Pomeranian Twinkie bounds into Guinness records with 7.48-second trick
Canadian trainer Jennifer Fraser’s 2-year-old Pomeranian completed 10 jumps through human arms in 7.48 seconds, Guinness World Records said.
By Poppy Nakagawa · Culture Writer
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A 2-year-old Pomeranian named Twinkie has turned a tiny frame and speedy feet into a Guinness World Records title.
Guinness World Records said the dog and Canadian professional trainer Jennifer Fraser set the mark for the fastest time for a dog to complete 10 jumps through a human’s arms. Their time: 7.48 seconds.
UPI reported that the record attempt involved Twinkie leaping through Fraser’s arms 10 times in less than eight seconds, a blink-and-you-miss-it routine built on training, timing and one very game little dog.
Twinkie is part of the Acro Canine Crew, a dog dance troupe that recently appeared on America’s Got Talent. According to UPI, the group received a golden buzzer from host Terry Crews.
Fraser is no stranger to the Guinness spotlight. UPI reported that she and her dogs have now collected 19 Guinness World Records titles together.
How Twinkie learned the record trick
Fraser told Guinness World Records that Twinkie has learned a broad set of tricks, and that the training behind them relies on positive reinforcement.
“Twinkie knows a wide variety of tricks, all taught using positive reinforcement, lots of treats, praise and love. This particular trick was built gradually through small training steps until she was confident and fast enough to perform it at record speed,” Fraser told Guinness World Records.
The new title adds Twinkie to the long list of Guinness animal record holders, where speed, precision and patient training often matter as much as size or strength.
For this particular record, the task was exact: 10 clean jumps through a person’s arms, with the clock deciding the winner. Guinness World Records credited Fraser and Twinkie with completing the challenge in 7.48 seconds.
The result gives the Acro Canine Crew another reason to brag beyond its television moment. According to UPI, Twinkie’s troupe was already drawing attention after the America’s Got Talent golden buzzer from Crews.
Now one of its smallest performers has a world record of her own, earned one rapid-fire leap at a time.
This story draws on original reporting from UPI.