Westminster Dog Show

Malachy, a Pekingese, sits in the trophy after being named best in show — AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Malachy, a Pekingese, sits inside his trophy after being named best in show at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Feb. 14, 2012.

Malachy poses for pictures after being named best in show — AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Malachy, a Pekingese, poses for pictures after being named best in show at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Feb. 14, 2012.

Dogs in the sporting group compete during the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York.

Neapolitan mastiff Trinity, of Ontario, Canada, waits for judging at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York.

Malachy, a Pekingese, competes for best in show at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Feb. 14, 2012. Malachy went on to win the award.

Veni Vidi Vici, a Doberman pinscher, competes in the working group, which she later won, during the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York.

Great Dane Sanoma in the preparation area — Getty Images/Timothy A. Clary

Sanoma, a Great Dane, in the preparation area during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 14, 2012. There were 2,000 top dogs in the city for the 136th Annual Westminster Kennel club show.

Golden Retriever awaits backstage — Getty Images/Timothy A. Clary

A Golden Retriever waits in the backstage area during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 14, 2012.

A Dogue de Bordeaux, waits to enter the judging ring during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York.

Handler Tuni Claflin holds Charter — AP Photo/Craig Ruttle

Handler Tuni Claflin of East Freetown, Mass., holds Charter, an akita at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. Charter won best of opposite sex in the competition.

Chloe awaits her breed competition — AP Photo/Craig Ruttle

A golden retriever named Chloe, from Green Bay, Wis., awaits her breed competition at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York.

Winnie, a siberian huskie competes at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show — AP Photo/Craig Ruttle

Winnie, a Siberian Husky, second from left, competes at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. Winnie received an award of merit in the competition.

Bob Zeiss pets Maxwell Smart, a great pyrenees — AP Photo/Craig Ruttle

Bob Zeiss of New City, N.Y., pets Maxwell Smart, a Great Pyrenees from LeRoy, N.Y., in the backstage area at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York.

Winnie, a Siberian Husky, is groomed before competition at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. Winnie received an award of merit in the competition.

A German shepard named Cappy competes at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Feb. 13, 2012. Cappy went on to win the herding group.

Handlers are seen in the ring with a bulldog during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 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. The British Kennel Club has revised its standards for the breed. But American enthusiasts, at least for now, have no such plans.

A pair of Beagles on the grooming table during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show, held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 13, 2012.

Grand Champion Oakhurst Crusin' in Chrome, an Australian Shepard, poses backstage at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show after winning best of opposite sex, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York City.

A Standard Poodle waits in the staging area during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 13, 2012.

Handler Cheri Koppenhaver, right, reacts after judge Patricia Laurans, left, declared Cinders, a wirehaired dachshund, the winner of the hound group at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Feb. 13, 2012.

A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in the staging area — Getty Images/Timothy A. Clary

A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is seen in the staging area during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 13, 2012.

Rudee, a Briard, gets groomed in the staging area during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 13, 2012.

Clara, a Chinese Crested in the staging area — Getty Images/Timothy A. Clary

Clara, a Chinese Crested is seen in the staging area during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 13, 2012.

Harry, the Briard gets groomed — Getty Images/Timothy A. Clary

Harry, a Briard gets groomed in the staging area during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 13, 2012.

A bulldog waits to go into the ring during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden. Feb. 13, 2012.

An Old English Sheepdog is seen during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 13, 2012.

Maddie, a Shetland Sheepdog from Louisiana, smells a man's fingers backstage at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 13, 2012.

Keith Paladino of Lodi, N.J., second from left, works with a 15-inch beagle as they line up in the ring for competition at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show held at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 13, 2012.

A whippet is examined during the judging of the hound group at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Feb. 13, 2012.

Sophie, a Standard Poodle, is groomed before her showing at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York.

Hounds line up to enter the arena at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Feb. 13, 2012.

A shetland sheepdog named Mystic Ava Gardner is examined during the judging of the herding group at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Feb. 13, 2012.

Ibizan Hounds are shown the ring at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York.

Moses, a Dogue de Bordeaux, waits to check into his room at the Hotel Pennsylvania Feb. 12, 2012, in New York as dogs arrive in the city for the Westminster Kennel Club 136th Annual Dog Show to be held at Madison Square Garden.

Jenna, a 4-year-old Great Dane from Japan takes advantage of the facilities at the Spot Suite at the Affinia Manhattan hotel, Feb. 11, 2012 in New York.

Jackson, a 6-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel from Argyle, Texas, is photographed at the Spot Suite at the Affinia Manhattan hotel, Feb. 11, 2012, in New York.

Miu Miu, a Chihuahua, poses at the pre-Westminster Fashion Show at Hotel Pennsylvania ahead of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Feb. 10, 2012 in New York City.