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Small but mighty Nimble becomes first mixed-breed dog to win Westminster agility title
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251373647/nimble-westminster-agility-mixed-breedSmall but mighty Nimble becomes first mixed-breed dog to win Westminster agility title
MAY 14, 2024 4:52 PM ET
By Rebecca Rosman
Cynthia Hornor poses with Nimble, the first mixed-breed dog ever to win the Westminster Kennel Club dog show's agility competition, in New York on Monday.
Jennifer Peltz/AP
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 to win the Westminster Kennel Club's Masters Agility Championship in New York.
"I was surprised," Nimble's handler Cynthia Hornor told NPR. "But she proved that she's the little engine that could."
Nimble, who finished the race in a blistering 28.76 seconds, is a first in more ways than one: She also became the first dog from the 12-inch height division to take home the top prize since the agility competition — itself the first WKC event to allow mixed breeds to compete — was introduced in 2014.
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MAY 14, 2024 4:52 PM ET
By Rebecca Rosman
Cynthia Hornor poses with Nimble, the first mixed-breed dog ever to win the Westminster Kennel Club dog show's agility competition, in New York on Monday.
Jennifer Peltz/AP
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 to win the Westminster Kennel Club's Masters Agility Championship in New York.
"I was surprised," Nimble's handler Cynthia Hornor told NPR. "But she proved that she's the little engine that could."
Nimble, who finished the race in a blistering 28.76 seconds, is a first in more ways than one: She also became the first dog from the 12-inch height division to take home the top prize since the agility competition — itself the first WKC event to allow mixed breeds to compete — was introduced in 2014.
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In 2010, which was the first year they allowed mixed breed dogs in obedience trials. It was April, the first weekend of the AKC season. My dog went out on the course and was performing very well until she pooped right in the middle of things. She is the first dog to leave mixed breed poop in an AKC judged event. It was her first competition, and I retired her after that. We still have her, and she was a rescue we now believe to be about 17 years old. 
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Nimble the All-American dog wins the 12" class in the Masters Agility Championship | Westminster
FOX Sports
May 12, 2024
Nimble the All-American dog won the 12" class in the Masters Agility Championship at the Westminster Kennel Club.
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FOX Sports
May 12, 2024
Nimble the All-American dog won the 12" class in the Masters Agility Championship at the Westminster Kennel Club.
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And I am sitting down. 