While there weren't exactly cats in the 140-year-old dog show, their inclusion in the "Meet the Breeds" event came close enough to prompt waggish alarm about a breakdown in the animal social order.
Prime, a Rottweiler who works as a service dog, is seen during the meet the breeds companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
D'Artagnan, a Bergamasco shepherd from Easton, Conn., is seen during the meet the breeds companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Twist, a boxer from Scotch Plains, N.J., poses for a photo with a visitor to the meet the breeds companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Skeeter, an English cocker spaniel, from Pottsville, Pa., inspects a visitor during the meet the breeds companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Uno, an American shorthaired cat, from Trenton, N.J., is seen during the meet the breeds companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Toyger cats Blaze of Thunder, foreground, and Blaze of Lightning, from Orange County, N.Y., play with a toy during the meet the breeds companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
John Paul and Minnie, short haired Persian cats from Derby, Conn., are seen during the meet the breeds companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Dewley, a boarder collie, competes in the Masters Agility Championship companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
A cocker spaniel gets a pat on the head during the meet the breeds companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
X, a shih tzu, from Fair Lawn, N.J., is seen during the meet the breeds companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Rowan, a Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen,is seen during the meet the breeds companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Bemisu, a Sphynx cat from Denver, rehearses the agility course during the meet the breeds companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Connie Barata as Marie Marie Antoinette poses for a photo with Mojo, a papillon from East Windsor, N.J., during the meet the breeds companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
A child watches as Romeo, a minuet cat from Elkhart, Ind., rehearses the agility course during the meet the breeds companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Lonnie, a female, mixed breed, owned by Robin Lembo of West Milford, N.J. competes in the Masters Agility Championship companion event to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)