And the winner of the 2020 AKC National Championship (held in December, but just telecast today) is:
**Drum roll please**
Best in Show: Whippet, Bourbon (sister of Whiskey, who won in 2018)
Reserve Best in Show: Pekingese, Wasabi
Congrats to all who competed!
As a reminder, here are the seven dogs advancing to the Best in Show competition:
Non-Sporting Group: Venus, the Standard Poodle
Hound Group: Bourbon, the Whippet
Sporting Group: Orca, the Lagotta Romagnolo
Toy Group: Wasabi, the Pekingese
Herding Group: Sketty, the Australian Shepherd
Working Group: Wilma, the Boxer
Terrier Group: Dazzle, the Welsh Terrier
Up next: the winner!
Results of the Terrier Group judging from today’s telecast of the AKC National Championships held last December.
1st: Welsh Terrier, Dazzle
2nd: Lakeland Terrier
3rd: Dandie Dinmont Terrier
4th: Manchester Terrier
Next up: Best in Show!
Results of the Working Group judging from today’s telecast of the AKC National Championships held last December.
1st: Boxer, Wilma
2nd: Samoyed
3rd: Alaskan Malamute
4th: Newfoundland
Next up: The Terrier Group!
Results of the Herding Group judging from today’s telecast of the AKC National Championships held last December.
1st: Australian Shepherd, Sketty
2nd: Bearded Collie
3rd: Old English Sheepdog
4th: Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Next up: The Working Group!
Results of the Toy Group judging from today’s telecast of the AKC National Championships held last December.
1st: Pekingese, Wasabi
2nd: Papillon
3rd: Pug
4th: Yorkie
Next up: The Herding Group!
Results of the Sporting Group judging from today’s telecast of the AKC National Championships held last December.
1st: Lagotto Romagnolo, Orca
2nd: ASCOB Cocker Spaniel
3rd: Irish Setter
4th: Flat-coated Retriever
Next up: The Toy Group!
Results of the Hound Group judging from today’s telecast of the AKC National Championships held last December.
1st: Whippet, Bourbon
2nd: Deerhound
3rd: Saluki
4th: Borzoi
Next up: The Sporting Group!
Sorry I’m late to the party today…I was watching my beloved Browns lose to the Chiefs. I think I have recovered enough to bring you the results of the Non-Sporting Group judging from today’s telecast of the AKC National Championships held last December.
1st: Standard Poodle, Venus
2nd: Tibetan Terrier
3rd: Dalmatian
4th: Schipperke
Next up: The Hounds!
The AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin® will air on its new network, ABC, as a three-hour special this Sunday January 17, 2021 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. The show features thousands of dogs from around the country and the world competing for the coveted title of National Champion.
Hosting the 20th Anniversary broadcast is veteran sportscaster Mary Carillo, with AKC Executive Secretary Gina DiNardo, and noted sportscaster Carolyn Manno handling the paw-by-paw duties. This year’s AKC National Championship was the largest dog show in North America with 4,008 dogs entered in Conformation from 49 states and Washington, DC and 7 countries combined with competitions in Agility, Obedience, Rally, Diving Dogs and AKC Fastest Dog, bringing the total entries to over 8,000. Dogs competed for multiple titles across various events and more than $150,000 in prize money, the largest in the world of dog shows. Continue reading AKC National Championship to Air on ABC January 17th