New York ? Magnificently groomed, perfectly posed and expertly trained, Ch. Kismet’s Sight For Sore Eyes is the absolute picture of what a show dog should look like, and he’s got ribbons galore to prove it.

Even in an exclusive world where owners can spend $250,000 a year to make sure their dogs travel by private Lear jets, stay in deluxe hotels and visit the best vets in the hope of winning best in show at Westminster, this German shepherd is exceptional.

“His life is much better than the average dog’s,” said his handler, the highly regarded James Moses.

Plus, this champion is real smart. And that helps, too, because this dog commonly called Dallas is a regular chow hound.

Betty Lou Wood, one of his half-dozen owners, chuckles at how Dallas follows her to the kitchen sink at the family home in Simpsonville, S.C., then ambles over to the dinner table.

“He always positions himself next to the littlest one sitting down, figuring that’s his best chance of getting some scraps,” she said. “He’s a steak man, you know.”

He’s also real gentle. Wood coos over the memory of Dallas nuzzling his black muzzle up to her 3-year-old granddaughter to share the baby’s bottle.

Come Tuesday night on the green carpet at Madison Square Garden, it’ll be a lot more competitive. That’s when judge Irene Bivin will point her finger at the top dog in the 127th Westminster Kennel Club show, considered the Super Bowl for canines.

In all, about 2,500 dogs from 159 breeds and varieties will be represented, trying to win the title that a black miniature poodle named Surrey Spice Girl pranced off with last February.

It can be so loud, in fact, that some top handlers buy noisemakers for their dogs to simulate the crowd sound they’ll hear in the ring.

Best of breed judging begins Monday morning for working, terrier, toy and nonsporting dogs, with the best of group competition held at night.

On Tuesday, the sporting, hound and herding dogs go, with best in show to be presented shortly before 11 p.m.