Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Dog Show: Westminster!

Our last dog show was  February 2020, right before the Covid Pandemic began.  Our next one is Westminster!

Yes, Ramen and I are heading to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show!


This year is different due to Covid.... The show is outside, at a Mansion north of NYC, without crowds, in June.... instead of at Madison Square Garden and Piers 92/94 in NYC, packed full with people, in February.

Broadcast Schedule is here.  Sunday Groups and Best in Show will be broadcast on regular FOX, where the earlier events are FOX Cable Channels (FS1 and FS2) and breed judging is streaming at https://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/ during the day.

Tibetan Mastiffs are in Ring 2, at 9am ET, on Sunday.  

If you want to watch other breed judging and events, you can find the details in the WKC 2021 Judging Schedule as follows:

·  Friday, June 11:

o Agility

·  Saturday, June 12:

o Agility Finals

o Junior Showmanship - handlers are broken out by age and judged on their handling skills, rather than the dogs' conformation.

o Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting, and Herding Breeds during the day - - pages 10-11, 13-19

o Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting, and Herding Groups in the evening

·  Sunday, June 13:

o Obedience

o Junior Showmanship Finals

o Sporting, Working, Terrier Breeds during the day - - pages 20-21, 21-27

o Sporting, Working, Terrier Groups in the evening

o Best in Show

The program includes all of the general information as well as history of the show.  There is also more information on the Agility competition.


Context:

Westminster is the second longest, continuously-held sporting event in the US, behind the Kentucky Derby.

·  This year is the 145th WKC Dog Show.

·  This year's KY Derby was the 147th.

·  Later this year will be the 125th Boston Marathon.

The Top 5 Dogs of each breed are invited, along with each breed's National Specialty Winner.  Then entrants are accepted up to a maximum number; this year is 2500.

100% of the dogs entered this year completed their Championships ahead of entering WKC.

There are dogs entered from each of the 50 states, 2 territories, and 10 other countries.

The largest entry is Golden Retrievers at 44.




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