2011 Westminster Dog Show

Group: Terrier
First year entered: 1883
Best in Show: 13 times
1st place, group: 21 times
2nd place, group: 15 times
3rd place, group: 9 times
4th place, group: 8 times

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Group: Non-sporting
First year entered: 1877
Best in Show: 4 times
1st place, group: 28 times
2nd place, group: 10 times
3rd place, group: 13 times
4th place, group: 6 times

Jeff Christensen / AP Photo

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Group: Toy
First year entered: 1907
Best in Show: 3 times
1st place, group: 23 times
2nd place, group: 16 times
3rd place, group: 16 times
4th place, group: 6 times

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Group: Working/Non-sporting
First year entered: 1914
Best in Show: 4 times
1st place, group: 23 times
2nd place, group: 9 times
3rd place, group: 11 times
4th place, group: 7 times

Gary He, NBCU via AP Photo

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Group: Sporting
First year entered: 1916
Best in Show: 6 times
1st place, group: 14 times
2nd place, group: 11 times
3rd place, group: 8 times
4th place, group: 6 times

Seth Wenig / AP Photo

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Group: Terrier
First year entered: 1877
Best in Show: 8 times
1st place, group: 12 times
2nd place, group: 8 times
3rd place, group: 5 times
4th place, group: 9 times

Henny Ray Abrams / AP Photo

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Group: Non-sporting
First year entered: 1932
Best in Show: 3 times
1st place, group: 18 times
2nd place, group: 8 times
3rd place, group: 12 times
4th place, group: 7 times

Mary Altaffer / AP Photo

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Group: Working
First year entered: 1911
Best in Show: 4 times
1st place, group: 12 times
2nd place, group: 12 times
3rd place, group: 10 times
4th place, group: 7 times

David Goldman / AP Photo

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Group: Toy
First year entered: 1900
Best in Show: 2 times
1st place, group: 12 times
2nd place, group: 14 times
3rd place, group: 12 times
4th place, group: 6 times

Kathy Willens / AP Photo

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Group: Toy
First year entered: 1886
Best in Show: 1 time
1st place, group: 14 times
2nd place, group: 18 times
3rd place, group: 5 times
4th place, group: 4 times

Mary Altaffer / AP Photo

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Group: Herding/Working
First year entered: 1888
Best in Show: 2 times
1st place, group: 11 times
2nd place, group: 15 times
3rd place, group: 9 times
4th place, group: 7 times

Peter Kramer / AP Photo

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Group: Hound
First year entered: 1927
Best in Show: 2 times
1st place, group: 12 times
2nd place, group: 12 times
3rd place, group: 6 times
4th place, group: 9 times

Mary Altaffer / AP Photo

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Group: Herding
First year entered: 1908
Best in Show: 1 time
1st place, group: 14 times
2nd place, group: 10 times
3rd place, group: 7 times
4th place, group: 11 times

Bill Roth / AP Photo

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Group: Terrier
First year entered: 1912
Best in Show: 4 times
1st place, group: 10 times
2nd place, group: 7 times
3rd place, group: 9 times
4th place, group: 5 times

Seth Wenig / AP Photo

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Group: Sporting
First year entered: 1877
Best in Show: 3 times
1st place, group: 14 times
2nd place, group: 5 times
3rd place, group: 7 times
4th place, group: 5 times

Kathy Willens / AP Photo

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Group: Non-sporting
First year entered: 1877
Best in Show: 2 times
1st place, group: 9 times
2nd place, group: 14 times
3rd place, group: 8 times
4th place, group: 10 times

Henny Ray Abrams / AP Photo

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Group: Sporting
First year entered: 1877
Best in Show: 0 times
1st place, group: 9 times
2nd place, group: 11 times
3rd place, group: 18 times
4th place, group: 12 times

Stephen Chernin / Getty Images

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Group: Non-sporting
First year entered: 1883
Best in Show: 0 times
1st place, group: 8 times
2nd place, group: 16 times
3rd place, group: 11 times
4th place, group: 7 times

Jeff Christensen / AP Photo

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Group: Terrier
First year entered: 1881
Best in Show: 4 times
1st place, group: 4 times
2nd place, group: 10 times
3rd place, group: 4 times
4th place, group: 9 times

Evan Sklar / Getty Images

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Group: Sporting
First year entered: 1877
Best in Show: 2 times
1st place, group: 6 times
2nd place, group: 13 times
3rd place, group: 5 times
4th place, group: 7 times

Chris Hondros / AP Photo

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Group: Sporting
First year entered: 1877
Best in Show: 1 time
1st place, group: 6 times
2nd place, group: 10 times
3rd place, group: 13 times
4th place, group: 2 times

Mary Altaffer / AP Photo

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Group: Hound/Sporting
First year entered: 1877
Best in Show: 0 times
1st place, group: 13 times
2nd place, group: 4 times
3rd place, group: 7 times
4th place, group: 3 times

Rui Vieira / AP Photo

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Group: Terrier
First year entered: 1888
Best in Show: 1 time
1st place, group: 6 times
2nd place, group: 9 times
3rd place, group: 6 times
4th place, group: 12 times

Leon Neal / AFP / Getty Images

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Group: Herding/Working
First year entered: 1877
Best in Show: 1 time
1st place, group: 6 times
2nd place, group: 7 times
3rd place, group: 11 times
4th place, group: 5 times

2011 Westminster Dog Show

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