ImageWestminster: Meet the New BreedsThe Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the most prestigious canine competition in the United States, has added three new breeds to its annual event, which for the first time will also include a program featuring cats. The animals can be attached to their owners but aloof with strangers, Ms. Bisher said. The Westminster Kennel Club introduces new breeds into the show after the American Kennel Club has officially recognized a breed, a process that can include record-keeping showing the animals are purebreds. — cats, Ms. Bisher said. (A “meet the breeds” event has featured felines in the past, but it’s traditionally been held separately.)

Source: New York Times January 31, 2017 17:15 UTC