Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is an all-breed conformation show, held annually in the New York metropolitan area.
Westminster Hotel, Irving Place and 16th Street
A Pug at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 2013.
A Komondor in 2013.
Stump being awarded Best in Show at the 2009 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
A dog show is an animal show, an event where dogs are exhibited. A conformation show, also referred to as a breed show, is a kind of dog show in which a judge, familiar with a specific dog breed, evaluates individual purebred dogs for how well the dogs conform to the established breed type for their breed, as described in a breed's individual breed standard.
Handlers set up their dogs for judging so that their stance is perfect when the judge views them; this is known as hand stacking.
Dogs may also be presented standing freely, in the so-called "self stack" or "free stack".
A handler prepares a Silky Terrier to be presented.
Winning dogs are awarded prizes by the judge.