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Westminster Kennel Clubs Annual Dog Show (Photos)

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More than 3,000 canines representing 192 breeds converged on Manhattan for the 139th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show. See some of the best—or at least cutest—in show.

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Miss P, a 15-inch Beagle who won “Best in Show,” stands near the winner's trophy at 139th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in the Manhattan borough of New York February 17, 2015.

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Luke, a French bulldog, is carried by his owner Paul, of New York City, outside New York's Pennsylvania Hotel ahead of the 139th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show in Manhattan, February 15, 2015.

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A Komondorok being groomed in the benching area around Pier 92 and Pier 94 in New York City on the second day of competition at the Westminster show, on February 17, 2015. The event was a two-day, all-breed benched show held on the piers and in Madison Square Garden.

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A Welsh Terrier stands on blocks during grooming in the benching area around Pier 92 and Pier 94 in New York City on the second day of competition at annual Westminster show, February 17, 2015. 

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A standard poodle named Paris has his hair done at the Westminster show on February 16, 2015. The show is described as the second-longest continuously running sporting event in the United States. It included 192 dog breeds and drew nearly 3,000 global competitors. 

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A woman holds a Xoloitzcuintle or "Mexican Hairless Dog" on her lap during a Meet the Breeds event on February 14, 2015, ahead of the Westminster show.

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A West Highland White Terrier in the benching area in the second day of competition at the Westminster show, February 17, 2015.

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Lana, a standard Poodle from Scarsdale, New York, yawns in the grooming area before judging at the Westminster show, February 16, 2015.

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Enid Fritz from Dallas, Texas, runs her Old English Sheepdog named Dizzy during competition in the Herding Group at the Westminster show on February 16, 2015. 

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A Jack Russell Terrier in the benching area on the second day of competition at the Westminster show, February 17, 2015.

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A dog competes in a Westminster show event on February 14, 2015.

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A Bichon Frise is walked in the ring during competition in the Non-Sporting Group at the Westminster show, February 16, 2015.

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Thunder, a Beagle from Bangkok, Thailand, rises up on its hind legs in the ring during judging in the Hound Group at the Westminster show on February 16, 2015.

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