Tarrytown, N.Y. – The second-time in three years, winner border collie named Verb took the 8th Annual Masters Agility Championship at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in Tarrytown, New York. Handler Perry DeWitt of Wyncote, Pennsylvania was also the handler in 2019.
Masters Agility Champion: 1st place – Call Name Verb; Border Collie -Handler Perry Dewitt – Time 31.30 All–American Dog: 1st place – Call Name Plop – Handler Lisa Topol, Time 37.73
The agility contest was added to the Westminster in 2014. The sport that added running, jumping and weave was open to both purebred and mixed-breed dogs. There were 350 dogs competing in two rounds of preliminaries and narrowed down to 50 finalists competing for the title of the 8th Masters Agility Champion.
Mitchell Walters/Nancy Ann Peterson photographer