The AKC Meet the Breeds event was held this past weekend in New York City. Here are my top ten picks of the pictures provided to the press by the AKC. In a change this year (to accommodate the big crowds), the event was held separately from the Westminster Show.
Many of the booths are elaborately decorated, and a prize is given to the best booth from each breed group (Hounds,
Terriers, etc)
Continue reading Tuesday Top Ten: Photos From AKC Meet The Breeds 2020
Given my track record, these are probably the breeds you should NOT pick, but here are my bracket choices:
Hounds: American English Coonhound
Toy: Pomeranian
Non-Sporting: Chow Chow
Herding: Border Collie
Sporting: Irish Water Spaniel
Working: Rottweiler
Terriers: Welsh Terrier
And my pick to win it all is…
Continue reading My picks for Westminster 2020
Once again this year, Purina ProPlan is offering a $1 million prize for whoever can pick the correct brackets for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Remember, judging begins earlier than usual this year, with the hounds and herders being exhibited on Sunday, February 9th.
Submit your entry here. I’ll tell you my picks tomorrow.
Good luck!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
I know, I know, it’s still January, but I thought you might like to know that the schedule for the granddaddy of all dog shows has a slightly different schedule this year.
The agility championship will be held before the conformation show, as per usual, on Saturday, February 8th.
The obedience championship is also the weekend before the show, on Sunday, February 9th.
What’s new is that the conformation best in breed judging will be held over the course of three days rather than two. Hounds and Herding breeds will be judged on Sunday, with the Terriers, Non-Sporting, and Toy breeds to follow on Monday. Group judging for four of the five groups will be on Monday evening. Terrier group judging is carried over until Tuesday evening. Continue reading 2020 Westminster Kennel Club Show Schedule
This year’s AKC National Championship is the largest dog show in North America and the LARGEST in AKC history with 5,284 conformation entries from 50 states and Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico and 27 countries combined with competitions in Agility, Obedience, Rally and Diving Dogs 5,724 entries, bringing the total event entries to 11,008. Continue reading AKC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY ROYAL CANIN’ TO AIR ON ANIMAL PLANET ON NEW YEAR’S DAY
The show is sponsored by Adopt-A-Pet.com, and seeks to end animal homelessness.
Preview the contestants and tune in Tuesday at 8 pm Eastern.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Without further ado, tonight’s winner of Best in Show at the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is…
Wire Fox Terrier King (I think they should make them have their own show – they’ve won so many times!)
And Reserve Best in Show goes to Havanese Bono.
Congrats to all the competitors!
Competing in tonight’s Best in Show competition for the biggest jewel in the crown:
Hound Group: Long-Haired Dachshund GCHP DC Walmar-Solo’s OMG SL JE, better known as Burns
Toy Group: Havanese GCHG CH Oeste’s In The Name Of Love, aka Bono
Non-Sporting Group: Schipperke GCHP CH Rivendel’s Barefoot Bandit, call sign Colton (Excused due to conflict)
Herding Group: Bouviers des Flandres GCHS CH Quiche’s Major League, commonly called Baby Lars
Sporting Group: Sussex Spaniel GCHS CH Kamand’s Full Of Beans @ Erinhill, call sign Bean
Working Group: Boxer GCHP CH Cinnibon’s Bedrock Bombshell aka Wilma
Terrier Group: Wire Fox Terrier GCHB CH Kingarthur Van Foliny Home called King by those who love him
From this group (which didn’t include ANY of the dogs in my original ProPlan bracket), I would choose the Boxer.
The winner of the Terrier Group, progressing on to Best in Show, is: Wire Fox Terrier “King”
Runners up are:
2nd place: American Staffordshire Terrier “Pancho”
3rd place: Skye Terrier “Murphy”
4th place: Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier “Crawford”
Coming up next: Best in Show!
The winner of the Working Group, progressing on to Best in Show, is: Boxer “Wilma”
Runners up are:
2nd place: Siberian Husky: “Nick”
3rd place: Kuvasz: “Mo’ne”
4th place: Doberman: “Julius”
Coming up next: the Terrier Group