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FEATURES | Issue: "Wealth and poverty" March 14, 2009

Going to the dogs

Lifestyle/Technology | The Westminster Kennel Club Show is a breed apart | Susan Olasky

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NEW YORK—New York City is a dog-friendly town, but never so completely as during the annual Westminster Kennel Club Show at Madison Square Garden, when beautiful dogs and their owners, handlers, junior handlers, media, and fans descend on the neighborhood around Penn Station.

The televised show has been a ratings success for the USA Network, but in person the event bears little resemblance to the finished product you see on Monday and Tuesday nights. Here are a few snapshots from last month's spectacle.

Thursday afternoon

Suitcase-rolling, crate-toting dog owners begin filling the lobby of the Hotel Pennsylvania across 7th Avenue from the Garden. Dog crates stuffed with blankets, bowls, toys, food, and grooming supplies stack up on luggage trolleys. Dogs sleep in crates or wander on leashes around the lobby, setting off an occasional chorus of barks.

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March 14, 2009, Vol. 23, No. 5

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