The Westminster Kennel Club welcomes over 200 breeds and varieties of dogs to the 146th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Presented by Purina Pro Plan on January 24-26, 2022. The iconic dog show is set to return to Madison Square Garden for the evening competitions after the 2021 event was held outside of New York City for the first time in history due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the second-longest continuously held sporting event in the U.S., the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will again celebrate dog breeds, including those lesser-known breeds such as the American Foxhound, Skye Terrier, Sussex Spaniel, and Bergamasco Sheepdog. These hidden gems will be part of the 19.5 hours of live FOX Sports television coverage culminating with Best in Show on the evening of Wednesday, January 26, on FS1.
New for 2022, FOX Deportes will also have live coverage of the Group and Best in Show competitions from Madison Square Garden. FOX Deportes is the longest-running Spanish-language sports network in the country and is available in nearly twenty million homes. Additionally, the telecasts will air again in Canada on the Sportsnet family of networks. For all television and streaming coverage, click here.
Westminster Week attracts nearly 3,000 dogs in three different competitions. The week kicks off with the 9th Annual Masters Agility Championship at Westminster Presented by Purina Pro Plan on Saturday, January 22, 2022, followed by the iconic all-breed dog show, including the Junior Showmanship competition with 87 entries. The 7th Annual Masters Obedience Championship with 18 entries will be held on Monday, January 24, 2022. For the schedule of events, click here.
The largest Westminster entries by breed are Retrievers (Golden) (52), Pugs (37), Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (36), Retrievers (Labrador) (33), Bulldogs (29), and Rottweilers (29). The breed competitions will take place on Monday (Hound and Herding), Tuesday (Toy, Non-Sporting and Terrier), and Wednesday (Sporting and Working), Jan. 24-26, all on Pier 36. The evening Group judging, Junior Showmanship Finals, and Best in Show will be held at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 25-26.
The 146th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Monday-Wednesday, January 24-26, 2022 / New York, NY
The states with the most dogs in the competition are California (224), followed by Florida (191), New York (182), Pennsylvania (176), Texas (150), and New Jersey (135). There are 62 international entries across 9 countries, topped by Canada (49), Japan (5), and South Korea (2).
Dog Show Breed Entries by Group
Sporting (429): Barbets (9), Brittanys (18), Lagotti Romagnoli (6), Nederlandse Kooikerhondjes (6), Pointers (13), Pointers (German Shorthaired) (26), Pointers (German Wirehaired) (7), Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay) (18), Retrievers (Curly-Coated) (5), Retrievers (Flat-Coated) (16), Retrievers (Golden) (52), Retrievers (Labrador) (33), Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) (18), Setters (English) (10), Setters (Gordon) (16), Setters (Irish) (13), Setters (Irish Red and White) (7), Spaniels (American Water) (4), Spaniels (Boykin) (8), Spaniels (Clumber) (12), Spaniels (Cocker) Black (9), Spaniels (Cocker) A.S.C.O.B. (9), Spaniels (Cocker) Parti-Color (5), Spaniels (English Cocker) (13), Spaniels (English Springer) (16), Spaniels (Field) (7), Spaniels (Irish Water) (7), Spaniels (Sussex) (8), Spaniels (Welsh Springer) (6), Spinoni Italiani (6), Vizslas (21), Weimaraners (8), Wirehaired Pointing Griffons (10), Wirehaired Vizslas (7).
Hound (366): Afghan Hounds (21), American English Coonhounds (3), American Foxhounds (6), Azawakhs (5), Basenjis (22), Basset Hounds (10), Beagles, Not Exceeding 13 In. (10), Beagles, Over 13 In. But Not Exceeding 15 In. (17), Black and Tan Coonhounds (4), Bloodhounds (7), Bluetick Coonhounds (3), Borzois (17), Cirnechi dell’Etna (6), Dachshunds (Longhaired) (20), Dachshunds (Smooth) (18), Dachshunds (Wirehaired) (13), English Foxhounds (2), Grand Basset Griffon Vendeens (4), Greyhounds (7), Harriers (2), Ibizan Hounds (17), Irish Wolfhounds (9), Norwegian Elkhounds (5), Otterhounds (5), Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens (14), Pharaoh Hounds (12), Plott Hounds (3), Portuguese Podengo Pequenos (13), Redbone Coonhounds (6), Rhodesian Ridgebacks (28), Salukis (15), Scottish Deerhounds (9), Sloughis (2), Treeing Walker Coonhounds (7), Whippets (24).
Working (387): Akitas (7), Alaskan Malamutes (11), Anatolian Shepherd Dogs (10), Bernese Mountain Dogs (23), Black Russian Terriers (11), Boerboels (5), Boxers (15), Bullmastiffs (17), Cane Corsos (19), Doberman Pinschers (21), Dogo Argentinos (5), Dogues de Bordeaux (10), German Pinschers (6), Giant Schnauzers (10), Great Danes (23), Great Pyrenees (7), Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs (20), Komondorok (4), Kuvaszok (4), Leonbergers (14), Mastiffs (14), Neapolitan Mastiffs (6), Newfoundlands (13), Portuguese Water Dogs (18), Rottweilers (29), Saint Bernards (7), Samoyeds (21), Siberian Huskies (15), Standard Schnauzers (13), Tibetan Mastiffs (9).
Terrier (317): Airedale Terriers (14), American Hairless Terriers (10), American Staffordshire Terriers (12), Australian Terriers (9), Bedlington Terriers (11), Border Terriers (11), Bull Terriers (Colored) (4), Bull Terriers (White) (3), Cairn Terriers (23), Cesky Terriers (6), Dandie Dinmont Terriers (5), Fox Terriers (Smooth) (15), Fox Terriers (Wire) (10), Glen of Imaal Terriers (8), Irish Terriers (4), Kerry Blue Terriers (8), Lakeland Terriers (4), Manchester Terriers (Standard) (18), Miniature Bull Terriers (9), Miniature Schnauzers (14), Norfolk Terriers (9), Norwich Terriers (20), Parson Russell Terriers (14), Rat Terriers (8), Russell Terriers (12), Scottish Terriers (10), Sealyham Terriers (4), Skye Terriers (6), Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers (9), Staffordshire Bull Terriers (7), Welsh Terriers (6), West Highland White Terriers (14).
Toy (372): Affenpinschers (10), Biewer Terriers (14), Brussels Griffons (14), Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (36), Chihuahuas (Long Coat) (17), Chihuahuas (Smooth Coat) (14), Chinese Cresteds (29), English Toy Spaniels (Blenheim & Prince Charles) (6), English Toy Spaniels (King Charles & Ruby) (6), Havanese (24), Italian Greyhounds (18), Japanese Chin (11), Maltese (10), Manchester Terriers (Toy) (10), Miniature Pinschers (8), Papillons (22), Pekingese (10), Pomeranians (27), Poodles (Toy) (8), Pugs (37), Shih Tzu (12), Silky Terriers (4), Toy Fox Terriers (8), Yorkshire Terriers (17).
Non-Sporting (268): American Eskimo Dogs (8), Bichons Frises (24), Boston Terriers (20), Bulldogs (20), Chinese Shar-Pei (7), Chow Chows (9), Cotons de Tulear (11), Dalmatians (19), Finnish Spitz (5), French Bulldogs (29), Keeshonden (12), Lhasa Apsos (11), Lowchen (7), Poodles (Miniature) (8), Poodles (Standard) (19), Schipperkes (10), Shiba Inu (8), Tibetan Spaniels (15), Tibetan Terriers (17), Xoloitzcuintli (9).
Herding (324): Australian Cattle Dogs (13), Australian Shepherds (25), Bearded Collies (8), Beaucerons (14), Belgian Laekenois (4), Belgian Malinois (11), Belgian Sheepdogs (11), Belgian Tervuren (10), Bergamasco Sheepdogs (10), Berger Picards (14), Border Collies (16), Bouviers des Flandres (8), Briards (11), Canaan Dogs (4), Cardigan Welsh Corgis (16), Collies (Rough) (10), Collies (Smooth) (9), Finnish Lapphunds (7), German Shepherd Dogs (15), Icelandic Sheepdogs (5), Miniature American Shepherds (21), Norwegian Buhunds (3), Old English Sheepdogs (12), Pembroke Welsh Corgis (14), Polish Lowland Sheepdogs (8), Pulik (8), Pumik (10), Pyrenean Shepherds (4), Shetland Sheepdogs (11), Spanish Water Dogs (11), Swedish Vallhunds (1).
Dog Show Entries by Location
States (49): Alaska (3), Alabama (19), Arkansas (6), Arizona (24), California (224),
Colorado (40), Connecticut (94), Delaware (16), Florida (191), Georgia (61), Hawaii (4), Idaho (7), Illinois (63), Indiana (43), Iowa (7), Kansas (10), Kentucky (33), Louisiana (26), Maine (7), Maryland (77), Massachusetts (101), Michigan (50), Minnesota (33), Mississippi (8), Missouri (28), Montana (5), Nebraska (4), Nevada (13), New Hampshire (21), New Jersey (135), New Mexico (6), New York (182), North Carolina (91), Ohio (83), Oklahoma (22), Oregon (20), Pennsylvania (176), Rhode Island (18), South Carolina (55), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (40), Texas (150), Utah (3), Vermont (10), Virginia (109), Washington (72), West Virginia (6), Wisconsin (58), Wyoming (3). Other: District of Columbia (9), Puerto Rico (4).
Other Countries: Brazil (1), Costa Rica (1), Guatemala (1), Japan (5), Mexico (1), Russia (1), South Korea (2), and Spain (1).
9th Annual Masters Agility Championship at Westminster
Saturday, January 22, 2022 / Pier 36, New York City
All agility entries will be submitted by the December 22, 2021 deadline. The entry breakdown will be distributed in early January 2022.
7th Annual Masters Obedience Championship at Westminster Entries
Monday, January 24, 2022 / Pier 36, New York City
There are 18 dogs entered from 7 states led by New Jersey (8). The top breeds are Border Collies (6) and Labrador Retrievers (4).
Obedience Entries by Breed
Breeds (8): Australian Shepherd (1), Belgian Tervuren (1), Border Collies (6), Retrievers (Golden) (3), Retrievers (Labrador) (4), Shetland Sheepdog (1), Spaniels (English Springer) (1), Standard Schnauzers (1).
Obedience Entries by Location
States (7): Connecticut (2), Illinois (2), Minnesota (1), New Jersey (8), New York (2), North Carolina (1), South Carolina (2).
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!