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The brand new World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida opened its doors to more than 90 of the most athletic pups on the planet on Tuesday for the 2021 AKC Agility Premier Cup.
For two hours, broadcast live on ESPN, breeds of all shapes and sizes competed in various drills to determine the most agile dog in their class. Dogs were placed among five different height categories with a $10,000 prize pool up for grabs.
While it's nearly impossible to choose which of these pups are "best"—they are all perfect—here's a look at who the judges felt performed at a higher level than their peers.
8-Inch
Winner: Kit Kat, Papillon, 5 Years Old
12-Inch
Winner: Bliss, Poodle, 10 Years Old
16-inch
Winner: Swift, Shetland Sheepdog, 9 Years Old
20-Inch
Winner: Fargo, Border Collie, 8 Years Old
24-Inch
Winner: Cephus, Border Collie, 8 Years Old
While the winners were indeed tremendous athletes, it'd be in poor taste not to highlight a few more good dogs who didn't finish on the podium.
Even the dogs who weren't competing in Florida were still extremely good.
The competitors were tasked with weaving through an obstacle course featuring numerous jumps, elevated walks, weave poles, tire jumps, open tunnels, seesaw, A-frames and pause tables.
A prize of $1,500 was awarded to the winner in each group with an additional $500 given to the winner from the finals round.
Regardless of where they placed, all of these dogs deserve plenty of treats and pets at a minimum for sharing their skills with a national audience.
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum pulled up to Quai 54 in Paris, one of the world’s biggest streetball tournaments, and surprised these kids with a truck full of new Jordans 🔥
Have you ever wondered how many NFL fans know what the players in the draft actually look like?
In the case of several fans in Nashville during the draft, it turns out it was easy to convince them a tall, muscular dude named Deuce Dominguez is going to play in the NFL:
To be fair to the fans who believed Dominguez would be drafted by an NFL team, he is 6'7" and 285 pounds. It's actually more shocking he didn't at least get a chance to play professional football with those measurements.
Even though Dominguez didn't get his shot to play in the league, he at least got to have fun with people who are ready to believe anything during draft week.
We're giving away a $500 digital gift card this week to 5 lucky fans! Winner will be selected via direct message on Instagram. For a chance to win, you must head across to our House of Highlights Instagram page and participate there (sorry, U.S. only this time).
For full terms and conditions of the competition, please read below:
OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT AND INTERNET CONNECTION ARE REQUIRED.
The House of Highlights Taco Bell Giveaway (“Promotion”) is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia, age 18 years or older, except employees, officers, and directors (and their immediate family and household members (whether or not related) of Bleacher Report, Inc. (the “Sponsor”), Taco Bell Corp. and the Taco Bell system, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, divisions, trustees, franchisees, participating vendors, distributors, advertising and promotion agencies and affiliated entities (collectively, with the Sponsor, the "Promotion Entities"). Void wherever prohibited by law. Promotion is governed by U.S. law and subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. This Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by or associated with Instagram. By entering the Promotion, you are an entrant and you agree to accept and be bound by all terms of these Official Rules and Regulations (“Official Rules”).
HOW TO ENTER AND WIN: Sponsor will conduct a national Promotion encouraging participants to enter for a chance to win a prize. The Promotion will be held on July 11, 2019 beginning from the time Sponsor posts content on its Instagram account @houseofhighlights with instructions on how to enter (“Sponsor’s Post”) until July 12, 2019 at 11:59 pm ET (the “Promotion Period”).
To participate, you must follow the instructions in Sponsor’s Post/Story during the Promotion Period.
Five (5) entrants will be randomly selected by Sponsor to win a prize (each person, a “Winner” and collectively, the “Winners”). Potential winners will be notified by the Sponsor on or around July 15, 2019. The odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.
WINNER NOTIFICATION/REQUIREMENTS: Potential winners may be notified via direct message on Instagram or in the comments section of Sponsor’s Post. Potential winners must follow the instructions provided as part of the notification, which may include providing an email address, telephone number, user name, and/or other means of verification. Sponsor will attempt to contact a potential winner up to three (3) times. If a potential winner (i) cannot be reached directly, (ii) does not respond to Sponsor within forty-eight (48) hours of the first notification attempt, (iii) is found ineligible, (iv) declines the prize, or (iv) fails to comply with these Official Rules, such person may be disqualified and an alternate winner may be notified, or such prize may go unawarded, in the sole discretion of Sponsor. Potential winners must meet all eligibility requirements including the timely execution and return of all necessary releases and documents (if any) required by Sponsor. In the event of a dispute, an entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet Access Provider, on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. In the event a dispute regarding the identity of an entrant cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the entry at issue will be deemed ineligible. The decision of the Sponsor will be final and binding in all matters.
PRIZE: Five (5) winners will each receive one (1) digital gift card at $500. The approximate retail value (“ARV”) of all prizes is $2,500.
No substitution or transfer of prizes or cash redemptions are permitted by a Winner. Prize may not be sold by Winner. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute for any reason whatsoever a prize (or portion thereof) of comparable or greater value, in its sole discretion. Prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either expressed or implied by the Sponsor. Winner is responsible for the reporting and payment of all taxes (if any) as well as any other costs and expenses associated with acceptance and use of prize not specified herein as being awarded. Winner is responsible for all costs and expenses not expressly provided for herein.”
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By entering this Promotion, you grant Promotion Entities and their designees the right, unless prohibited by law, to use your name, city and state of residence, handle, voice, picture and likeness, without compensation, notification or approval, for the purpose of advertising and publicizing the goods and services of the Promotion Entities and all matters related to the Promotion, in any manner or medium, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity. The Promotion Entities expressly disclaim any responsibility and entrants agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless the Promotion Entities from and against any and all claims, actions, demands and/or liability for injury, death, damage or loss whatsoever relating to or arising in connection with participation in this Promotion (regardless of the cause of such injury, damage or loss) and/or the delivery and/or subsequent use or misuse of any of the prizes awarded (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or printing, distribution or production errors. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify and/or exclude any individual or entry from the Promotion for any reason or no reason at all.
If you opt to enter the Promotion via your wireless mobile device (which may only be available through participating wireless carriers and is not required to enter the Promotion), standard text messaging and/or data rates may apply for each message sent or received according to the terms and conditions of your service agreement with your wireless carrier.
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