133rd annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show

Walker, a toy poodle, gets a washing during the Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday.  (Myung J. Chun /Los Angeles Times)

Glenn Johnson of Colorado grooms his great Pyrenees, Turbo, before competition during the Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday.  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Riley, a toy poodle from Lincoln, Calif., is shown in the ring during the 133rd annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in New York.  (Mary Altaffer / Associated Press)

Great Danes are shown in the ring during Day Two of the 133rd Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Tuesday. Over 2,500 dogs from 48 states have competed in this year’s show.  (Chris McGrath / Getty Images)

A Shih Tzu backstage during the 133rd Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday.  (Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)

Willow, a smooth-coat Chihuahua from Strasburg, Va., relaxes backstage after competing in the 133rd annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in New York.  (Mary Altaffer / Associated Press)

Beth Ostrosky, center, points at Winston, a 3-year-old Old English Sheepdog, while groomer Jeff Yutzy of Springfield, Ill., works on another dog backstage during the 133rd annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, which got underway at New York’s Madison Square Garden today.  (Mary Altaffer / Associated Press)

Alex Davison and her longhaired Dachshund, Harley, wait backstage during the 2009 Westminster Kennel Club dog show.  (Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images)

Marcelo Veras, of Ocala, Fla., and Dylan, a 2-year-old Afghan, wait backstage for their turn at the dog show.  (Mary Altaffer / Associated Press)

A Bichon Frise takes a close-up while being groomed at the Westminster Kennel Club show.  (Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images)

An Old English Sheepdog waits backstage on the first day of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. The show wraps up Tuesday.  (Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images)

Fans watch the parade of pooches from ringside at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

A West Highland White Terrier looks up at a Westminster Kennel Club judge as his handler tempts him with a doogie treat.  (Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images)

French Bulldogs line up in the judging ring at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.  (Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images)

A handler carries her dog football-style while waiting backstage at Madison Square Garden, site of this year’s Westminster Kennel Club dog show.  (Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images)

A day before the start of the dog show, Lyn Fherman tries to wash her Bloodhound, Yeager, in a bathtub in the basement of the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City.  (Chris McGrath / Getty Images)

A woman waits for an elevator with her poodle in the basement of the Hotel Pennsylvania on Sunday. Dogs from all across the country have descended upon New York City for the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.  (Chris McGrath / Getty Images)