westminster kennel club

Banana Joe is a painfully cute black affenpinscher, a Dutch breed known for perfectly engineered fluffiness. He's been compared to an Ewok, a teddy bear and is being called a "monkey dog." At five-years-old, Joe is a veteran of shows like this, and his win at the Westminster Dog Show is his 86th (!) time achieving a Best in Show title.

Madison Square Garden in New York City has been taken over by the canines!  The 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is going on through today.  Dogs of all breeds have been groomed and trained to win this prestigious award.  The attached gallery are just some of the photos of competition from Day 1...