Saturday at the Jacob K. Javits Center was full of action with Westminster Week events. The 2025 Westminster Masters Agility Championship winner has been crowned at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, presented by Purina Pro Plan. This year, both preliminary agility runs and finals were held on the same day, February 12. Border Collie “Vanish” and owner-handler Emily Klarman of Doylestown, PA, took home the top prize at the 12th annual agility competition.
Vanish NAC ISCH MACH Without A Trace MXB MJB, who is 8 years old, beat 300 total competitors over two rounds to secure the win. The Westminster Kennel Club donates $5,000 to honor the winner of the Masters Agility Championship to the AKC training club of the winner’s choice, or the AKC Humane Fund. A donation of $1,000 will also be made in the names of the Highest Scoring All-American Dog and the four remaining first-place dogs in their height classes.
In 2024 at the Masters Agility Championship, Vanish and Klarman also competed, placing first in the 16-inch division. See the winners in each height division below.
12th Annual Masters Agility Championship Winners
Masters Agility Champion
Call Name: Vanish
Dog Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Emily Klarman
Best Time: 26.49
Top All-American Dog
Call Name: Gable
Dog Breed: All-American Dog
Handler: Kayla Feeney
Best Time: 48.89 seconds
Masters Agility Championship 8-inch Division Winners
8-inch Division Winner
Call Name: Gabby
Dog Breed: Papillon
Handler: Andrea Samuels
Best Time: 30.05 seconds
8-inch Division First Runner-Up
Call Name: Fliny
Dog Breed: Papillon
Handler: Daneka Hedges
Best Time: 30.28 seconds
8-inch Division Second Runner-Up
Call Name: Fortune
Dog Breed: Papillon
Handler: Andrea Samuels
Best Time: 33.66 seconds
8-inch Division Third Runner-Up
Call Name: Meiko
Dog Breed: French Bulldog
Handler: Malari Howell
Best Time: 35.48 seconds
Masters Agility Championship 12-inch Division Winners
12-inch Division Winner
Call Name: Swindle
Dog Breed: Shetland Sheepdog
Handler: Abigail Beasley
Best Time: 26.91 seconds
12-inch Division First Runner-Up
Call Name: Brite
Dog Breed: Shetland Sheepdog
Handler: Daneka Hedges
Best Time: 27.67 seconds
12-inch Division Second Runner-Up
Call Name: Shelby
Dog Breed: Poodle
Handler: Michele Borgman
Best Time: 31.00 seconds
12-inch Division Third Runner-Up
Call Name: Basil
Dog Breed: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Handler: Charly Teller
Best Time: 33.29 seconds
Masters Agility Championship 16-inch Division Winners
16-inch Division Winner
Call Name: Vanish
Dog Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Emily Klarman
Best Time: 26.49 seconds
16-inch Division First Runner-Up
Call Name: Bee
Dog Breed: Shetland Sheepdog
Handler: Jennifer Crank
Best Time: 27.00 seconds
16-inch Division Second Runner-Up
Call Name: Figment
Dog Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Alisa Vargas
Best Time: 38.64 seconds
16-inch Division Third Runner-Up
Call Name: D Artagnan
Dog Breed: Pyrenean Shepherd
Handler: Ela Zalo
Best Time: 30.96 seconds
Masters Agility Championship 20-inch Division Winners
20-inch Division Winner
Call Name: Shelby Cobra
Dog Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Amber McCune
Best Time: 27.57 seconds
20-inch Division First Runner-Up
Call Name: Mia
Dog Breed: German Shorthaired Pointer
Handler: Beth Janos
Best Time: 31.85 seconds
20-inch Division Second Runner-Up
Call Name: Typo
Dog Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Amber McCune
Best Time: 34.72 seconds
20-inch Division Third Runner-Up
Call Name: Twist
Dog Breed: Golden Retriever
Handler: Susan Knapp-Cook
Best Time: 35.96 seconds
Masters Agility Championship 24-inch Division Winners
24-inch Division Winner
Call Name: Sterling
Dog Breed: Weimaraner
Handler: Lori Barbee
Best Time: 34.67 seconds
24-inch Division First Runner-Up
Call Name: Tuppence
Dog Breed: Collie
Handler: Kelly Kontur
Best Time: 35.16 seconds
24-inch Division Second Runner-Up
Call Name: Tempo
Dog Breed: Irish Setter
Handler: Melissa Suter
Best Time: 36.35 seconds
24-inch Division Third Runner-Up
Call Name: Drogon
Dog Breed: Belgian Malinois
Handler: Francine Arnold
Best Time: 36.35 seconds
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