140th Westminster Dog Show begins
Competition began at the 140th Westminster Dog Show at the Westminster Kennel Club in New York on Feb. 15, 2016.
- A Maltese is viewed in the benching area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (AFP/Getty Images)
- A Bearded Collie is seen in the competition area on February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (AFP/Getty Images)
- A Old English Sheepdog is seen in the grooming area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A handler takes a photo of his dog in the grooming area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (AFP/Getty Images)
- A dog waits in the competition area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Maltese is seen in the competiton area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Pekingese sits in the benching area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (AFP/Getty Images)
- A Bulldog rests in the benching area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (AFP/Getty Images)
- A Poodle stands in the benching area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- Jessica Freni and her Boston Terrier wait in the benching area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- Handlers groom their Yorkshire Terriers in the benching area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (AFP/Getty Images)
- A Yorkshire Terrier is groomed in the benching area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Bichon Frise is groomed in the benching area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Lhasa Apso is groomed in the benching area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTH A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Lhasa Apso waits to be groomed in the benching area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A dog is groomed in the benching area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A French Bulldog is seen in the benching area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- An Old English Sheepdog waits in the grooming area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Labrador Retriever waits in the benching area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (AFP/Getty Images)
- A Basset Hound waits in the grooming area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Basset Hound waits in the grooming area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Bichon Frises waits in the grooming area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A dog waits in the grooming area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A beagle waits in the grooming area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A group of Dalmations wait in the judging area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Bichon Frise is seen in the judging area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Bichon Frise is seen in the judging area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (AFP/Getty Images)
- An Old English Sheepdog waits in the grooming area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Standard Poodle is seen in the grooming area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Standard Poodle is seen in the grooming area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Standard Poodle is seen in the grooming area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Pembroke Welsh Corgi is seen in the judging area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Pembroke Welsh Corgi is seen in the judging area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A group of Bichons gather in the judging area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Dachshund poses in the judging area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (AFP/Getty Images)
- A Bassett Hound waits in the judging area February 15, 2016 in New York during the first day of competition at the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. (AFP/Getty Images)