135th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

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Feb 16, 2011

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‘Hickory’ a Scottish Deer Hound named the Best in Show during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show poses with his handler Angela Lloyd in New York. Mary Altaffer/AP Photo

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‘Hickory’ a Scottish Deer Hound was named the Best in Show duirng the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York. Amanda Schwab/Starpix

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“Hickory,” a Scottish Deer Hound, relaxes backstage during the 135th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at New York’s Madison Square Garden. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat Chad Rachman/New York Post

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A West Highland White Terrier gets a brush-up backstage. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat AFP/Getty Images

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Lindsey Kuhn and Logan her English Setter relax before the show. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat AFP/Getty Images

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Dog tired: Janoo the Tibetan Mastiff waits to go in the ring. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat AFP/Getty Images

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Maybe he has frazzled nerves: A West Highland White Terrier in the benching area.VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat AFP/Getty Images

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A handler carries her dog back from a bathroom break. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat AFP/Getty Images

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Kelsey Milo and Blue the Golden Retreiver in the benching area. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat AFP/Getty Images

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Two Samoyeds getting groomed in the benching area. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat AFP/Getty Images

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A Cocker Spaniel getting groomed in the benching area. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat AFP/Getty Images

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A Maltese looks up at its handler during judging of the Toy Group. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat REUTERS

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Thunder, a Bernese Mountain Dog, stands in the ring during judging in the Working Dogs group. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat REUTERS

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Trevor (top) and Bridgette, Great Pyrenees, wait to be judged in the Working Dogs group. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat REUTERS

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One-year-old Vienna Valazia of New York City plays with Guinness, an English Mastif, as Guinness waits for his breed to be judged. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat REUTERS

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Vizslas stand in a ring as they are judged in the Sporting Group. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat REUTERS

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Starr-Point’s Celtic Red, a Vizslas, stands in the ring with handler Joseph Buchanan during judging of the Sporting Group. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat REUTERS

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Michelle Cole from Barrington, New Hampshire, owner of Doodles, a St. Bernard, holds its paw in the benching area. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat REUTERS

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A vizslas poses in the judging ring. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat AP Photo

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Karen Locke, of East Rockaway, N.Y., shows her Leonberger, Chewy. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat Chad Rachman/New York Post

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A Black Cocker Spaniel, winner of the Sporting Group. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat UPI

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Jackson, an American Cocker Spaniel, stands on a table in the grooming area before judging of his breed. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat REUTERS

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Hunter, an Airedale, is brushed in the grooming area before judging. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat REUTERS

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Potter, an English Springer Spaniel, gets groomed backstage. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat AP Photo

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Jacqueline Wood and Barron, a Great Pyrenees, enjoy a private moment in the benching area. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat AFP/Getty Images

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A Komondorak in the ring during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog. VIDEO: Westminster Dog Show Winner Gets Treat AFP/Getty Images

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