In our opinion, the American Rescue Dog Show is better than the Westminster Dog Show for one important reason — it encourages pet adoption! The Westminster Dog Show aims to find the best dog per breed and focuses on purebred dogs. Most of the dogs come from breeders and the idea is that a purebred dog is the closest to perfection. But there are so many dogs in need of homes, many of which are not purebred. As the introduction to the American Rescue Dog Show says: “Who needs papers when you’re an original, one of a kind dog?”