Westminster Kennel Club dog show: the best of day one - in pictures
An English bulldog moves towards the judging areaPhotograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersA chihuahua named Pinky is given a quick shave before the big gigPhotograph: Justin Lane/EPAPink, a two-year-old bulldog from Texas Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP
Bella, a 16-month-old Boston terrier, on the lap of her owner Parry Sulzberger Photograph: Keith Bedford/ReutersHandlers try to settle their nerves in the benching areaPhotograph: Mary Altaffer/APAngel, a two-year-old Toy Poodle from Houston, TexasPhotograph: Mary Altaffer/APA Shih Tzu undergoes some last-minute stylingPhotograph: John Moore/Getty ImagesFire, a two-year-old Shih Tzu from Cape TownPhotograph: Mary Altaffer/APA Bearded Collie runs amok in the herding groupPhotograph: Mike Segar/ReutersA Pomeranian. ManhandledPhotograph: Mike Segar/ReutersA mouth inspection for a Standard Poodle Photograph: Mike Segar/ReutersAn Afghan hound shows his gnashersPhotograph: Justin Lane/EPAFour bearded collies line up to be judgedPhotograph: John Moore/Getty ImagesSwagger, an Old English Sheep Dog, poses for photographs after winning the herding group Photograph: Frank Franklin II/AP
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