A bulldog from Utah county is hoping to do something no dog in that breed has done in 70 years. “Geraldine” is set to compete in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden.

Might Mercedes, the German shepherd who was Westminster’s runner-up last year, become top dog this time? Or could this be the year for Monty the giant schnauzer, who was a Westminster finalist the last two years,

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, a longstanding Manhattan event, changed places and seasons. The winter event became a spring affair held outdoors and in tents on the grounds of Lyndhurst Manor in Tarrytown.

The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is back for a 149th year, returning to New York’s Madison Square Garden for the first time since early 2020. The United States’ most prestigious canine event moved to venues outside Manhattan because of the coronavirus pandemic and then other considerations;