Sarah Blesener for The New York Times
They gave the hounds and the herders the once over at the Westminster Dog Show on Sunday. Also the bassets and the beagles, the collies and the corgis. Monday is terrier day, but also showtime for the toy and nonworking groups, the Havanese and the Maltese, the Finnish Spitz and the French Bulldogs.
Each one will be groomed and pampered, allowed a few snacks and even a nap or two, and then poked and prodded by a judge. By Tuesday night, the judges at Madison Square Garden will have culled a field of hundreds to seven.