NEW YORK -- It's go time for thousands of America's most dogged competitors. Big or small, sleek or shaggy, imposing or impish, they're all trying for the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in its milestone 150th year.

It’s the second longest running sporting event in the U.S. after the Kentucky Derby.

Calling all pointers, mastiffs, whippets, Yorkies, Rottweilers, Chihuahuas and chow chows: The 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is here. This is the Super Bowl of dog shows, except its competitors don’t have to yell “hut!” or wear shoulder pads. (And don’t expect a halftime show.)

Curious about the 2026 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show? Here's a 101 of everything you need to know!

"(Sunny's) personality is really fun," said handler Michayla Hopkins, 11, of Plainfield.

The Great American Dog Show is in Tinley Park this weekend, with an AKC competition and lots of new products and services for the dog in your family. CBS News Chicago was at the Tinley Park Convention Center, where the show is being held from Friday, Jan ...