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The The 136th Annual Westminster Dog Show is America's second longest-running sporting event, right after the Kentucky Derby. Here, some of the best moments from the event, which runs February 13th and 14th.
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Emma Echols competes with her Yorkshire Terrier 'Tucker' in the Junior Showmanship Preliminaries at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 13, 2012 in New York City.
- [Michael Nagle/AFP/Getty Images]
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Juniors compete in the Junior Showmanship Preliminaries at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 13, 2012 in New York City.
- [Michael Nagle/AFP/Getty Images]
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Trinity, a Neopolitan Mastiff, waits to go in the judging ring during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden February 14, 2012.
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A handler holds down the tail of a Portuguese water Dog in the judging ring.
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Andrew Mueller, 10, competes with his Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 'Stella' in the Junior Showmanship Preliminaries at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 13, 2012 in New York City.
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Michelle Paulin and Storm, a Dogue de Bordeaux, in the judging ring.
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Derek, a Standard Poodle, is groomed by her owner Gail Wolaniuk, of from Garent Valley, PA, backstage at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 13, 2012 in New York City. The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show first held in 1877, is the second-longest continuously held sporting event in the US, second only to the Kentucky Derby.
- [Michael Nagle/AFP/Getty Images]
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Dogs parade across Seventh Avenue during the Westminster Kennel Club's 136th Annual Dog Show preview "dog march" on January 26, 2012 in New York City. The show, which runs February 13-14, previewed six dog breeds who will participate in the competition for the first time this year.
- [Mario Tama/AFP/Getty Images]
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A Bulldog cools off in the ring during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden. February 13, 2012. The English bulldog, with its squat, face, enormous under bite and bulging eyes -- has surged in popularity in recent years. But the very traits that make them lovable are causing the dogs to suffer chronic health problems.
- [Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images]
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Grace Forester, who stars in a reality series "Doggie Moms," holds Rosie (L) and Portia (R) at the pre-Westminster Fashion Show at Hotel Pennsylvania ahead of next week's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 10, 2012 in New York City.
- [Michael Nagle/AFP/Getty Images]
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