Westminster Dog Show

Westminster Dog Show: A Look Back at the 5 Most Recent Prize Pooches [VIDEOS]

For the canine crazy, the Westminster Dog Show is like a two-day Super Bowl -- a chance for the best to compete for the title of top dog.

Vegas' favorite breeds this year (yes, oddsmakers concern themselves with dog shows) include the Scottish terrier, the Doberman pinscher and the golden retriever, but it's still anyone's game.

Surge Desk rounds up the last five Westminster winners. Maybe history will repeat itself. ( Read Westminster Dog Show more... )

Old dog show Westminster learns new tricks

NEW YORK — Oh, silly you, wondering whether America's favorite dog can win the top crown at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

This is Westminster, darling, not a popularity contest. The top organizer says trying to predict this year's Best in Show winner is a "crapshoot," but when asked if a black Labrador has a shot at winning, his response is quick and definite. ( Read Westminster Dog Show more... )

Westminster Dog Show 2011 (PHOTOS)

Today marks the first day of the 2011 Westminster Dog Show, which is going on at Madison Square Garden. Take a peek of some of this year's contestants getting prepped and groomed backstage and vote for your favorite furry fella. And be sure to check back for more updates as the show continues through Tuesday. ( Read Westminster Dog Show more... )

Stevens Point man attends Westminster dog show

UNDATED (WSAU) The nation’s most famous dog show begins today in New York – and one of the exhibitors will be a Stevens Point man with a rare genetic disorder. Will Kessler will display a 19-year-old pug named Walter. They’re going for the “Best-of-Show” award at the 135th Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden. ( Read Westminster Dog Show more... )

What to Expect at the Westminster Dog Show

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Nobody knows exactly what will happen at the Westminster Dog Show this year, but, according to Vegas oddsmakers at the Wynn Las Vegas, certain breeds have a better shot than others. The fox terrier (smooth) is a favorite, with odds of 6-to-1, while the saluki and bassett hound are the longest shots at 135-to-1. (These odds are for entertainment purposes only, advises the casino, so don't go crazy.) But what we do know is that all of the best dogs in the country will be under one roof. ( Read Westminster Dog Show more... )

The 135th Westminster Dog Show: Best In Show And In Hearts

Valentine’s Day is quite possibly the best possible time for the The Westminster Kennel Club 135th Annual Dog Show to take place. While these adorable pooches are well-trained and impeccably groomed, what they do best is make their families happy. Despite the idea that these dogs are superior because they look so picture perfect prancing around Madison Square Garden, they are at their basic core, pets that are incredibly loved and want to please their owners. They also have owners that love them back who treat them not as just a possession, but part of the family.

I know that feeling well. ( Read Westminster Dog Show more... )

Westminster Dog Show off to a howling start at MSG in 2011

America’s most famous dog show, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, will begin today at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Over 2,500 pooches from around the globe will be competing for the prize of Best In Show at this year’s event, which has garnered the attention of dog lovers around the globe.

While the show’s organizers and judges say it’s impossible to predict who will take home the crown this year, odds makers in Las Vegas have a Scottish terrier at 6-1 odds (the best odds of any dog) and a basset hound at 135-1 (the worst). ( Read Westminster Dog Show more... )

Oklahoma family sends dog to Westminster Dog Show

BROKEN BOW — This year will be the first time the cane corso breed will compete in the renowned Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, and Chad Sargent is clear about which dog should be named the best of breed.

His dog.

The chef and dog breeder from Broken Bow owns the No. 1-ranked cane corso in America. His dog, Leonitis, will compete this week at the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show is today and Tuesday and will air on USA Network. ( Read Westminster Dog Show more... )

What to Expect at the Westminster Dog Show

Nobody knows exactly what will happen at the Westminster Dog Show this year, but, according to Vegas oddsmakers at the Wynn Las Vegas, certain breeds have a better shot than others. The fox terrier (smooth) is a favorite, with odds of 6-to-1, while the saluki and bassett hound are the longest shots at 135-to-1. (These odds are for entertainment purposes only, advises the casino, so don't go crazy.) But what we do know is that all of the best dogs in the country will be under one roof. ( Read Westminster Dog Show more... )

Why I won't watch Westminster Share

I got strep throat almost every year as a kid, and it always seemed to strike around Valentine's Day. For me, the injustice of missing out on swapping paper hearts and candies with my friends at school was tempered by lying on the couch with my dog, Katie, and watching the Westminster Dog Show. But had I known then that Westminster - and the dog-breeding industry that it props up - share the blame for the mutilation and deaths of millions of dogs each year, I would have changed the channel faster than you can say "Sesame Street." ( Read Westminster Dog Show more... )

Westminster-bound pug made shy pal a winner

At age 32, Will Kessler of Stevens Point can't speak. Because he has a rare genetic syndrome, he communicates by gestures. He's shy around strangers, scared of crowds.

And he never thought of stepping into the public limelight - until a 19-pound show dog named Walter took him there.

Will's family already knows what Walter can do, and soon the rest of the world will get a chance to see this special pug, too. Under his official moniker "Kenshei And That's The Way It Is," Walter will trot into dogdom's biggest spotlight when he makes his first bid for best in show at the 135th Westminster Kennel Club dog show, to be held Monday and Tuesday in New York's Madison Square Garden. ( Read Westminster Dog Show more... )

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