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Katie Bernardin, right, and Monty, a Giant Schnauzer, celebrate after winning best in show in the 149th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in New York. [Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo]

After a four-year absence, the Westminster Dog Show is back at its longtime home, Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan, for its 149 th edition. The three-day competition involving more than 2,500 dogs from every state in the union culminates Tuesday night with the Best in Show event at the so-called world’s most famous arena,