More than 350 dogs competed in the 10th Annual Masters Agility Championship at Westminster with the event held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, NY, on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Each competitor ran through two rounds of competition, whittling down to the final 50 competitors.
Champions were announced in each of the six height divisions (8″, 12″, 16″, 20″, and 24″), as well as an All-American Champion, and Masters Agility Champion for the dog with the fastest time and cleanest run. Six-and-a-half-year-old Border Collie, Truant, took home the top prize and was handled by Cynthia Horner. Horner and Truant won the 20-inch height division, running the fastest clean round to take home the 2023 Masters Agility Championship title.
See the fastest dogs below.
Masters Agility Champion
Truant the Border Collie
Call Name: Truant
Registered Name: NAC MACH On Target’s Don’T Be Late! MXB MJM MXF T2B
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Cynthia Horner
Age: 6.5
Time: 28.68 seconds
All American Dog
Score the All American Dog
Call Name: Score
Registered Name: MACH2 He Shoots, He Scores RN MXB2 MJB2 MFB T2B SWD SWM
Breed: All American
Handler: Teresa Rodney
Age: 7
Time: 38.96 seconds
8-Inch Division
Purchase the Papillon
Call Name: Purchase
Breed: Papillon
Handler: Carol Kelly
Time: 32.01
12-Inch Division
Swindle the Shetland Sheepdog
Call Name: Swindle
Breed: Shetland Sheepdog
Handler: Abigail Beasley
Time: 28.39
16-Inch Division
Bee the Shetland Sheepdog
Call Name: Bee
Breed: Shetland Sheepdog
Handler: Jennifer Crank
Time: 28.27 seconds
20-Inch Division
Truant the Border Collie
Call Name: Truant
Registered Name: NAC MACH On Target’s Don’T Be Late! MXB MJM MXF T2B
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Cynthia Horner
Age: 6.5
Time: 28.68 seconds
24-Inch Division
Howie the Border Collie
Call Name: Howie
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Amber McCune
Time: 34.17 seconds
For full Masters Agility Championship results, visit the Westminster Kennel Club website.
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