Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in pictures: ADORABLE photos of pooches for best in show
WESTMINSTER Kennel Club Dog Show has kicked off with thousands of dogs competing to become the best during the 142nd show at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Westminster Dog Show goes back to 1877 and is one of the most famous parades in the world.
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
The annual competition features 2,882 dogs from all 50 states, and 16 other countries including Canada, Mexico, Japan, Russia, Australia and China.
Individual breeds are being judged and the winners of each move on to the group competitions at night.
Dogs are divided into seven groups for the evening events - hound, toy, nonsporting, herding, working, sporting and terrier.
For the first time since 2006, no new breeds will show on the green carpet.
This gallery shows the most adorable and cutest dogs from the event in New York.