A crowd is waiting to see you run a labyrinthine obstacle course you have never done before. You have to complete it with enough focus to avoid wrong turns, enough precision to ensure your foot touches certain spots and enough speed to beat dozens of rivals.
Also: You are a dog.
Specifically, you are one of the canine aces in Saturday's Westminster Kennel Club agility competition, which kicked off the storied club's milestone 150th dog show.
So how do you do it?
"Weβre really codependent to each other,β veteran handler Amber McCune said after guiding her border collie Prove-It to a win.
A singleton puppy she bottle-fed, Prove-It has always "run with the heart of a lion, just unabashed ambition, but itβs our bondβ that makes a winning team, said McCune, of Bedford, New Hampshire.
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