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 American Kennel Club is pleased to announce the launch of the AKC Trick Dog program. The program will include four levels allowing dogs with any amount of experience the ability to participate. Teaching their dog tricks is enjoyable for owners, mentally stimulating for their dogs and can take place at any time or place that fits their lifestyle. Continue reading Interested In a New Sport Where You Can Make Your Dog a Champion?
The AKC/Eukanuba National Championship dog show was actually held way back on December 17th & 18th, but ABC today got around to airing a (highly edited) show. From 200 breeds shown at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center, here are the group winners:
Sporting: Black Cocker Spaniel named Beckham
Herding: German Shepherd Dog named Capi
Hounds: Harrier named Chet
Working: Boxer named Scarlett
Toy: Affenpinscher named Joe
Terriers: Wire Fox Terrier named Eira
Non-Sporting: Standard Poodle named London
Are you getting excited for this year’s Westminster Kennel Club show yet? It starts in less than 2 weeks!
I began writing for the next issue of our bi-weekly newsletter, Straight Poop, today, and realized I’d better get my Westminster preview submitted if I want it published before the show. So, I spent the day researching the invited champions. You’ll have to read the article if you want to know my picks, but what about you? Have you picked out any early favorites? Let us know who you like by commenting below.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Who will be this year’s top dog?????? Assuming all of my picks won their respective groups (a BIG “if”), here’s how the best in show competition would look.
Continue reading My Picks for Westminster 2011: Best in Show
We’ve been working our way through the breed groups this week, in preparation for the 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Today’s topic: the Working Group.
This group is dominated by Boxers, who claim four of the top ten spots in the current group rankings, but I’m going to go out on a limb and choose a dog of another breed as the group winner.
Continue reading My Picks for Westminster 2011: The Working Group
I’ve spent a lot of time this week blogging about the big 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Will you be watching the show?
Continue reading Saturday Survey: Will You Watch the Westminster 2011 Show?
We’re starting to wind down our week-long preparation for Westminster. You can look back to see my picks for the Herders, the Hounds, the Non-Sporting breeds, the Sporting Group, and the Terriers. Today: the Toy Group.
Continue reading My Picks for Westminster 2011: The Toy Group
Continuing on with the Terriers, after having covered the Herders, the Hounds, the Non-Sporting dogs, and the Sporting Group earlier in the week. Remember, these picks are totally my opinion only, and you can play along by consulting the list of dogs invited to Westminster and the current rankings from Doll-McGinnis Publications.
Continue reading My Picks for Westminster 2011: The Terrier Group
My (very-unscientific) picks for the fourth breed group this week. If you’ve missed it, so far we’ve covered the Herders, the Hounds, and the Non-Sporting Breeds.
Continue reading My Picks for Westminster 2011: The Sporting Group