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Dogs' digs at the Garden: Westminster show returning to Madison Square Garden next year

Jun. 14, 2024 17:22 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Square Garden is going back to the dogs. The Westminster Kennel Club announced this week that its storied dog show is returning next year to the Manhattan arena for the first time since 2020. That year's show was held weeks before COVID-19 was declared a...

Miniature poodle named Sage wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show

May. 15, 2024 04:30 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — For a last hurrah, it was a Sage decision. A miniature poodle named Sage won the top prize Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, in what veteran handler Kaz Hosaka said would be his final time at the United States' most prestigious canine event....

A miniature poodle named Sage has won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show

May. 14, 2024 22:59 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A miniature poodle named Sage has won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.

At Westminster dog show, a display of dogs and devotion

May. 14, 2024 00:17 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Less than three years ago, Mary Ann and David Giordano were taking turns lying on the living room floor with their Afghan hound Frankie, hand-feeding the desperately ill dog anything she would eat. She had developed severe kidney problems after contracting Lyme...

Dog Show 101: What's what at the Westminster Kennel Club

May. 11, 2024 16:38 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look pretty simple: Get a dog. Groom it. Pose it. Lead it around a ring. But there's a lot more involved in reaching the pinnacle of U.S. canine events, now in its 148th year. It's a year...