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Photos: The scene at the Westminster dog show in New York

For the first time in its 145-year history, the storied Westminster Kennel Club dog show is trading the buzz of the Big Apple for the airy grounds of the suburban Lyndhurst estate in Tarrytown, N.Y., one of many changes prompted by pandemic precautions. The show was rescheduled from its usual February dates and isn’t allowing in-person spectators. Human participants must be vaccinated or newly tested. Dogs will compete as usual on a green carpet for televised parts of the competition, but some other rounds will happen on an even more traditional green carpet — the estate’s lawn.

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June 13, 2021

David Fitzpatrick, owner, breeder and handler, holds Wasabi, a Pekingese, after the dog won Best in Show.

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Wasabi rests on the winner's podium with its trophy and ribbons.

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Striker, a Samoyed from Toronto, is handled by Laura King after winning the sporting group competition.

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A Dogue de Bordeaux is presented to a judge in the working group category.

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Attison, winner of Best in Breed for komondor dogs, stands with his handler after breed judging.

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Maximus, a Neapolitan mastiff, stands with his handler after breed judging.

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Two Kerry blue terriers and their owners gather on the lawn outside the Lyndhurst Mansion after breed judging.

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Miniature schnauzer dogs including Rocky, owned by former Major League Baseball star Barry Bonds, compete during breed judging.

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Bonds visits with Rocky and handler Terrie Houck after Rocky competed at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.

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Logan Yankowski of Houston poses with her Great Dane, Logan, during judging in the junior showmanship competition.

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Mathew, a French bulldog, wins the top prize in his breed group.

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A handler presents a Berger Picard dog.

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Dogs get groomed in the benching area.

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A Biewer terrier is groomed.

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A Brussels Griffon is groomed in the benching area.

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A golden retriever and a cairn terrier in the benching area.

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The Italian greyhound group is judged.

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A chow chow in the benching area.

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Dog handler Karen Mammano with Matthew, a Newfoundland.

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A bichon frise is groomed in the staging area.

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Remedy, a briard, is groomed in the entrant's preparation lot before judging.

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Matty Pugdashian, a pug, rests following the breed judging.

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Bearded collies line up in the judging area.

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A Chinese crested dog during breed judging.

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An Ibizan hound with his handler in the ring.

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People watch as a Biewer terrier participates in breed judging.

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An Afghan hound during breed judging.

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A briard stands in the benching area.

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A Bergamasco sheepdog.

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Bulldogs in the judging area.

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A handler runs with a German shepherd.

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German shepherds are gathered in the ring during breed judging.

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A Chihuahua gets a kiss from its handler during breed judging.

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Cardigan Welsh corgis rest in their crates.

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A bearded collie during judging.

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A Shiba Inu waits to be groomed.

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Janita Plunge and her bichon frise in the judging area.

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A Chinese crested dog in the judging area.

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Owners celebrate with Louie, a Berger Picard dog, following his breed's judging.

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June 12, 2021

Handler Justin Smithey, right, and judge David Kirkland with French bulldog Matthew, the best-in-breed winner from Fredericksburg, Tex.

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June 11, 2021

Obie, right, and Gus, two golden retrievers inside of a car.

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June 11, 2021

A bearded collie practices a jump in the outdoor benching area.

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A Chihuahua runs up a ramp.

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A Shetland sheepdog in the masters agility championship.

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June 11, 2021

Plop, an all-American dog, competes in the agility competition finals.

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June 11, 2021

Verb, a border collie, competes in the agility championship.

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A dog and handler team run in the agility competition as judge David Nauer watches.

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Furgus, a border collie, competes during the finals of the agility competition.

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Pink the cocker spaniel in the agility championship.

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People attend the masters agility championship.

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Cady, an Australian cattle dog, competes during the agility competition finals.

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Decker, an Australian shepherd, competes in the agility championship.

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Pre, a poodle, competes during the agility finals.

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Chapter, a rough collie, after competing in the finals of the agility competition.

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Border collie Verb receives a kiss from his handler, Perry Dewitt, after winning the eighth annual masters agility championship.

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