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Dog Show Poop
Writes about dog shows on his blog, Dog Show Poop
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Billy Wheeler
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FROM Billy Wheeler
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Best in Show Across the country, in snowy New York City, things are heating up at Madison Square Garden. More than 2,800 dogs are competing in this year’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Tonight, one of them will be crowned “Best In Show,” the event’s highest honor. We catch up on the spectacle of it all.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Westminster Dog Show Now Accepting Mutts One of the world’s most premier dog shows has announced a major change: Purebreds are no longer the only dogs allowed. The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, currently underway in New York, allowed mix-breed dogs to compete in this weekend’s competition.
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