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Images: Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Neapolitan mastiff Trinity, of Ontario, Canada, waits for judging. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dozier, from Columbus, Ga., a 4-year-old dogue de Bordeaux, also known as a French mastiff, rests in the benching area. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mya, a doberman pinscher from Denton, Texas, wears Valentine’s Day apparel in the backstage area. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Debbie Parsons, left, and Brad Slayton kiss their dog, a Tibetan mastiff named Major, after they were married at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Best man Tony Carter looks on at right. Carter is the Major’s handler and Major won Best in Breed this year at the dog show. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Handler Tim Terella of Fairview, Pa., runs in the ring with Winnie, a Siberian husky. Winnie received an award of merit in the competition. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Winnie, a Siberian husky, second from left, competes at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Winnie received an award of merit in the competition. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Perry Payson, of Bixby, Okla., handles Pilot, 3, a Rottweiler. Pilot won best of breed. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dogs compete. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Handler Tuni Claflin of East Freetown, Mass., holds Charter, an akita. Charter won best of opposite sex in the competition. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dottie, a maltese owned by Beverly Quilliam and Wayne Baker of West Chester, Pa., is groomed by Luke Ehricht of Toledo, Ohio. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ibizan Hounds are shown the ring. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A golden retriever named Chloe, from Green Bay, Wis., awaits her breed competition. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cathleen Cline of Los Angeles holds her vizsla, Marlo Classic That Girl. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Handler Cheri Koppenhaver, right, reacts after judge Patricia Laurans, left, declared Cinders, a wirehaired dachshund, the winner of the hound group . ASSOCIATED PRESS
A toy Manchester terrier named Cottage Lake’s Bela Horizonte is positioned. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Manchester, a bulldog owned by Eduardo Hernendez of Mexico City, gets comforting treatment after winning an award of merit in breed. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lafford Fly Me Too Farleysbane, a papillon, looks up at it’s handler and the judge during the judging of the toy group. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A harrier named Downhome Hitech Innovator runs during the hound judging. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A German shepherd named Cappy, handled by James Moses, competes in the herding group. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sophie, a Standard Poodle, is groomed before her showing. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A whippet is examined during the judging of the hound group. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fifi, a doberman pinscher, is joined in her cage by co owner Suzy Lundy of Oregonia, Ohio in the backstage area. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bob Zeiss of New City, N.Y. pets Maxwell Smart, a great pyrenees from LeRoy, N.Y. in the backstage area. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dogs and their handlers compete. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A shetland sheepdog named Mystic Ava Gardner is examined during the judging of the herding group. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Timer, a bernese mountain dog, stretches out as handler Lisa Wadas of Flemington, N.J. plays along. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ania Gabrielle Kelly smiles with her dog Winfree’s Do You Believe in Magic after winning Best Junior. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Veni Vidi Vici, a Doberman pinscher, competes in the working group, which she later won. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chelsey, a Kerry blue terrier, jumps after being named winner of the terrier group. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Kerry blue terrier named Chelsey is declared the winner of the terrier group. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Adam Bernardin reacts as Shadagee Caught Red Handed, an Irish setter, is declared the Best of Sporting Group. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici, a Doberman pinscher, who won its group, runs during the judging of the Working Group. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Handler David Fitzpatrick looks at Malachy, a Pekingese, after the animal was named best in show. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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