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Dog Show 101: What's what at the Westminster Kennel Club
![Mary Altaffer FILE - Handler Janice Hays poses for photos with Buddy Holly, a petit basset griffon Vendéen, after he won best in show during the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look as simple as getting a dog, grooming it and leading it around a ring. But there’s a lot more involved in getting to and exhibiting in the United States’ most prestigious canine event. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dac5ae22f79e40869366cc66ebd0156b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Handler Janice Hays poses for photos with Buddy Holly, a petit basset griffon Vendéen, after he won best in show during the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look as simple as getting a dog, grooming it and leading it around a ring. But there’s a lot more involved in getting to and exhibiting in the United States’ most prestigious canine event. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
![Julia Nikhinson A woman puts on a dog pin during an agility competition during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/70a47d6099fe46aebd735030a1ced884/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A woman puts on a dog pin during an agility competition during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julia Nikhinson Dogs and handlers wait backstage during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bc4e4e478825424daab5bc464ca5ad4a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Dogs and handlers wait backstage during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julia Nikhinson A handler kisses his dog while watching an agility competition during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c0f647aaed4042c99ad6a5d5a5c91a99/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A handler kisses his dog while watching an agility competition during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julia Nikhinson A woman shops with her dog during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/39deaa2c955143bc83ff3f5a27cb36ac/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A woman shops with her dog during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julia Nikhinson People and dogs watch the dock diving competition during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9fd07ec933fb448fb848d8b11d0ca01c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People and dogs watch the dock diving competition during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Jennifer Peltz FILE - A judge examines dogs competing in the bracco Italiano breed during the breed's debut at the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in New York. To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look as simple as getting a dog, grooming it and leading it around a ring. But there’s a lot more involved in getting to and exhibiting in the United States’ most prestigious canine event. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/211c7c48461d483a8e41545468091fff/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A judge examines dogs competing in the bracco Italiano breed during the breed's debut at the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in New York. To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look as simple as getting a dog, grooming it and leading it around a ring. But there’s a lot more involved in getting to and exhibiting in the United States’ most prestigious canine event. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz, File)
![Julia Nikhinson Shar peis stand in the Breed Showcase area during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/453c6ff7165b425399ca97dc3df38630/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Shar peis stand in the Breed Showcase area during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julia Nikhinson A handler holds his dog on a leash in the Breed Showcase area during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9c8410c760ea4ebc99e56aca1798246a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A handler holds his dog on a leash in the Breed Showcase area during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julia Nikhinson A dog competes in an agility competition during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/88a21040bdc64a1283e2b09eb7311336/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A dog competes in an agility competition during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julia Nikhinson A dog stands in the Breed Showcase area at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c3df7dcd09cb4d1fa253b3bd0abe2269/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A dog stands in the Breed Showcase area at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julia Nikhinson A dog sleeps in the Breed Showcase area during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c55fea19100a4aab9c6ffc83cfc95239/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A dog sleeps in the Breed Showcase area during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)