Inside the tent at the 146th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, nothing could rain on Trumpet's parade.

At the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday, one of the earliest moments of contention came when a pug began to misbehave mid-competition.

A Bellevue man has been charged with one count of first-degree animal cruelty after he was caught on a surveillance camera last month beating his pet dog in an empty Mercer Island parking lot, Tzu-Chieh "Jack" Shan, 26, has been...