Winners in the non-sporting group:
1st: French Bulldog
2nd: Xolo (no, I’m not going to attempt to spell the rest of it!)
3rd: Dalmatian
4th: Shar Pei
Highlight: The Xolo named Giorgio Armani.
New breed: Coton de Tulear
Coming up next: Best in Show!
Winners in the terrier group:
1st: Smooth Fox Terrier
2nd: Scottish Terrier
3rd: Norfolk Terrier
4th: American Staffordshire Terrier
Coming up next: The Non-Sporting Group (a/k/a the dogs who defy classification)
Winners in the herding group:
1st: Bearded Collie
2nd: Australian Shepherd
3rd: Shetland Sheepdog
4th: Bouvier des Flandres
Coming up next: The Terrier Group
Winners in the sporting group:
1st: Gordon Setter
2nd: Field Spaniel
3rd: Golden Retriever
4th: Weimeraner
New Breed: Wire-haired Vizsla (I especially like that he is named Izzy – which is the name of my favorite character from Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooters books – my favorite book series of all time.)
Coming up next: The Herding Group
Winners in the toy group:
1st: Affenpinscher
2nd: Pekingese
3rd: Pug
4th: Toy Fox Terrier
Highlight: The MinPin who escaped from the audience and ran onto the floor!
Coming up next: The Sporting Group
Winners in the working group:
1st: Samoyed
2nd: Akita
3rd: Bernese Mountain Dog
4th Standard Schnauzer
Coming up next: The Toy Group
Winners in the hound group:
1st: Bloodhound (one of my favorite breeds!)
2nd: 15″ Beagle
3rd: Scottish Deerhound
4th: Treeing Walker Coonhound
Highlight: A 10-year old showing the Foxhound.
Coming up next: The Working Group
Welcome to our live blog coverage of the National Dog Show telecast. Although the actual show was put on by the Philadelphia Kennel Club a few weekends ago, mum’s the word on who won. So, if your TV is getting its annual football workout today, or if you’re stuck in the kitchen with no TV, check here often, and we’ll post the results of each Group as they are announced.
First up: Let loose the hounds! All 31 breeds of them!
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For the first time, I have been credentialed as press, and it’s for the grandaddy of them all – Westminster Kennel Club’s 139th Annual Dog Show!!!!
So, not only will I be live-blogging all day (instead of just when winners are announced publicly like I have in years past), I’ll also be able to include lots of photos and (hopefully) some interviews with owners, trainers, and handlers.
I cannot wait for February to get here!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!