Dog Show 101: What’s What at the Westminster Kennel Club

Dog Show 101: What’s What at the Westminster Kennel Club
River, a German shepherd, competes for best in show at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Wednesday in Tarrytown, N.Y., on June 22, 2022. Frank Franklin II/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look pretty simple: Get a dog. Groom it. Pose it. Lead it around a ring.

But there’s a lot more than that to getting to and exhibiting in the United States’ most prestigious canine event, now in its 147th year.