Besa’s adorable trick routine “Till The Cows Come Home” garnered an “Outstanding Performance” by the judges of AKC’s 2025 National Trick Dog Contest as well as the #1 spot for her breed. Each year AKC hosts a competition among dogs that have earned the highest trick dog title–the Elite Performer. Routines must tell a story and include several top level tricks along with props and even elaborate sets.

Take a gander as Besa goes on a wild adventure to round up her runaway cows, slogging across creeks, sashaying through a forest fire and scampering past an avalanche: