35 awesome dogs at Westminster doing dog stuff and making your day

The Westminster Kennel Club's annual dog show competition, which, for the first time included an agility event, wrapped up last night.

The top prize, Best in Show, went to Sky, a five-year-old wire fox terrier. Props to Sky. Well deserved. Good walkin'.

While Sky enjoys her fancy ribbon and looks forward to a steak lunch at Sardi's, let's enjoy all the other incredible dogs that showed up to compete, nap, and sniff one another's butts.

1) Gem the Border Collie who’s just happy to be here.


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2) This Lowchen who doesn’t want to let you down.


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3) Mimi the Spaniel who needs to get out of her head and do what she's trained to do.


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4) Luke the Icelandic Sheepdog who doesn’t look like he’s going to make it over that thing.


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5) This French Bulldog who is not sure this is in his skill set.


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6) These Golden Retrievers who WHATEVER JUST LOOK AT THEM.


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7) Laurel the French Bulldog who will work for belly rubs.


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8) This Havanese who can’t see anything but can just feel how much he’s killing this course right now. #beastmode #jedi


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9) Mave the Rhodesian Ridgeback who can nap anywhere. It’s a skill.


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10) Annie the Basset Hound, too.


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11) And this Cane Corso who’s leaving award-winning drool spots on the carpet.


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12) Saber the Havenese who doesn’t want a bath but you know actually on second thought.


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13) This Rottweiller who is not ashamed of wearing a drool bib.


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14) This Norwich Terrier who’s hoping it’s all worth it.


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15) This terrier who didn’t really need to jump from there.


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16) Pirata the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno who’s pretty sure that other bitch just stole her treat.


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17) This Dachshund who just pooped a little and is both mortified and trapped.


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18) Claire the Dogue de Bordeax who is afraid of everything.


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19) This Chinese Crested who has completely given up on the idea of getting dressed and out of bed today.


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20) This Pomeranian who will happily give up aerodynamics for fluffiness.


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21) And this Pomeranian who is an elite athlete.


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22) This Belgian Tervuren who had promised his handler that he wouldn’t get too high this year.


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23) This Bichon Frises who wants to know what the hell you’re looking at.


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24) This Bulldog who should really be more careful with his tongue around that fan.


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25) This Cardigan Welsh Corgi who’s beginning to wonder if he’s at the right convention.


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26) Hailey the Beagle/Boston Terrier mix who is melting your cold heart right now.


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27) This Pug who has already resigned himself to losing.


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28) This Westhighland Terrier who shows laser focus, is not messing around.


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29) This Spaniel mix who is being really, really careful because this is kind of insane.


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And then is like NOPE.


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30) And this Corgi who agrees that this challenge is perhaps too great.


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31) Tynan the Irish Wolfhound who fits here just fine, thanks.


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32) This dog who says his team needs to get more stops, play with more intensity, and close games out.


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33) These Mastiffs who are thinking about home, realizing the cat is probably in their bed.


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34) This Cocker Spaniel who calls this his “fancy walk.”


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35) And of course, there’s Sky the wire fox terrier who couldn’t have done it without her family, her fans, and her Lord and Savior.


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