Dog shows

Siba, the standard poodle, competes for Best in Show during the 144th Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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February 12, 2020 - 10:40 am

Poodle perfection: Siba wins best in show at Westminster

NEW YORK (AP) — Primped and poised, Siba the standard poodle owned the ring. Even with the crowd at Madison Square Garden chanting for a popular golden retriever, the statuesque Siba strutted off with best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club on Tuesday night. Adorned with black puffs and pompoms...
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In this undated photo provided by Cassandra Carpenter, handler Cassandra Carpenter poses with Titus, a bullmastiff. Cassandra says Titus was bitten by a snake on his back left leg in March 2019 in North Carolina. Titus went through extensive treatment and recovery and still has a scar from the episode. He is entered in the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York. (Amber Jade via AP)
February 11, 2020 - 2:33 pm

The Latest: Bullmastiff bitten by snake sharp at Westminster

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Westminster Kennel Club dog show (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Snakebit no more! Titus the bullmastiff has won best of breed at the Westminster dog show, and will advance to the working group stage at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. That capped a remarkable...
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Vinny, a colored bull terrier, poses after winning his breed at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz)
February 11, 2020 - 11:36 am

Puppy love: Westminster dog at the heart of a human romance

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a love story that all starts with Spuds MacKenzie. And this tale of puppy love — and human romance — gets a new chapter under the TV lights at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night. It's the first time there for a bull terrier named Vinny with owner Grace Thomas...
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Bono the Havanese poses with handler Taffe McFadden on the way to a best of breed win at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. Bono finished second overall in the event last year. (AP Photo/Ginger Tidwell-Walker)
February 10, 2020 - 10:12 pm

The Latest: Standard poodle prances, advances at Westminster

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Westminster Kennel Club dog show (all times local): 9:55 p.m. Siba the black standard poodle has pranced and advanced at the Westminster Kennel Club. Siba topped a pair of top pooches to win the nonsporting group Monday night at Madison Square Garden. She also...
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FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2017, file photo, Rumor, a German shepherd, poses for photos after winning Best in Show at the 141st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York. Named best in show at Westminster in 2017, Rumor counts among her puppies two PTSD service dogs that live with veterans. Two more pups are training toward that goal. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
February 10, 2020 - 2:11 am

Westminster and work: Some show dogs serve, search or soothe

NEW YORK (AP) — From the silky strut of Afghan hounds to poodles with coats sculpted like confections, the Westminster Kennel Club's green carpet spotlights manicured, pedigreed canines vying to be deemed top dog. But they aren’t just for show. Ghost, a Norwegian buhund that competed Sunday a t the...
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Retired Philadelphia police officer Aliya Taylor waits to watch the Azawakh breed compete at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
February 09, 2020 - 8:10 pm

A hijab and Azawakh hounds: Westminster dog show's new faces

NEW YORK (AP) — Dressed in hot pink and a colorful hijab, crouched down close to Ring 1 to cheer on the hounds, Aliya Taylor clearly stood out. "Like a sore thumb," she laughed. It's true, no one else at the Westminster Kennel Club breed judging Sunday came in similar attire. But the longtime...
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Pink the border collie leaps through a course obstacle en route to winning the Westminster Kennel Club's agility title Saturday Feb. 8, 2020, in New York. Pink's win extends an all-but sweep for border collies in agility's seven years at Westminster, save for an Australian shepherd's 2016 win. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
February 08, 2020 - 11:05 pm

In the Pink: Border collie wins Westminster agility contest

NEW YORK (AP) — She might have looked like a black-and- white blur, but this dog is pretty in Pink. Pink the border collie streaked to the Westminster Kennel Club’s agility title Saturday night with determination, dazzle and a stream of barks. No wonder the vocals: She's named after the singer of...
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This image released by NBC shows David Frei, left, and host John O'Hurley posing with a havanese dog at The National Dog Show in Philadelphia. The annual parade of pooches has become one of the highest-rated shows of Thanksgiving. (Bill McCay/NBC via AP)
November 26, 2019 - 3:31 pm

O’Hurley relishes annual Thanksgiving dog show’s popularity

NEW YORK (AP) — Television traditions on Thanksgiving have usually involved the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade and then hours of football, but in recent years, another has emerged: The National Dog Show. Hosted by actor John O’Hurley, the annual parade of pooches has become one of the most popular...
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King, a wire fox terrier, poses for photographs after winning Best in Show at the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in New York.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
February 13, 2019 - 3:23 am

King the wire fox terrier takes Westminster's best in show

NEW YORK (AP) — Wire fox terriers are still King at Westminster. A wire fox from Brazil who's won big in Europe became America's top dog Tuesday night, beating out a crowd-pleasing longhaired dachshund and popular Sussex spaniel. There were some boos — along with modest cheers — at Madison Square...
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King, a wire fox terrier, competes with the terrier group at the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
February 12, 2019 - 10:57 pm

The Latest: King again! Wire fox terrier wins Westminster

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Westminster Kennel Club dog show (all times local): 10:52 p.m. A wire fox terrier called King has become America's top dog. King was chosen best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Wire fox terriers have won 15 times at...
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