Do You Have A Game Plan?
As another show season begins, ask yourself: do you know why you’re going? Are you chasing points or progress?
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Table Talk • February 5, 2026
Welcome to the Westminster edition of Table Talk! I know, it’s a day late. But there was so much happening during Westminster week, I wanted share my thoughts about this most awesome time in the big city! One of the challenges to holding a major dog show in New York City in the middle of winter [...]
Breed Priorities – Anatolian Shepherd Dog
The Anatolian Shepherd Dog is an unusual working breed in that many of them still perform their original function. The majority of the Anatolians today, including those in the breed ring, work as flock guardians. The flocks may vary, and in at least some cases include guarding other dogs; but the Anatolians are still working at the jobs they have done for millennia. This breed may be the penultimate “dual dog.”
Penny The Doberman Pinscher Named Best In Show At The 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Penny the Doberman Pinscher took home the highest title and was named Best in Show at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show with handler Andy Linton. Penny, a four-year-old female officially known as GCHP CH Connquest Best Of Both Worlds, bested a field of over 2,500 entries in conformation, with two days of Best [...]
Westminster Kennel Club – Monday & Tuesday, February 2 & 3, 2026
Show Name: Westminster Kennel Club Location: New York, NY Show Date: Monday & Tuesday, February 2 & 3, 2026 Best In Show Judge: David Fitzpatrick Show Photographer(s): John & Andrea Ashbey • Website: johnashbey.com JC Photo • Phone: (201) 772-5014 Vicki Holloway • Website: HollowayPhoto.com Tyler Crady-Roche • Website: www.allbreedphoto.com Dog Reg: GCHP Connquest Best Of [...]
Westminster Kennel Club Terrier Best of Breed List – Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Westminster Kennel Club – Terrier Best of Breed List Tuesday, February 3, 2026 New York, New York ***Check back throughout the day as we update the Best of Breed list!*** Airedale Terrier American Hairless Terrier American Staffordshire Terrier Australian Terrier Bedlington Terrier Border Terrier Colored Bull Terrier White Bull Terrier Cairn Terrier Cesky Terrier Dandie [...]
Westminster Kennel Club Working Best of Breed List – Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Westminster Kennel Club – Working Best of Breed List Tuesday, February 3, 2026 New York, New York ***Check back throughout the day as we update the Best of Breed list!*** Akita Alaskan Malamute Anatolian Shepherd Dog Bernese Mountain Dog Black Russian Terrier Boerboel Boxer Bullmastiff Cane Corso Chinook Danish-Swedish Farmdogs Doberman Pinscher Dogo Argentino Dogue [...]
Westminster Kennel Club Sporting Best of Breed List – Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Westminster Kennel Club – Sporting Best of Breed List Tuesday, February 3, 2026 New York, New York ***Check back throughout the day as we update the Best of Breed list!*** Barbet Bracco Italiano Brittany Lagotto Romagnolo Pointer Nederlandse Kooikerhondje German Shorthaired Pointer German Wirehaired Pointer Chesapeake Bay Retriever Curly-Coated Retriever Flat-Coated Retriever Golden Retriever Labrador [...]
The 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Night One Results — Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting & Herding Groups
The Westminster Kennel Club announced the winners of the Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting, and Herding Groups during night one of the milestone 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show presented by Purina Pro Plan at Madison Square Garden, “The World’s Most Famous Arena.” HOUND GROUP The Afghan Hound of Ingleside, IL, handled by Wilmer Santiago and owned by Ramon [...]
Did You Know? – When Is The Standard Your “Bible?”…
Does anyone else get tired of hearing the plethora of “experts” claiming that one must always breed and exhibit dogs that are closest to their breed standard…because that is the “Bible” for all things to the breed!
