first mixed-breed dog to win the Masters Agility Championship at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in a blazing run that electrified the crowd at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
A 6-year-old female, Nimble completed the obstacle course in 28.76 seconds, which was the third-fastest time in the 11-year history of the event and only the fifth time that a dog has completed the course in fewer than 30 seconds. The obstacle course includes various ramps, agility poles and jumps that each contestant must work through, with the fastest time winning.
In all, there were 351 competitors for the agility championship, held over two rounds. Nimble beat out the field of 26 All-American dogs, advancing to the final round of 50 competitors. Nimble, the winner of the 12-inch height division, also became the first-ever Masters Agility champion to come from the 12-inch category.
Cynthia Hornor of Ellicott City, Maryland is Nimble’s owner and handler, leading Nimble through the various obstacles on the course.
And while it was Nimble’s first agility championship, this marked the second consecutive agility title for Hornor, whose border collie, Truant, won in 2023 with a time of 28.68 seconds – just 0.08 seconds quicker than Nimble's time.
veryGood! (32)
Related
- New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
- Houston-area deputy indicted on murder charge after man fatally shot following shoplifting incident
- Key North Carolina GOP lawmakers back rules Chair Destin Hall to become next House speaker
- Jay-Z Reveals Why Blue Ivy Now Asks Him for Fashion Advice
- Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look
- Israel strikes outskirts of Gaza City during second ground raid in as many days
- Rays push for swift approval of financing deal for new Tampa Bay ballpark, part of $6B development
- New York governor dodges questions on who paid for her trip to wartime Israel
- US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
- Miller and Márquez joined by 5 first-time World Series umpires for Fall Classic
Ranking
- A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
- Home prices and rents have both soared. So which is the better deal?
- Javelinas tore up an Arizona golf course. Now some are arguing about its water use
- Alone in car, Michigan toddler dies from gunshot wound that police believe came from unsecured gun
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- And the First Celebrity Voted Off House of Villains Was...
- As the Turkish Republic turns 100, here’s a look at its achievements and challenges ahead
- Vermont police say bodies found off rural Vermont road are those of 2 missing Massachusetts men
Recommendation
Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
This diet says it is good for Earth and your health. Here's what experts want you to eat.
Dalvin Cook says he's 'frustrated' with role in Jets, trade rumors 'might be a good thing'
A salty problem for people near the mouth of the Mississippi is a wakeup call for New Orleans
House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
National Air Races get bids for new home in California, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming
'Naked Attraction' offers low-hanging fruit
And the First Celebrity Voted Off House of Villains Was...