How many new type of breeds will be shown in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this year?”
NEW YORK – His name is Alchemy – a sleek Irish red and white setter, high-energy but gentle. Next week, he’ll represent one of three new breeds making their debut at the Westminster Kennel Club’s world-class dog show alongside the perennial Labrador retriever – just named America’s top dog for the 19th consecutive year – and dozens of other breeds. Article Tab : Penny Lane, a 2-year-old King Charles Cavalier from Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., shakes out silky fur at the dog spa at the Pennsylvania Hotel on Friday in New York. Competition in the134th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will take place Feb. 15 and 16 at Madison Square Garden. Penny Lane, a 2-year-old King Charles Cavalier from Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., shakes out silky fur at the dog spa at the Pennsylvania Hotel on Friday in New York. Competition in the134th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will take place Feb. 15 and 16 at Madison Square Garden. MARY ALTAFFER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MORE PHOTOS » Westminster Kennel Club The 134th A
Annual Westminster Kennel Club’s rare breeds paw way into New York’s Madison Square Garden BY David Hinckley DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Sunday, February 14th 2010, 11:03 PM The Best in Show winner last year was a Sussex spaniel, a breed that numbers only a few hundred in the whole world. Schwartz for News The Best in Show winner last year was a Sussex spaniel, a breed that numbers only a few hundred in the whole world. Don’t look now, but New York’s population of wirehaired pointing griffons is about to explode. By noon tomorrow, the annual Westminster Kennel Club show at Madison Square Garden will be hosting nine of these lovable, scruffy-looking dogs – which may not seem like an invasion, but could triple or quadruple the number normally found in the city. “That’s one of the things people love about Westminster,” said Lisa Peterson of the American Kennel Club. “They can go to the [backstage] area and see dogs they don’t normally see.” You might think that with an estimated 1.6 million d
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