Dodger Stadium could now be called Dog-er stadium after Macho, a Russell Terrier from California, got himself in the record books.
Lucy Pet’s Russell terrier, Macho, sits with his plaque from Guinness World Records after setting the world record for fastest time for a dog to run the bases. Macho set the record with a time of 21.06 seconds Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at Dodger Stadium.
Macho, a 5-year-old Russell terrier, relaxes in the dugout after practicing at the Conejo Creek baseball diamond in Thousand Oaks for his attempt to set the world record for the fastest dog to run the bases at a Major League Baseball stadium.
Lucy Pet’s Russell terrier, Macho, sits with his plaque from Guinness World Records after setting the world record for fastest time for a dog to run the bases. Macho set the record with a time of 21.06 seconds Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at Dodger Stadium.
Macho, a 5-year-old Russell terrier, relaxes in the dugout after practicing at the Conejo Creek baseball diamond in Thousand Oaks for his attempt to set the world record for the fastest dog to run the bases at a Major League Baseball stadium.
Dog trainer Lori Signs and Lucy Pet Products President Joey Herrick hold Macho, a 5-year-old Russell terrier, at the Conejo Creek baseball diamond in Thousand Oaks.
Macho, a 5-year-old Russell terrier, practices at the Conejo Creek baseball diamond in Thousand Oaks for his attempt to set the world record for the fastest dog to run the bases at a Major League Baseball stadium.
Macho, a 5-year-old Russell terrier, practices at the Conejo Creek baseball diamond in Thousand Oaks for his attempt to set the world record for the fastest dog to run the bases at a Major League Baseball stadium.
Macho, a 5-year-old Russell terrier, plays with a balloon after practice at the Conejo Creek baseball diamond in Thousand Oaks for his attempt to set the world record for the fastest dog to run the bases at a Major League Baseball stadium.
Macho, a 5-year-old Russell terrier, practices at the Conejo Creek baseball diamond in Thousand Oaks for his attempt to set the world record for the fastest dog to run the bases at a Major League Baseball stadium.
Macho, a 5-year-old Russell terrier, sits on home plate after practicing at the Conejo Creek baseball diamond in Thousand Oaks for his attempt to set the world record for the fastest dog to run the bases at a Major League Baseball stadium.
Macho, a 5-year-old Russell terrier, gets ready for practice at the Conejo Creek baseball diamond in Thousand Oaks for his attempt to set the world record for the fastest dog to run the bases at a Major League Baseball stadium.
Macho has been declared the fastest dog to run the bases at a Major League Baseball stadium, The Los Angeles Daily News reported.
He ran the basepaths in 21.06 seconds Friday.
Owner and trainer Lori Signs said she was nervous before the record-breaking attempt.
“No matter what, he is still a dog. There could be a stray pigeon, a gopher or a leaf that falls. We were all just holding our breath.”
A Guinness World Records adjudicator flew from New York to Los Angeles to certify Macho’s run an official record-breaker.
How did his owner get him to stay on target? Balloons were the key.
Balloons were placed on the bases to make sure he, like any base runner, touched each base before heading home.
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Signs told the newspaper that Macho loves to pop them. It took her a year and a half to teach her pup how to hit each base just right, WUSA reported.
