--- title: Winky the Dog Won Fans by Going Slow. Here's What to Know description: Winky the dog won fans at the Westminster Dog Show 2019. People are identifying with the new spirit animal. Here are the funniest reactions. canonical: https://time.com/5528443/winky-dog-westminster/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-13T15:30:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:10.376Z og:title: Winky the Dog Is Your New Spirit Animal for Going Slow og:description: 'We are all Winky going through the obstacle course of life' og:url: https://time.com/5528443/winky-dog-westminster/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Winky the Dog Is Your New Spirit Animal for Going Slow twitter:description: 'We are all Winky going through the obstacle course of life' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Hilarious Dog Achieves Slacker Spirit Animal Status for Supremely Leisurely Approach to Westminster ## Video: A Look At Some of the Top Breeds at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show [Watch (HLS stream): A Look At Some of the Top Breeds at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/WOZFw03w.m3u8) (3:09)  _Published 2019-02-12. A look at some of the breeds at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show_ by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Feb 13, 2019 3:30 PM UTC by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Feb 13, 2019 3:30 PM UTC All the dogs were primped and prepped for greatness at the [Westminster Dog Show 2019](http://time.com/5527621/trump-westminster/) — but one laid-back pooch stood out from the pack. Winky, the marshmallow white [Bichon Frise,](http://time.com/5527568/trump-pet-dog-phony/) charmed legions of new fans after videos of the dog taking its time in this weekend’s agility contest preliminaries made the rounds online. While some dogs like Gabby won over spectators of the [long-running competition](http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1712375,00.html) by bounding around with the utmost speed, Winky appears to “get there” whenever Winky feels like it. Competing in agility, Winky made its way over the obstacles at a supremely chill, low-effort pace, finishing with a final time of 192 seconds. To give you an idea of how Winky the Bijon’s leisurely jaunt measures up to some of the more eager pups in the place, the winner, a border collie named Verb, clocked in at 32.05 seconds, and Rudy the bulldog, another beloved dog, crushed it in 46.63 seconds. Gabby, the real MVP, was able to do this. > [](https://twitter.com/SI%5FExtraMustard/status/1095532292615868416) But people on the internet can choose their own champ, and if you’re a low-energy type, then Winky might be more your speed. Winky’s in no rush. Winky stops and rests, giving the crowd ample time to soak it all in. “We are all Winky going through the obstacle course of life,” one user wrote. Indeed. > [](https://twitter.com/chorye/status/1095543509665357824) See a sampling to reactions to [Winky the bichon](http://time.com/5342964/human-bond-dog-thoughts/) at the Westminster agility 2019 contest below. > [](https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/1095563060398489600) > [](https://twitter.com/amandamull/status/1095562264533454848) > [](https://twitter.com/RichardERoeper/status/1095460238671691776) > [](https://twitter.com/BrodyLogan/status/1095489407283593216) > [](https://twitter.com/cornax/status/1095505256736264192) > [](https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1095674643606728704) > [](https://twitter.com/LaurenLipsay/status/1095551146893008897) > [](https://twitter.com/bryophyteornah/status/1095756155727548417) > [](https://twitter.com/timfelz/status/1095754809507020802) > [](https://twitter.com/Jenjuxtapose/status/1095754045392736256) > [](https://twitter.com/lauowolf/status/1095754009158180864) > [](https://twitter.com/myr1ah/status/1095753791322898432) > [](https://twitter.com/iheartmoneyman/status/1095753945908215809) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5528443/winky-dog-westminster/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5528443/winky-dog-westminster/"},"headline":"Hilarious Dog Achieves Slacker Spirit Animal Status for Supremely Leisurely Approach to Westminster","datePublished":"2019-02-13T15:30:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:10.376Z","description":"'We are all Winky going through the obstacle course of life'","url":"https://time.com/5528443/winky-dog-westminster/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5528443/winky-dog-westminster/","name":"Hilarious Dog Achieves Slacker Spirit Animal Status for Supremely Leisurely Approach to Westminster"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"A Look At Some of the Top Breeds at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show","description":"A look at some of the breeds at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/WOZFw03w/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2019-02-12T17:05:22.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/WOZFw03w.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5528443/winky-dog-westminster/","duration":"PT3M9S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5528443/winky-dog-westminster/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```