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February 15, 2011
2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
America's best behaved, most carefully coiffed dogs hit the catwalk Monday at the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York. A total of 2,626 four-legged beauties, representing 179 breeds, were chasing the elusive Best in Show title to be decided late Tuesday. They're from 49 states - North Dakota is absent - and from several countries, including Thailand, Brazil, Slovenia and Australia. Nearly 2,600 dogs are competing, and they all carry the abbreviation "Ch." before their names -it stands for champion, since every dog at Madison Square Garden has already been a winner somewhere. (30 images)

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A Havanese named Starlet is blow-dried before competition at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 14, 2011 in New York City. The show, one of the most prestigious dog shows in the world, is being held on Feb. 14-15. More than 2,000 dogs are competing in this year's show which added six new breeds to the competition. Getty Images / Spencer Platt


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Desert Turquise Elijah, a standard poodle, yawns as it is groomed backstage during the first day of the Westminster Dog Show Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York. AP / Jeff Christensen



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Jack the Yorkshire terrier is groomed backstage during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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An Old English sheepdog is prepped for competition at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 14, 2011 in New York City. Getty Images / Spencer Platt



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A chow chow named Cody is groomed before the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. AP / Seth Wenig



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A handler carries her dog back from a bathroom break during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, February 15, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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Dogs compete at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 14, 2011 in New York City. Getty Images / Spencer Platt



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A Komondorak in the ring during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, February 15, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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Great Danes line up in the ring during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 15, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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Old English sheepdogs line up for judging during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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A group of beagles wait to be judged during the first day of the Westminster Dog Show Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York. AP / Jeff Christensen



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Herding dog group winner Mister Baggins, a bearded collie, is led in the ring during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at Madison Square Garden in New York. AP / Mary Altaffer



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Parker the standard poodle backstage during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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Sherry Harmon and Mojor, a Komondorak, wait to go in the ring during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, February 15, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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A shih tzu is groomed backstage during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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A bichon frise waits to get groomed backstage during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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A bulldog waiting to get groomed backstage during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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A Basset Hound backstage during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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Parfait a three-year-old Chinese crested from San Antonio, Texas, waits backstage after competing in the 135th Westminster Kennel Club dog Show Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York. AP / Mary Altaffer



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Penny from Heaven, a lhasa apso waits to be judged during the first day of the Westminster Dog Show Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York. AP / Jeff Christensen



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Kindle the shih tzu gets groomed backstage during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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Lindsey Kuhn and Logan, her English setter, wait backstage during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, February 15, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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Ken Rodeman and Sebastian, a Great Dane, during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, February 15, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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Young children wait with their dogs backstage during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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Bess Cleveland and Sugar, a Chinese crested, pose during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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Maddox, a chow chow, waits backstage during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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Don Quixote, a chow chow, waits backstage during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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A handler and her dog share a moment backstage during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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Renata Drumond grooms her beagle, Lola, backstage during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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Vera Hueg works with her bullmastiff, Tessa, during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, February 15, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary



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