Show: West Central Oklahoma Kennel Club NOHS Location: Elk City, OK Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025 Judge: Mrs Vicki L Abbott Dog: GCHS Touches Last Hurrah TKN ATT Breed: Parti Color Cocker Spaniel Handler: Reggie Turner Owner: R & S Turner Breeder: D Martenson & J Hood
Show: Cheyenne Kennel Club NOHS Location: Cheyenne, WY Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025 Judge: Dr Valeria Rickard Dog: Remington Breed: Bracco Italiano Handler: Lizzy Fetzer Owner: P & M Johnson & L Fetzer Breeder: P & M Johnson
Show: Belgian Sheepdog Club of America Location: Amana, IA Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025 Judge: Mr. Paul Lawless Dog: GCH Chancery’s Versace BCAT CA Handler: Diane Ramsey Owners: C Corson, D Ramsey & Dr. M Kraus Breeders: C Corson
Show: Cedar Rapids Kennel Association NOHS Location: Amana, IA Date: Sunday, August 31, 2025 Judge: Mr Kenneth Berg Dog: GCHS Touche’s Last Hurrah TKN ATT Breed: Cocker Spaniel (Parti) Handler: Reggie Turner Owner: R & S Turner Breeder: D Martenson & J Hood
Show: Clumber Spaniel Club of the Carolinas Location: Raleigh, NC Date: Sunday August 31, 2025 Judge: Mr. Joe C. Walton Dog: GCHS Clussexx Texaz Heaven Hell or Houston Handler: Alexis Ditlow Owner: C Dorris & J Hickey Breeder: C Dorris, D Johnson & J Hubbard
Show: German Shepherd Dog Club Of Rochester Location: Hamlin, NY Date: Friday, August 29, 2025 Judge: Mr Del Richards Dog: GCHB Carlyn’s Hunky Dory V Blackledge CGCA CGCU Handler: Stephonie Metzermacher Owner: S Metzermacher, C Sams, & J Witchey Breeder: S Metzermacher & A Dugan
Show: Chihuahua Club of Hawaii Location: Honolulu, HI Date: Sunday, August 31, 2025 Judge: Mr Satoshi Bessho Dog: GCH Lamaki Pocketful of Sunshine Handler: Tina Beatty Owner: L Maki Breeder: L Maki
Tune in to the Somerset Hills Kennel Club Dog Show, this Saturday 9/6! Groups and Best in Show will stream live from North Branch Park in Bridgewater, New Jersey starting at 3:15pm ET on Saturday, 9/6, 2025 Commentary by Bill Ellis and Kelly O’Donnel. Stream on ESPN+ or AKC.tv on your web browser or the mobile app.
“The New Yorker in Dog Years” Open Now at AKC Museum of the Dog The American Kennel Club® Museum of the Dog is thrilled to announce its newest exhibition, The New Yorker in Dog Years: 100 years of covers from a private collection. The exhibit will run from September 4th – December 7th, 2025. AKC Museum [...]
There are few things in our sport that are more contentious than the AKC judging approval process for conformation judges. It’s been changing since the beginning of dog shows to keep up with shifts in our sport and the societal norms in which we live. In each iteration there seems to be a quest for fairness that involves more tests and point systems, and less human input and flexibility. We live in a world where everyone expects a participation trophy–a world that assumes that fairness is always fair. Has hyper-focusing on fairness erased too much flexibility, too much human input in the judging approval process?
