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The dos and don'ts of Westminster Dog Show

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Caroll Geiser, of Rochester, N.Y., grooms Eva, a 3-year-old Old English Sheep dog, during the 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Monday in New York.

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Craig Garcia grooms Fire, a 2-year-old Shih Tzu from Cape Town, South Africa, during the 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Monday in New York.

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Linda Scott, of Odessa, Texas, grooms Pink a a 2 year-year-old bulldog during the 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Monday in New York.

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Scissors, blow dryers, bobby pins — they're as much a part of the Westminster Dog show as commands, crates and treats. What Westminster won't tolerate, though, are PEDs — performance-enhanced dogs. That means no tattooing a boxer's nose to make it more black, no braces for a pointer to straighten its teeth. "It goes against the spirit of showing dogs in their appropriate state," Westminster President Sean McCarthy said.

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