PHOTOS: Westminster Dog Show Media Day
January 15, 2014
Two Papillons run an obstacle course during a press event at Madison Square Garden January 15, 2014 to promote the First-ever Masters Agility Championship at the 138th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Dogs entered in the Agility trial were on hand to demonstrate skills required to negotiate some of the challenging obstacles that they will need to negotiate during the competition. TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526056412 )
A Papillon jumps a hurdle during a press event at Madison Square Garden January 15, 2014 to promote the First-ever Masters Agility Championship at the 138th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526056283 )
Callia, a standard poodle, demonstrates her mastery of an agility test during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. For the first time ever, the Westminster Dog Show will include an agility competition, open to mixed breeds as well as purebred dogs. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ( Westminster New Dog Breeds )
A rat terrier is introduced during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. The rat terrier is one of three new breeds that will be competing at the 138th Westminster Dog Show starting Feb. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ( Westminster New Dog Breeds )
A papillon named Carly performs agility tricks during a press conference announcing a new agility portion of the annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, New York, USA, 15 January 2014. This will be the first year that the annual event will hold a 'Masters Agility Championship' and it will feature 228 dogs, including mixed breeds, which are not a part of the traditional event. EPA/JUSTIN LANE ( USA NEW YORK WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW PREVIEW )
A rat terrier, center left, gets acquainted with a chinook during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. The rat terrier and the chinook are two of the three new breeds that will be competing at the 138th Westminster Dog Show starting Feb. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ( Westminster New Dog Breeds )
A Poodle runs an obstacle course during a press event at Madison Square Garden January 15, 2014 to promote the First-ever Masters Agility Championship at the 138th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526056651 )
Levi, a rat terrier, touches noses with Joy L'Ecuyer during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. The rat terrier is one of three new breeds that will be competing at the 138th Westminster Dog Show starting Feb. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ( Westminster New Dog Breeds )
Alfie, a mixed breed, demonstrates his mastery of an agility test during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. For the first time ever, the Westminster Dog Show will include an agility competition, open to mixed breeds as well as purebred dogs. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ( Westminster New Dog Breeds )
A pair of Chinook, one of three new breeds, meet the press during a press event at Madison Square Garden January 15, 2014 to promote the First-ever Masters Agility Championship at the 138th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526057009 )
A Poodle runs an obstacle course during a press event at Madison Square Garden January 15, 2014 to promote the First-ever Masters Agility Championship at the 138th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526056669 )
A Chinook, one of three new breeds, meets the press during a press event at Madison Square Garden January 15, 2014 to promote the First-ever Masters Agility Championship at the 138th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526056713 )
A papillon dog 'Carly' performs at the 138th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show press conference at Madison Square Garden on January 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Desiree Navarro/Getty Images) ( 462840655 )
Alfie, a mixed breed, demonstrates his mastery of an agility test during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. For the first time ever, the Westminster Dog Show will include an agility competition, open to mixed breeds as well as purebred dogs. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ( Westminster New Dog Breeds )
A Rat Terrier, one of three new breeds, meets the press during a press event at Madison Square Garden January 15, 2014 to promote the First-ever Masters Agility Championship at the 138th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526057097 )
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