Hearst is one of Rocket's three co-owners. She's been involved in the dog show world for several years, mostly with French bulldogs.
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Rocket a shih tzu co-owned by famed and infamous heiress Patty Hearst is inspected by the judge in the ring during the toy group competition during the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Hearst turns 61 on Friday. She's the granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst and gained great notoriety in 1974 when she was kidnapped by the radical group the Symbionese Liberation Army. She was seen holding a machine gun while robbing a California bank, and later spent almost two years in prison.
Her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter. President Bill Clinton gave her a full pardon.
Her dog will be one of seven in the final ring Tuesday night when best in show is chosen.
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Miss P, a 15-inch beagle, after winning the best in show competition title at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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A French Bulldog named Reba waits to enter the ring at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The show, which is in its 139th year and is called the second-longest continuously running sporting event in the United States, includes 192 dog breeds and draws nearly 3,000 global competitors. This year's event begins on Monday and will conclude with the awarding of "Best of Show" on Tuesday night.
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Miss P, a beagle, walks through the rink during the hound competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Miss P won "Best in Show" on Tuesday night.
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A standard poodle named Paris has his hair done at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 16, 2015 in New York City.
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An Afghan runs in the ring at the at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 16, 2015 in New York City.
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Yang Ling, of Beijing, China, grooms her Chow Chow named Kun Lung in the benching area of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Dogs compete in the ring at the at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 16, 2015 in New York City.
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Jim Grieco, a cameraman for the USA Network, films Bloodhound Nathan in the benching area of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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An Afghan runs in the ring at the at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 16, 2015 in New York City.
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A Standard Poodle named Sweet William is hugged backstage at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 16, 2015 in New York City.
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Skeeter, a Miniature Pinscher, is kept warm by his owners while waiting for a shuttle at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 16, 2015 in New York City.
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Carly McNellie, 13, checks her Whippet "Bump" at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 16, 2015 in New York City.
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A man checks his phone at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 16, 2015 in New York City.
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Armani, a xoloitzcuintli, is stands in the benching area of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Dogs compete in the ring at the at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 16, 2015 in New York City.
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Lori Logli plays with her toy poodle, Manny, in the benching area at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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An Afghan stretches at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 16, 2015 in New York City.
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A Bichons Frisu00e9 named Nurple gives Laura Warman a kiss at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015.
