2016 Masters Agility Championship at Westminster

07 Nov 2016

Masters Agility Champion Winner

Call Name

Breed

Handler

Hometown

Time

Holster

Australian

Shepherd

Wendy Cerilli

Greenwich, NY

35.10

All-American Dog Winner

Call Name	Breed	Handler	Hometown	Time
Hailey	All American Dog	Karen Profenna	New City, NY	42.11

Eight-Inch Division

Place	Call Name	Breed	Handler	Hometown	Time
1	Wren	Papillon	Betsey Lynch	Delaware, OH	33.37
2	Quill	Parson Russell Terrier	Sandy Rogers	San Francisco, CA	39.21
3	Gracie	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	Rebecca Potosky	Allentown, NJ	43.47
4	Squish	Chihuahuas (Smooth Coat)	Howard Carr	East Falmouth, MA	45.36

12-Inch Division

Place	Call Name	Breed	Handler	Hometown	Time
1	Keebler	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Roger O’Sullivan	Giahanna, OH	34.37
2	Camber	Papillon	Heather Ciribassi	Hebron, CT	40.00
3	Dobby	All American Dog	Stefanie Freundlich	East Amwell, NJ	43.85
4	Jett	Schipperke	Joseph Sangenito	Pompton Plains, NJ	47.29

16-Inch Division

Place	Call Name	Breed	Handler	Hometown	Time
1	Cruzer	Shetland Sheep Dog	Diane Patterson	Middletown, CT	36.26
2	Bolt	Shetland Sheep Dog	Meghan McCarthy	E. Bridgewater, MA	42.00
3	Hailey	All American Dog	Karen Profenna	New City, NY	42.11
4	Lilac	Australian Shepherd	Neno Pessoa	Washington Township, NJ	43.19

20-Inch Division

Place	Call Name	Breed	Handler	Hometown	Time
1	Holster	Australian Shepherd	Wendy Cerilli	Greenwich, NY	35.10
2	Rusty	Novia Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	Liz Armstrong	San Francisco, CA	39.68
3	Baco	Portuguese Water Dog	Barbara Kerensky	Ocean, NJ	42.45
4	Gitchi	Golden Retriever	Esteban Fernandez Lopez	Pearland, TX	42.53

24-Inch Division

Place	Call Name	Breed	Handler	Hometown	Time
1	Smartie	Belgian Tervuren	Julie Hill	Mandeville, LA	35.24
2	Banshee	Labrador Retriever	Michael Kreiser	Robesonia, PA	39.32
3	Shambhu	Poodle	Russell Thorpe	Kingston, NY	40.67
4	Ffynch	Border Collie	Suzann Milheron	Somers, CT	42.31

QUOTES FROM WINNERS:

Holster, Masters Agility Champion Winner

Wendy Cerilli, Greenwich, N.Y., handler: “Holster’s success in the agility ring is attributed to his consistency and his heart. He’s a dog that always tries to be good and right. His love for the game, his love for playing drives him to succeed.

“I don’t think there was any part of the course that gave me a sense of relief once he got past it because he had very good competition. I wasn’t sure if I’d do my front crosses or not, so I didn’t do any of them because he was good enough. I was especially pleased that he was so fast tonight because he’s a country dog, not a city dog, and he’s a little nervous being in the city. It can be overwhelming and I wasn’t sure it would impact his speed. We’re thrilled that it didn’t.”

Hailey, All American Dog Winner

Karen Profena, New City, N.Y., handler: “If there was a single quality that accounts for our success in the agility ring, it’s our relationship and our bond. She’ll do anything under the sun for me. What worried me the most initially tonight was the beginning of the course which looked more like what the ending of an agility run looks like. She went a little bit slower there, but she loves her weave poles and picked up the speed there.”