She was nimble, she was oh-so-very quick – with the perfect moniker to match. A 6-year-old canine from of Ellicott City, Md., named Nimble beat out 350 competitors to become the first mixed-breed dog ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When the Westminster Kennel Club dog show added an agility competition a decade ago, it opened U.S. dogdom's most elite door to mixed breeds for the first time since the late 1800s.

This year, Crufts took place from March 6 to 9 at the NEC in Birmingham. The show, which describes itself as the world's greatest dog show, attracts around 24,000 dogs and more than 155,000 visitors.

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