Photos: Westminster dog show
Images from the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York.
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Malachy, a Pekingese, sits in the trophy after winning best in show at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Neapolitan mastiff Trinity, of Ontario, Canada, waits for judging at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Bob Zeiss of new City, N.Y. pets Maxwell Smart, a great pyrenees from LeRoy, N.Y. in the backstage area at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Mya, a doberman pinscher from Denton, Texas, wears Valentine's Day apparel in the backstage area at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Handler Tim Terella of Fairview, Pa., runs in the ring with Winnie, a siberian huskie at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. Winnie received an award of merit in the competition. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Timer, a bernese mountain dog, stretches out as handler Lisa Wadas of Flemington, N.J. plays along at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Winnie, a siberian huskie, is groomed before competition at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. Winnie received an award of merit in the competition. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Cathleen Cline of Los Angeles holds her vizsla, Marlo Classic That Girl, while watching competition at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Keith Paladino of Lodi, N.J., second from left, works with a 15 inch Beagle as they line up in the ring for competition at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
A group of keeshondens leave the ring after competing at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Ibizan Hounds are shown the ring at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Owner and handler Anna Carlsson, of Sweden, kisses her Chinese Crested dog named Prefix while grooming at the136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Banana Joe, an affenpinscher, owned by Zoila Truesdale and Mieke Cooymans, waits in the grooming table at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Manchester, a bulldog owned by Eduardo Hernendez of Mexico City, gets comforting treatment after winning an award of merit in breed at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Sophie, a standard poodle, is groomed before her showing at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Ibizan Hounds are shown the ring at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Susie Oliver, of Phoenix, Az., handling a Harrier named Chet, works the ring during the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
A whippet is examined during the judging of the hound group at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Dottie, a maltese owned by Beverly Quilliam and Wayne Baker of West Chester, Pa., is groomed by Luke Ehricht of Toledo, Ohio at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Hounds line up to enter the arena at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
A toy Manchester terrier named Cottage Lake's Bela Horizonte is positioned during the judging of the toy group at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Champy, a French bulldog, looks up to handler Heather Bremmer of Blandon, Pa. as they get ready to enter the ring at 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Winnie, a siberian huskie, second from left, competes at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. Winnie received an award of merit in the competition. Winnie received an award of merit after the competition. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
A golden retriever named Chloe, from Green Bay, Wis., awaits her breed competition at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
A Pekingese named Malachy walks across the floor during the judging of the toy group at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Malachy went on to win the group. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
A harrier named Downhome Hitech Innovator runs during the hound judging at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
A redbone coonhound is judged as part of the hound group at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
A shetland sheepdog named Mystic Ava Gardner is examined during the judging of the herding group at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Handler Cheri Koppenhaver, right, reacts after judge Patricia Laurans, left, declared Cinders, a wirehaired dachshund, the winner of the hound group at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
A German shepherd named Cappy, handled by James Moses, competes in the herding group, in which Cappy was victorious, at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
A Dalmatian named Ian, with his handler Michael Scott, competes in the non-sporting group, which he won, at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Lafford Fly Me Too Farleysbane, a papillon, looks up at it's handler and the judge during the judging of the toy group at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Phil, a Bichons Frises, waits for competition at the136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Shadagee Caught Red Handed, an Irish setter, competes in the sporting group finals, which she later won, during the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Blacklace Magic Mocha Sapphire, a flat-coated retriever, competes in the sporting group during the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
A Kerry blue terrier named Chelsey is declared the winner of the terrier group at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
David Fitzpatrick looks at Malachy, a Pekingese, after the animal was named best in show at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Veni Vidi Vici, a Doberman pinscher, competes in the working group, which she later won, during the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Dozier, from Columbus, Ga., a 4-year-old dogue de Bordeaux, also known as a French mastiff, rests in the benching area during the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Ania Gabrielle Kelly smiles with her dog Winfree's Do You Believe in Magic after winning Best Junior at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Veni Vidi Vici, a Doberman pinscher, competes in the working group, which she later won, during the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
NEW YORK - A Pekingese that clearly was the crowd favorite has won America's top dog show.
NEW YORK - This Peke was at his peak.