First Deutscher Boxer Club show March 29th 1896.

Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

Old school Black Country Man watching the SBTC Championship Show at Cradley Heath, 1953.

Bull Terriërs.

Mrs Hopwood and her dogs on a French Bulldog Show, Londen, 1929.

Norwegian Elkhounds are judged in 1951. After a postwar curtailment of entries, the show grew again until it achieved all-breed status in 1953.

Bob Forsyth with the Westminster BIS Whippet Ch. Courtenay Fleetfoot of Pennyworth in 1963.

Photo by Shafer.

Judge Walter Reeves surveys the Toy Group at the 1941 show, the last before the events resumed after World War II.

Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, shown with her Doberman Pinscher [Ch.] Ferry v. Rauhfelsen of Giralda, a German import, after his having won Best in Show at Westminster in 1939.

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Courtesy St. Hubert's Giralda

One of many images from the Washington Dog Show.

St. Bernard, 1908.

Judging Irish Setters.

The Monroe Kennel Club has been sanctioned by the American Kennel Club since 1955. Since then we have been holding yearly dog shows and since 2002 we have been having two day shows. 2015’s show will be our 60th Anniversary and will be held at the Monroe County Fairgrounds.

Handler Daryl Martin.

Anna H. Whitney, who was a St. Bernard breeder and also the first woman judge in the USA and the first woman to judge at Westminster in 1888 ( Her first assignment was 117 Saint Bernards). Since Westminster was a men only club she was not invited to the judge's dinner but given a bouquet of roses instead. Judging at this show at the time was extremely political but she actually judged the dogs. One of the British dog papers reports on the show stated she was the "only" actual judge at the show.

Gladys Ingalls with her dog.

Unknown Woman with a German Shepherd Dog.

Dog Show Madison New Jersey USA, 1937.

Back then, nobility and royalty flocked to dog shows, as prize-winners were considered status symbols.

Two knitting lady's and the Great Dane waiting for the show.
Photo by: Shirley Baker.

In a weekly series, Wall Street Journal photo editors select a photograph from this Dog Show in history to share with readers.

Berkshire, 1934.

Irish Setter.

Abright summer day in the United Kingdom a committee of local hunters held the world's first official dog show in the town of Newcastle.

Staffordshire Bull Terriers.

Ch.Roderick von der Nidda, shown with three great ladies of the breed. Dorothy Hardy handling, judge Nancy Onthank and breeder/owner Mrs. Thassilo Krug-von Nidd.

Brace Showing was for years a popular attraction at Westminster. In the brace ring, two dogs from the same kennel are shown together to exhibit the consistent excellence of a breeding program. This William Gilbert win shot shows Grace Brewin with a pair of her “Petercrest”Lakeland Terriers, flanked by judge Anna Katherine Nicholas and Westminster show chairman Albert Van Court.
Brace Showing has been discontinued at Westminster, but it is still offered at several shows around the country.

The sport of dogs has always attracted people with big, flamboyant personalities and few were as big and flamboyant as Lina Basquette. She was a former Ziegfeld Follies dancer and movie star, widow of Sam Warner (of Warner Brothers fame), and hugely successful breeder-handler-judge of Great Danes. Married nine times to seven husbands, and never shy about speaking her mind, Basquette is remembered fondly as one of the all-time characters of the show ring.

Amanullah of Kandahar, 1938’s Best Afghan Hound in Show, on the grooming table.

Dog Show, Australian Cattle Dogs.

Golden Retriever Club Sanction Show.

Kim with Champion Romar Jodie at Malibu winning BIS at The Dog Centre Open Show in the early 70's. The Judge was Mrs. Catherine Sutton, also in the photo is Andrew Caine

The Boxer is Ch. Arriba’s Prima Donna. Best in Show at Westminster in 1970.

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Bouvier des Flandress.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF).

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Greyhound.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF).

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
French Bulldog.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF).

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
A member of the jury is judging a dog.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF).

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Group of Greyhounds from Mrs. Benech and Bigo.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF).

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Group of Deerhounds from Mr. Jean Lindet.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF).

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF).

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF).

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF).

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol. Agence photographique
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

Collection Jules Beau (1864-1932)
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

Collection Jules Beau (1864-1932)
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

Collection Jules Beau (1864-1932)
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

Collection Jules Beau (1864-1932)
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

Collection Jules Beau (1864-1932)
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol.
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol.
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol.
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol.
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Auteur :Agence Rol.
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Barzoi.
Auteur :Agence Rol.
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Beauceron.
Auteur :Agence Rol.
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Russian Greyhounds.
Auteur :Agence Rol.
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF)

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France.
Fox Terriër.
Auteur :Agence Rol.
Source : Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF)

A woman walks her prize and winnig bulldog in front of the crowd.

The Kennel Club's 76th Championsship Show.
October 7th 1937, atOlympia, London.

Leonbergers.

WORLDCHOW archives1914 .

Woman is dressed like her Dalmations.
Article in Dutch Newspaper.

Sage looking a bit worried about Kendra’s show stacking abilities.

Article in 'The Graphic' an illustrated weekly newspaper, Saterday October 30th, 1886.

News article of Westminster Dog Show opening announcement.

Made circa 1876 by William Holbrook Beard (April 13, 1825 – February 20, 1900) was an American painter who is known for his satirical paintings of animals.

Harper's Weekly published in May 1880 this cartoon, entitled 'The Dog Congress Candidates' for the Bench Show.

Islington June 10th 1865.
The arrival of the dogs.
Antique Print

New York Hippodrome. Hand colored wood engraving published in Harper's Weekly on May 26, 1877.

Dog Show at Madison Square Garden with Pointers and Setters.

Barzoï, English Bulldog, Sky Terrier, Bull, Loulous, Esquimaux, Pekingese Dog.

Madison Square Garden, New York, 1899.

Errol Flynn with his Rhodesian Ridgebacks on a Dog Show,1939.

Errol Flynn with his Rhodesian Ridgebacks on a Dog Show,1939.

On June 28, 1859 -- a bright summer day in the United Kingdom -- a committee of local hunters held the world's first official dog show in the town of Newcastle upon Tyne. This show was limited to pointers and setters, but a second show held in November of that year in the town of Birmingham allowed spaniels. This second show, held in one of the galleries of the Horse and Carriage Repository, included around 80 dogs in 14 classes.

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Queen Elizabeth II visited the Crufts Dog Show on Feb 9, 1969.
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A judge inspects the entrants in the West Highland White Terrier class during the Crufts Dog Show on Feb. 5, 1965.

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Two Golden Retrievers entered in a Crufts Dog Show, pose with their female owner, 1932.
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Middle-aged male dog-owner with his clipped poodle at Cruft's Dog Show, 1968.
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Group of female dog-owners waiting in the owner's stalls at Cruft's Dog Show.
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Young female dog-owner and her Great Dane, taken at Cruft's Dog Show.
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Woman and child at Crufts,1964.
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Champion Bloodhound, Domination of Brighton, sits well wrapped up in a duffle coat as he waits for the judges to come at Olympia, Feb. 8, 1957. Photo By:Keystone/Getty Images.

Rosie the bloodhound wearing a duffel coat.

A cat joins an Irish Setter at the Cruft's Dog Show in the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, London, Februari 9th,1938. Topical Press Agency Getty Images.

Baby John Hughes with his St. Bernard, Moltie Mallone at Cruft's dog show at the Royal Agricultural H

Patience the St Bernard looks longly at her owner as she eats her sandwich.

Dogs on display waiting for the Show.

A woman owner eats lunch watched by her Bassett Hounds during the annual Crufts Dog Show.

Photo by: Getty Images/Tom Stoddart Archive.

Crufts Dog Show, Spratt's Dog Food ad in back.

Steven McEwan, 10, from Eastriggs, Dumfries, reads the programme at the 88th Crufts dog show at Earls Court, London. He is with his Labrador Honey

A bloodhound entered in the Crufts dog show at Olympia stands up to have a look round.
Photo by: Getty Images.

Briarcliffe is wrapped up to keep warm at the Crufts Dog Show at Olympia, London, Feb. 8, 1957. Topical Press Agency/Getty Images.

A general view of judging in progress.
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Author Radclyffe Hall, right, and Lady Una Trowbridge with their dachshunds at Crufts in February 1923.
Topical Press Agency/Getty Images.

Golden Retriever Club Sanction Show.

Ivy Lord's 2nd prize winning Pekinese.
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Owners parading their dogs at Crufts, 1964.
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Competitors wait outside the Agricultural Hall for the Crufts Dog Show; the Cross sisters, on the left, arrive with arms and baskets full of Pekingese.
Photograph: Topical Press Agency/Getty Images

'Dane Lady's at the Crufts lunching.

Mrs Dulcie Rice with two of her borzois, outside Crufts, taken in February 1934.

Pennine Prima Donna, a Pointer owned by Mr. A. Egglestone judged the best dog in Crufts Dog Show is drinking from one of the trophies in Feb. 1935. Hulton Archive Getty Images.

A dog looks over the top of it's owners newspaper.

Queen Elizabeth ll gamekeepers with some of the Queen's retrievers at Crufts Dog Show.

Rai, Amsterdam, Holland.

Rai, Amsterdam, Holland.

Dog Show for greyhounds at the Kurhaus in Scheveningen 1954 (Netherlands). From left to right Salukis, Whippets and Italian Greyhounds.

Haagsche Dierentuin 28/29th April, 1917.

At the end of April 1917, a three-day international Dog Show was held at the Zoo.
On the photo barzois (Russian greyhound dogs)

The photo collection illustrated magazine 'Het Leven' (1906-1941).

The photo collection illustrated magazine 'Het Leven' (1906-1941).

The photo collection illustrated magazine 'Het Leven' (1906-1941).

The photo collection illustrated magazine 'Het Leven' (1906-1941).

The photo collection illustrated magazine 'Het Leven' (1906-1941).

The photo collection illustrated magazine 'Het Leven' (1906-1941).

Miss Freda Cook wheels in her West Highland White Terriers to the Crufts Dog Show at the Olympia Stadium.

A woman dressed up in a grand leopard-print over-sized coat stands with her three Borzoi dogs at Crufts Dog Show in Islington in 1924

Crufts Dog Show,1968. Bedlington Terriërs.
Photo by: Tony Ray Jones.

Marion C. Bourne with Michael's Strogoff best American bred Russian Wolfhound.

Marion C. Bourne with Michael's Strogoff best American bred Russian Wolfhound.

Judging Chows and Pomeranians.

M.R. Guggenheim on a lawn with his Eskimo Dogs.

A stylish contestant and her three dalmatians after they won first prize at the London Dog Show.

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AKC Gazette a Family Dog Magazine.

Creator Contributor, Jones.

This image shows a three year old Bert Miller,in a children's Dog Show, clad in a spotted costume and leash, proudly posing with his pet Dalmatian, 1914.

Miss Gracie Edith with her dog.

Mrs. Jerome Bonaparteat with her dog.

On January 1923. A cold day in Washington DC, strategies for keeping warm include wearing fur or a Chihuahua, or both.

New York, Westminster Kennel Club.
Vintage Antique Art Print, 1883.

Hold in 1908.

Mich, France, 1906.

Crystal Palace Exhibition 1892.
Antique print.

Crystal Palace Exhibition 1892.
Antique print.

Peterborough 1884.
Antique print.

Prize Winners.
Antique print.

Botanic Garden Ladies Foxhound 1902.
Antique Print.

Antique Print.

Amazing colossal antique scene of different kinds of dogs engrarving,

Illustration for The Graphic, 12 December 1874.
Prize Winners.
Deerhound Meg (owner Mr Lewis) was born 1 january 1873.

This picture comes from Morris and Essex dog show in 1938, which was covered in an article in LIFE Magazine.

Herman Rinkton Believed to be from the magazine Popular Dogs Taken at the Morris and Essex Kennel Club dog show, 1939

Carol Simonds and her dog.

In this photo taken at the first Morris and Essex Kennel Club Dog Show in Madison in 1927, Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge stands with her dog, Champion Iso von Doernerhof. Photo courtesy of the Madison Public Library (JERRY M

Hartley Dodge at the Morris & Essex Kennel Club Dog Show, an annual, single-day dog show which attracted up to 50,000 people to Madison, New York.

Photo: Courtesy Hartley Farms Historical Archives.

BronHartley Farms Historical Archives.The Morris and Essex Dog Show hit a world record for attendance in 1939.

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Hartley Farms Historical Archives.

Best of Breed, a Cocker Spaniel, showned by Anne Rogers Clark, 1952 on the Morris en Essex Kennel Club.

Max von Stephanitz judging German Shepherds.

Terrier in action.

Benita and Peggy Guggenheim with Twinkle at the Third Annual Dog Show of the Westchester Kennel Club at Gedney Farms, 1919. They were frequent guests at the Gedney Farm Hotel.

New Hampshire England.

Only one Canadian bred owned dog has ever taken the prestigious Best of Breed at a Vizsla Club of America national specialty show.

Held at the Royal Polo Jockey Club in Barcelona.

Borzoi/Russian wolfhound.

1st International Dog Show Lisabon, Rua da Palma, April 16th-26th,1908.

Ca de Bou 'Moreno'.

Picture from the book 'El Ca de Bou' written by Mr. Sergio Gual Fournier.

April 10th, 1912.

Dog being judged.

Judging Dogs,1914.

Irish Setter.

A young girl entering her Pekingese.

Woman with her dog, a 'classic' Boston Terrier

A lady clutches her two prize-winning Pekingese pooches at a competition in Marylebone in 1929.

Mrs. Langton Dennis with her prize dog at the Pomeranian Dog Show, 1913.

Szechuan, HummingBee and Hsusa the winners of the first prize at the Sleeve Dog Association Ribbon Show are exhibited at the Prince’s Hotel inc London,1928.

Mrs H Bebbington and her Great Dane Hereward of Cubourough.

White Shepherd.

Judge: Max von Stephanitz.

Berlin 1930.

Berlin 1930.

Berlin 1930.

Berlin 1930.

Berlin 1930.

Berlin 1930.

The cover of “La Vie à la Campagne” of 15 December, 1906.
Featuring three Bergers de Beauce the Grand Prize winners.