May 1, 2024 · Each breed belongs to one of seven American Kennel Club (AKC) Groups. The Working Group is the sixth Group to take the ring, competing on the second night of the show. When the AKC first began registering breeds, they were organized into just two groups: Sporting and Non-Sporting.

6 days ago · That would be: Herding, Sporting, Non-Sporting, Hound, Terrier, Toy and Working. And after Day 1, we had some of the group winners named by judges. The rest were named on Tuesday night...

6 days ago · Monday night featured conformation judging for the Hound Group, Toy Group, Non-Sporting Group, and Herding Group, while the Sporting, Working, and Terrier Groups competed for Best in Group on...

May 17, 2024 · Over two days of breed competitions, seven dogs were crowned the winners in their group at the 148th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, presented by Purina Pro Plan. The conformation...

Feb 10, 2025 · For the third-straight year, the Giant Schnauzer, Monty (Hearthmore's Wintergreen Mountain), wins the Working group category. This group features great danes, boxers, rottweilers and saint...

Dog Show Day 2 is set for Tuesday, February 11, and features Sporting, Working, and Terrier breed judging, along with the second half of Junior Showmanship Preliminaries. In the evening, the Sporting, Working, and Terrier breed winners will compete in the groups.

6 days ago · Bourbon the whippet came out of retirement to win the hound group but has been here before: At 9 1/2, she was a two-time group and reserve best in show winner at Westminster (2020, 2021 ...

With October wrapped up, the show will be here before we know it! Come February, our incredible panel of experts will be back on the legendary Green Carpet judging some of the world’s best dogs. Until then, journey with us behind the purple curtain and meet some of the extraordinary Group and Junior Showmanship Judges assigned to this year’s event.

The 2025 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the second-oldest continuously held sporting event in the United States, came to a close Tuesday with Monty the Giant Schnauzer being crowned Best in ...

Feb 7, 2025 · It begins Saturday morning at the Javits Center convention hall with agility and obedience championships and some demonstration events, including Westminster’s first experiment with flyball. That’s essentially a canine relay race that involves running a course of jumps and retrieving a ball.