BLAST FROM THE PAST Who is your favorite Yorkshire Terrier? Tell us about your favorite YORKSHIRE TERRIER of all time. Your answer MUST be a DECEASED dog from the past. Please include registered name, call name, and the reasons why you believe this particular dog was the very best example of its breed. Please share [...]
The top dogs in the nation were crowned from an overall entry of 132 dogs this past weekend at the AKC Rally Champion (RACH) Invitational. Competitions were held December 11-12, 2025, in conjunction with the 25th AKC® National Championship Presented by Royal Canin at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. The winners: AKC RACH Invitational [...]
Record-setting viewership and attendance highlighted another banner year for the Kennel Club of Philadelphia (KCP) and the National Dog Show Presented by Purina, as the striking Belgian Sheepdog “Soleil” captured Best in Show at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. The beloved Thanksgiving Day television tradition reached an audience of 24.6 million across NBC and Peacock, [...]
AKC/Royal Canin National Championship – Herding Best of Breed List Sunday, December 14, 2025 Orlando, Florida ***Check back throughout the day as we update the Best of Breed list!*** Australian Cattle Dog Australian Shepherd Bearded Collie Beauceron Belgian Laekenois Belgian Malinois Belgian Sheepdog Belgian Tervuren Bergamasco Berger Picard Border Collie Bouvier des Flandres Briard Canaan [...]
AKC/Royal Canin National Championship – Terrier Best of Breed List Sunday, December 14, 2025 Orlando, Florida ***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 Dinmont [...]
AKC/Royal Canin National Championship – Working Best of Breed List Sunday, December 14, 2025 Orlando, Florida ***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 Farmdog Doberman Pinscher Dogo Argentino Dogue de [...]
The holidays can be a magical time, but they can also present hidden pet hazards and difficult decisions for pet owners and gift-givers. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is reminding everyone to keep pets safe this holiday season, and to think twice before gifting a pet as a holiday surprise. “Holiday celebrations often mean [...]
AKC/Royal Canin National Championship – Non-Sporting Best of Breed List Saturday, December 13, 2025 Orlando, Florida ***Check back throughout the day as we update the Best of Breed list!*** American Eskimo Dog Bichon Frise Boston Terrier Bulldog Chinese Shar-Pei Chow Chow Coton de Tulear Dalmatian Finnish Spitz French Bulldog Keeshonden Lhasa Apso Lowchen Norwegian Lundehund [...]
The Westminster Kennel Club announced details for the highly anticipated return of the Flyball Tournament, now presented by Pro Plan Veterinary Supplements FortiFlora, to its milestone 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show presented by Purina Pro Plan. Twenty teams of top-performing dogs from across North America will compete in the high-energy sport that combines speed, [...]
Pictured above as a baby, this Ibizan Hound is the winner of 17 All-Breed Best In Shows and the 2024 Ibizan Hound Club Of The United States National Specialty Winner. She was Best of Breed at the 2024 & 2025 Westminster Kennel Club and Best Of Breed at the 2022, 2023 & 2024 AKC [...]
