Rudy the bulldog crushes the Westminster Dog Show agility competition

Rudy the bulldog didn’t win the agility competition at Westminster this weekend but he sure won the Internet after the stout dog showed fierce determination and unexpected speed.

A border collie named Verb won the agility contest at 32.05 seconds.

But Rudy came in second and finished at 46.63 seconds (officially 51.63 seconds after receiving a fault).

Despite the loss, he won applause. Sometimes low expectations can make anyone a star.

As the announcer at the show said:

Nobody expected this from a bulldog tonight.”

From #Westminster Masters #Agility Championship: meet Rudy the #Bulldog. Quite a competitor. You can see he loves the camera! Such ❤.
He didn’t win but he stole our 💕💕. If you believe you can you will! #BulldogPride @WKCDOGS pic.twitter.com/OmquYy3eJX

— GoPattyGo (@Patter5275) February 11, 2019

Other bulldog owners showed off their less agile dogs.

All bulldogs are the same, here’s mine going through rigorous training.

Gonna crush the ‘Sleep’ event. pic.twitter.com/RVe9tCHvKD

— Adam Beckwith (@damBeckwith) February 11, 2019

I’m famous. My quote about Rudy made it into usatoday sports. 😂 pic.twitter.com/RBmYuI2WLb

— Fat Russell the Bulldog (@RusselltheBully) February 11, 2019