P!nk the border collie wins again at the 2020 WKC Masters
March 9, 2020 12:56 AM   Subscribe

 
Meanwhile, Fergus.
posted by Mizu at 1:20 AM on March 9, 2020 [21 favorites]


third time running ... and jumping, flying, wiggling & wagging!
posted by chavenet at 3:07 AM on March 9, 2020 [4 favorites]


Yes, but also Kratu (previously) returned for a stellar 2020 finale. And he is a very good boy.
posted by prismatic7 at 4:17 AM on March 9, 2020 [20 favorites]


I used to do agility with my dog Ana and it's even more difficult than you think it is, if you never tried it. Love the joy on that dog's face, and the inadvertent bumpgreeting between the two dogs at the end when their owners hug :)
posted by Zumbador at 4:22 AM on March 9, 2020 [5 favorites]


If you like fast dogs the Crufts flyball finals are worth watching too: 2020, 2019.
posted by biffa at 4:28 AM on March 9, 2020 [3 favorites]


Nearer the other extreme but still a good boy trying very hard, Diesel the Basset. (from a few years ago)
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 4:28 AM on March 9, 2020 [14 favorites]


I adore the enthusiastic scoot-sitting when P!nk is waiting to start. Also, after so many adorable videos of dogs completely failing the course, it's nice to see the achievers get spotlighted too!
posted by kimberussell at 4:38 AM on March 9, 2020 [8 favorites]


Diesel is such a good boy!
P!nk brought tears to my eyes. Such a happy dog.
posted by mumimor at 5:00 AM on March 9, 2020 [4 favorites]


In terms of disobedience champions, I reckon this Bernese wins every time. Its hat stealing skills are amazing.
posted by scruss at 5:01 AM on March 9, 2020 [8 favorites]


Meanwhile across the pond at Crufts, the winner - wire haired dachshund Maisie - lets off a bit of, ah, pressure, after she is awarded her trophy.
posted by like_neon at 5:34 AM on March 9, 2020 [4 favorites]


An impressive ad-hoc performance by Maisie, but Michael Spicer supplies the voiceover for a similar production under competitive scrutiny.
posted by Joe in Australia at 5:40 AM on March 9, 2020 [4 favorites]


I love videos of doggies doing agility. Whether they're amazing or terrible at it, they all seem to be having such a good time.
posted by jacquilynne at 6:47 AM on March 9, 2020 [4 favorites]


Lordy, I wish my mom was alive so I could share these videos with her!!
posted by KleenexMakesaVeryGoodHat at 7:20 AM on March 9, 2020 [5 favorites]


My large cat wants to know why his ad hoc kitchen counter agility performance isn't applauded, and why I'm spitting up coffee laughing at dear Kratu.
posted by winesong at 9:28 AM on March 9, 2020 [1 favorite]


P!nk is a true rocketbutt. The weaving is incredible.
posted by minsies at 9:45 AM on March 9, 2020 [4 favorites]


The thing I didn't get about this until my girlfriend took up the sport is how athletic the trainers need to be (at the top level). This dog couldn't run like that without her trainer running her ass off while remembering exactly where and when to turn and how to gesture so the dog knows what to do. All with loads of people watching. It's a whole lot harder than it looks!
posted by Patapsco Mike at 10:45 AM on March 9, 2020 [11 favorites]


Patapsco, I was just thinking; man, I bet my recently deceased (15 year old) puppy would have loved this in her prime, but I'm not sure I could have kept up!
posted by SecretAgentSockpuppet at 11:17 AM on March 9, 2020 [3 favorites]


Pink is, just amazing. That weave...

Diesel is giving it his all! Fergus is a good boy, but needs to focus a bit.
Kratu, well, looks like he's a good boy, and likes that tunnel. Which, sadly, makes sense.
posted by Windopaene at 2:53 PM on March 9, 2020


Also, I think Pink came very close to a foul on that see saw.

And also, the bumpgreeting, on repeated watching seems exactly like the greeting you see from the silver medalist at the Olympics, except dogs.

That Sheltie is like, "oh yeah, congratulations, you deserved it..."

EDIT: OK, I have a thing about dogs... I'll stop now.
posted by Windopaene at 2:57 PM on March 9, 2020 [2 favorites]


The weave is astonishing!
posted by mightshould at 3:22 PM on March 9, 2020


Meanwhile, this surprise entry at the AKC is still turning heads.
posted by sebastienbailard at 8:45 PM on March 9, 2020 [6 favorites]


That weave was amazing.
posted by praemunire at 1:17 AM on March 10, 2020


Meet the Michael Jordan of dogs in the sport of dock diving
posted by nubs at 6:36 AM on March 10, 2020 [2 favorites]


The thing I didn't get about this until my girlfriend took up the sport is how athletic the trainers need to be (at the top level).
This is definitely true. But then you have people like one of the women in the club I belonged to, who was in her late 60s, recovering from cancer, and she had only one leg. She figured out exactly where to position herself on each course and direct her dog around the course from that one point with gestures and the occasional softly spoken word. They beat the rest of us hollow. Fantastic trainer, fantastic dog.
posted by Zumbador at 12:04 AM on March 12, 2020 [5 favorites]


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