2019 Westminster Kennel Club dog show – in pictures
The first Westminster show was held on 8 May 1877, making it the second-longest continuously held sporting event in the US behind only the Kentucky Derby, which was first held in 1875. The annual competition features hundreds of dogs from around the world
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Bulldogs compete in breed judging during the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club dog show
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Bichon frises gather in the judging ring during the daytime session in the breed judging across the hound, toy, non-sporting and herding groups
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Alicia Jones plays with her Chinese crested, Jean Luc
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Handlers and their beagles in the judging ring
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A pug gets attention before competing
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Women stand for the national anthem with their dachshunds (smooth)
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George, a standard poodle, yawns during the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club dog show
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Virginia Goscinak grooms her old English sheepdog, Montgomery the Spartan General
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A lhasa apso named Eric is groomed
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Handler Aaron Wilkerson of Florida pets a beagle named Logan while grooming him before competition
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A chow chow gets prepared to compete
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Basenjis stand with their handlers before competition
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An Afghan hound waits in the benching area
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Pip, a Yorkshire terrier
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A Welsh terrier stands in the benching area
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Anwar Ebn Benazir Von Haussman, an Afghan hound
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Portuguese podengo dogs wait to compete
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Cheslie Pickett Smithey, right, runs with her whippet, Bourbon, the winner in the best of breed event, while her husband, Justin Smithey, runs with Whiskey
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