![]() Agility and obedience contests Saturday involve a few hundred more dogs, including some mixed-breed ones. ![]() ![]() They include familiar breeds like Labrador retrievers, rarities such as the sloughi, and a newcomer, the bracco Italiano. Hailing from 49 states and 13 countries, contestants range from tiny Chihuahuas to giant Great Danes. Think smooth-, longhaired- and wirehaired-dachshunds.) Twenty-five hundred dogs from 210 different breeds and varieties signed up to vie for the Best in Show trophy that gets awarded Tuesday night. ![]() So here are the ins and outs of the show, which starts Saturday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Lead it around a ring.īut there’s a lot more than that to getting to and exhibiting in the United States’ most prestigious canine event, now in its 147th year. NEW YORK (AP) - To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show might look pretty simple: Get a dog. ![]()
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