How Do I Qualify? Westminster 2025 Questions Answered!

When & Where is the 2025 WKC Dog Show?

The 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will feature its 12th Annual Masters Agility Championship presented by Purina Pro Plan on February 8 at the Javits Center. The events on February 10 & 11 across both venues will include breed competitions, group judging, and the Junior Showmanship competition, culminating with the coveted Best in Show ceremony at Madison Square Garden on the evening of February 11.

What is the 2025 WKC Dog Show eligibility period?

THE TOP FIVE DOGS (AKC Champions of Record) in each breed/variety are invited to pre-enter. The Top Five dogs will be determined based on the number of dogs defeated in breed competition only at AKC shows held from October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024 inclusive. A listing of the Top Five dogs to be invited will be posted on westminsterkennelclub.org and infodog.com as soon as final statistics are received from AKC and processed.

THE NATIONAL BREED SPECIALTY BEST OF BREED WINNERS (for AKC Licensed or Member National Breed Specialties held between October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024 inclusive) that are AKC Champions according to owner’s records are invited to pre-enter. A listing of the National Breed Specialty Champion Best of Breed Winners will be posted on westminsterkennelclub.org and infodog.com as soon as final statistics are received from AKC and processed.

Entries for an invited dog may be sent beginning November 8, 2024

Junior Showmanship Eligibility Requirements:

Junior Handlers will only be invited to enter if they have been awarded Best Junior Handler (from the winners of a minimum of two competing classes) at SEVEN or more AKC Licensed or Member shows held between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024 (inclusive), and who were at least 9 years old and under 18 years old at the time of each qualifying win.

When do entries close?

Conformation entries may begin to be submitted November 8, 2024 OR when the Invitees Lists are posted, whichever is earliest. Entries close at on Friday, November 22, 2024, at 3 p.m. ET.

Agility entries open on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 7 a.m. ET and close on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 3 p.m. ET.

View the 2025 Judging panel here.

Find more 2025 Westminster Kennel Club information here.

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