Border collie Verb wins retooled Westminster agility title
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) â The competitors could run, jump and weave â and, for the first time, relax by rolling in the grass. The 145-year-old Manhattan event, usually held indoors in February, instead is happening outdoors at a suburban estate because of pandemic precautions that also closed the show to the public. A border collie named Verb zoomed â and not the virtual way â to a second-time win with handler Perry DeWitt, three days before the dog's eighth birthday. The two also won the agility championship in 2019. âHe lo...