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Scenes from Westminster

Scenes from the dog show Tuesday night.

Howling success: Judge J. Donald Jones of Marietta looks over a barking Uno, whom Jones awarded Best in Show.

Macey's parade: Macey, an akita, and her handler Laurie Jordan-Fenner, celebrate winning Best in Group.

Deuces wild: Australian shepherd Deuce and Jessica Plourde celebrate winning Best in Group during the herding group competition.

Squeezable! Charmin, a Sealyham terrier, won the Best in Group.

Yow! Cold hands!Toy poodle Vikki and her handler, Kaz Hosaka, prepare for judging during the toy group competition. Vicki won the group.

You know you want to pick me.Marge, a Weimaraner, and her owner, Alessandra Folz, prepare for judging during the sporting group. Marge won best in group.

Trust me, looking this good ain't cheap. Remy, a 3-year-old standard poodle from Greensboro, N.C., waits to be groomed in the backstage area. Remy won the non-sporting group Monday night.

Nevermind me.Idol, a Great Dane, hangs out in the holding area within Madison Square Garden.

All this, for a ribbon? K.J., a 2 1/2-year-old Yorkshire terrier from Dallas, Texas, sits in the benching area after competing in the 132nd Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday night in Madison Square Garden.

It's exhausting being me. Bruce, a 3-year-old English springer spaniel, yawns as he is groomed by handler Ellen Cottingham, right, and her assistant Kristin Whitwell in the benching area before competing in the 132nd Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008 at New York's Madison Square Garden. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

What do you mean, you forgot the baggie?Jewelsetts, an Irish Setter competing in the sporting group, uses the facilities backstage.

Really, I'm the cute one. Daphne, a pug, poses while her brother Spike snoozes backstage.

A little privacy, please! Cruiser, a 13-month-old Samoyed from Barnegat, N.J., gets groomed by owner Patty McCallum, right.

I see my blankie, but where's my toy?!? Jackson, the Bullmastiff from Georgia, waits backstage.

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Howling success: Judge J. Donald Jones of Marietta looks over a barking Uno, whom Jones awarded Best in Show.

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