To the casual viewer, it might be hard to fathom what judges glean from patting down and peering at carefully prepped canines ...

Consider, for example, a Pekingese — specifically ... (Fiona, a niece of 2021 Westminster winner Wasabi, is not competing at this year's show.) A clinical psychologist and retired suburban ...

Consider, for example, a Pekingese — specifically ... (Fiona, a niece of 2021 Westminster winner Wasabi, is not competing at this year's show.) Advertisement Article continues below this ...

2018: Belle Creek's All I Care About Is Love, a bichon frise Wasabi, as he's also known, was the fifth Pekingese to win, and the first since 2012's champion Palacegarden Malachy. 2022: Flessner's Toot ...

The standard calls for Pekingese to be pear-shaped ... (Fiona, a niece of 2021 Westminster winner Wasabi, is not competing at this year's show.) A clinical psychologist and retired suburban ...