Pekingese wins Best in Show at Westminster

By Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY NEW YORK – When an 11-pound Pekingese posed next to the silver cup after winning Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday night, there wasn't a bigger dog in the ring. By Seth Wenig, AP Malachy,

Dog Show! Well, the 2012 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, to be exact. Yesterday the 136th annual Westminster festivities kicked off in New York City with judging in the Hound (including the basset hound, bloodhound,

Nestlé Purina is bringing a new, upbeat message to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, thanks to ad agency Leo Burnett.

By Ben Cohen Trainer Ashley Cuzzolino took Oscar the Grouch for his laps around the ring Tuesday at the Westminster Dog Show. How does a show dog get to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show? If he's Oscar the Grouch, he walks across town.

The group Dogs Against Romney rallied out outside the Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday to bring public attention to the fact that the candidate once forced his dog to ride on the roof of his car.