show welcomed mutts into the mix. how did they do? here s jeanne moos. reporter: finally mutts are back at westminster. at least in the agility competition that takes place before the main event. but how do you separate the purebreds from the mutts? mutt or no mutt? neither is. mutt or no mutt? not a mutt. mutt or no mutt? the mere question was enough to offend this dog. out of 225 dogs competing on the agility course were 15 were mutts. this is a mutt. meet sadie from connecticut. although some went around jumps or seems to be slow running the weave poles. even the purebreds messed up. this one needed a do over but
genius book for having the longest years. will the mutts have the equivalent of best in show? what about best in mutts? no. got to have a standard. i think they better keep it on the view. the view a wards the coveted fire hydrant to best in show. some don t see breeds. they don t see anything. they hold invisible runs as they practice their own run through the agility course. when it comes to best announcer, we re putting money on woody. yes. yes. cnn, new york. such an amazing movie, one of my favorite of all time. i m up for the mutts. that s genius. i like the wingspan. a 14 inch ear? that s crazy.
of allowing mutts to have the equivalent of best in show. best in mutts? no. they better keep it on the view. the view awards a fire hydrant to best mutt in show. some at westminster don t see breeds. they hold invisible dogs as they practice their run through agility course. and best announcer? we re putting our money on woody. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. piers morgan is next. every day of the week.
you were working on the name. you want to take a shot at it? it s kind of tough. portugese pading gop equeno. that s the number one in the country. triple p. they re great dogs, they come in three different sizes. they are a rabbit hunting hound. combination. we decided to bring the rough coat with him today. that s it. i don t know if we have any smooth entered or not. there are too many of them. he came from napa, california. good job. these are our two agility dogs. this is something new. were they going to run through an agility course? we have an i jillity trial agility trial on saturday. is it judged by nfl coaches?
and the answer is that upper crust bastian of purebreds, the dog show where pooches get better treatment than people. did you hear that mutts are allowed in the westminster dog show? i i did not know that. reporter: is that anything you care about? not really. reporter: says the guy walking dakota, the purebred english setter. but if mutts got no respect at westminster, now they re going to get a little. they ll be allowed into an agility competition that takes place two days before the main event. it involves dogs that might not normally be seen at westminster including mixed breed dogs. we re excited to have them be part of the family. reporter: agility competitions are booming in popularity. i mean, which would you rather watch, a dog getting picked up by his private for judging or dogs madly dashing? around an agility course other teeter totters and through tunnels. it s even more fun when they