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February 17, 2015, 2:06 PM

William Alexander poses with Miss P, a 15-inch beagle, after winning the best in show competition title at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
William Alexander poses with Miss P, a 15-inch beagle, after winning the best in show competition title at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Charlie, a Skye terrier is judged in the terrier group at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Charlie, a Skye terrier is judged in the terrier group at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
Lydia Frey shows Let Them Eat Cake, a bedlington terrier, during the junior sportsmanship competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Frey won the competition. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Lydia Frey shows Let Them Eat Cake, a bedlington terrier, during the junior sportsmanship competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Frey won the competition. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Janice Hayes shows Liz an English springer spaniel during the sporting group competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Liz won the sporting group. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Janice Hayes shows Liz an English springer spaniel during the sporting group competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Liz won the sporting group. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
A Komondor is shown in the ring during the working group competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
A Komondor is shown in the ring during the working group competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Larry Cornelius shows Charlie, a skye terrier during the terrier group competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Charlie won the terrier group competition. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Larry Cornelius shows Charlie, a skye terrier during the terrier group competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Charlie won the terrier group competition. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Matisse, a Portuguese water dog, competes at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. The show started Monday morning and, to the owners of the 2,711 pooches set to take part, it’s the Super Bowl, World Series and Daytona 500 of dogdom in the United States, one giant bark in the park. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
A Maltese named Franz has his hair rubber banded so he can go to the bathroom at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The show starts Monday morning and, to the owners of the 2,711 pooches set to take part, it’s the Super Bowl, World Series and Daytona 500 of dogdom in the United States, one giant bark in the park. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Miss P, a 15-inch beagle, and handler William Alexander, compete in the Best in Show group at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
Miss P, a 15-inch beagle, and handler William Alexander, compete during the Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
Charlie, a Skye terrier, competes in the terrier group at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
Justine Romano grooms her two Cotons de Tulear, Chanel, right, and Burberry, before they compete at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Swagger, an old English sheepdog, is shown in the ring during the herding group competition the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Swagger who finished second at Westminster in 2013, won the herding group. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
A Chinese Shar-Pei named Deniro prepares to compete at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
A Chinese Shar-Pei named Deniro sits with his owner, Maria Johnson, right, before competing at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Nathan, a bloodhound, is shown in the ring during the hound competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Michael Scott grooms Matisse, a Portuguese water dog, before he competes at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. The show started Monday morning and, to the owners of the 2,711 pooches set to take part, it’s the Super Bowl, World Series and Daytona 500 of dogdom in the United States, one giant bark in the park. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Matisse, a Portuguese water dog, competes at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. The show started Monday morning and, to the owners of the 2,711 pooches set to take part, it’s the Super Bowl, World Series and Daytona 500 of dogdom in the United States, one giant bark in the park. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Swagger, an old English sheepdog, is shown in the ring during the herding group competition the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Swagger who finished second at Westminster in 2013, won the herding group. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Miss P, a beagle, is shown in the rink during the hound competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Miss P won best hound. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Patty Hearst, center, is seen ring side at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Famed and infamous heiress Patty Hearst was back in the news Monday after a dog she co-owns won its group at the Westminster Kennel Club show. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
A Maltese named Franz has his hair rubber banded so he can go to the bathroom at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The show starts Monday morning and, to the owners of the 2,711 pooches set to take part, it’s the Super Bowl, World Series and Daytona 500 of dogdom in the United States, one giant bark in the park. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
A Yorkshire Terrier named Massimo relaxes on his grooming table at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The show starts Monday morning and, to the owners of the 2,711 pooches set to take part, it’s the Super Bowl, World Series and Daytona 500 of dogdom in the United States, one giant bark in the park. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
A bloodhound named Flessner’s International S’cess, or Nathan, runs around the ring at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The show starts Monday morning and, to the owners of the 2,711 pooches set to take part, it’s the Super Bowl, World Series and Daytona 500 of dogdom in the United States, one giant bark in the park. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
A bloodhound named Flessner’s International S’cess, or Nathan, kisses handler Heather Helmer after winning best of breed at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The show starts Monday morning and, to the owners of the 2,711 pooches set to take part, it’s the Super Bowl, World Series and Daytona 500 of dogdom in the United States, one giant bark in the park. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
A miniature Pinscher is judged at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
A Boston terrier named Mango relaxes after winning best of opposite sex at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
A Whippet named Bruno Mars gets “chalked” by Emma Sunderman before competing at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The show started Monday morning and, to the owners of the 2,711 pooches set to take part, it’s the Super Bowl, World Series and Daytona 500 of dogdom in the United States. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
A French Bulldog named Reba waits to enter the ring at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
A French bulldog competes at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Papillons compete at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The show started Monday morning and, to the owners of the 2,711 pooches set to take part, it’s the Super Bowl, World Series and Daytona 500 of dogdom in the United States. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Morgan, a Chinese crested, competes in the Westminster Kennel Club Masters Agility Championship, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Bug, left, an Australian cattle dog and Highjack, an Australian shepherd watch the handler for a treat while waiting to compete in the Westminster Kennel Club Masters Agility Championship, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Wendy Lu, of San Jose, hugs her Pomeranian Daisy while competeing in the Westminster Kennel Club Masters Agility Championship, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Sadie, a cocker spaniel, competes in the Westminster Kennel Club Masters Agility Championship, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
FILE- In this Feb. 8, 2014, file photo, Spring, a Shetland sheepdog, exits the tunnel obstacle during the Masters Agility Championship the Westminster Kennel Club staged at Pier 94 in New York. On Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, some 330 dogs are set to run and spring, balance, whirl and weave the agility course at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
AP Photo/John Minchillo, File
FILE- In this Feb. 8, 2014, file photo, Elf, a border collie, runs the weave pole at the first Masters Agility Championship the Westminster Kennel Club staged at Pier 94 in New York. This year’s contest on Saturday, Feb. 14, is a recent and fast-expanding addition to the nation’s premiere canine event. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
AP Photo/John Minchillo, File
FILE- In this Feb. 8, 2014 file photo, Zep, a Shetland sheepdog, competes in the jumpers course alongside handler Delaney Ratner during the Masters Agility Championship at Westminster staged at Pier 94 in New York. Agility competitors span 74 dog breeds and varieties, and 15 hopefuls are mixed-breeds. The agility competition allowed them to return in 2014 to Westminster for the first time since the show’s early years in the late 1800s. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
AP Photo/John Minchillo, File
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William Alexander poses with Miss P, a 15-inch beagle, after winning the best in show competition title at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Charlie, a Skye terrier is judged in the terrier group at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Lydia Frey shows Let Them Eat Cake, a bedlington terrier, during the junior sportsmanship competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Frey won the competition. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Janice Hayes shows Liz an English springer spaniel during the sporting group competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Liz won the sporting group. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
A Komondor is shown in the ring during the working group competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Larry Cornelius shows Charlie, a skye terrier during the terrier group competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Charlie won the terrier group competition. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

WASHINGTON — A new top dog in America will be picked this week.

The Westminster Kennel Club show started Monday morning and, to the owners of the 2,711 pooches set to take part, it’s the Super Bowl, World Series and Daytona 500 of dogdom in the United States, one giant bark in the park.

Plenty of pugs, poodles and pointers, all popular pets. A total of 192 breeds and varieties, including a few not so familiar. Yep, that’s a xoloitzcuintli.

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