140th WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW EXPANDS

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140th WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW
EXPANDS CELEBRATION OF DOGS
Over 3,000 dogs representing all 50 states and more come to New York
to compete in three different events.
The 140th Westminster Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show, on Monday and Tuesday,
February 15-16, 2016 in New York City, reached a combined entry this year of over
3,000 dogs in three competitions. This world-famous dog show has a long history of
bringing the best examples of their breeds to the viewing public as the second-longest
continuously held sporting event in this country, beginning in 1877. In 2014 the show
expanded to include the Masters Agility Championship at Westminster and new this
year is the Masters Obedience Championship at Westminster. Continuing a tradition
to display only the highest level in the sport, this competition was an invitation-only event
for top-ranked obedience dogs.
This 140th premier dog show drew an entry of 2,752 dogs. There are 199 breeds and
varieties eligible for this year’s show. The breeds with the largest entries are Labrador
Retrievers (51), followed by Golden Retrievers (50) and French Bulldogs (48). Plus,
seven breeds are making their first Westminster appearance this year: Sporting Group Lagotto Romagnolo (9), Hound Group - Cirneco dell’Etna (10), Working Group Boerboel (11), and Herding Group - Berger Picard (20), Miniature American Shepherd
(14), Bergamasco (8) and Spanish Water Dog (10). There are 130 foreign entries and 91
entries in Junior Showmanship. Dog show judging at the breed level, along with
benching and Junior Showmanship preliminary competition, will take place on Piers
92/94 at 711 12th Ave. in New York City. Group and Best In Show judging, as well as the
Junior Showmanship Finals, will be held at the world-renowned Madison Square
Garden on Monday and Tuesday evenings, as has been the case virtually every year
since the show began in 1877.
The third annual Masters Agility Championship at Westminster will take place on
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Pier 94. There are 330 dogs entered representing 28
states with the largest numbers coming from New Jersey (81), New York (75) and
Connecticut (31). The competition will feature dogs of all breeds and mixed breed dogs
(All American dogs) showing spectators and the television audience why the American
Kennel Club calls agility “the most exciting canine sport for spectators.” Finals will be
broadcast live on FOX Sports 1 from 8-10 p.m. ET.
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Along with the agility competition on Saturday will be the 7th Annual AKC Meet the
Breeds. This is the second year for the popular Meet & Compete event. This a joint
effort between Westminster and the American Kennel Club provides an opportunity for
people to interact with over 100 breeds and learn about responsible dog ownership. Due
to strong response last year, Meet the Breeds has expanded to both Piers.
Monday, February 15, 2016 marks the inaugural Masters Obedience Championship at
Westminster. The nation’s top obedience dogs were invited to fill a limited 35-dog entry.
Competition will consist of existing AKC approved Open and Utility Exercises with some
modifications. Exercises will include hand signals, retrieving over high jump and scent
discrimination. There are 34 dogs from 17 states led by New Jersey and Ohio with 5
each. Golden Retrievers represent the largest entry with 13. Like agility, the obedience
competition was open to both purebred and mixed-breed dogs at the highest level of the
sport. Competition will be held at Pier 94.
The evening Group competition will be televised live each night from 8-11 p.m. ET.
Monday’s telecast of the Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding Groups will be on
CNBC. Tuesday’s telecast will be on USA Network and will include the Sporting, Working
and Terrier Groups, as well as Best In Show. Televised since 1948, Westminster will
once again be America’s most widely-watched live telecast of a dog show. Breed judging
during daytime hours will be posted with live streaming video and results on
westminsterkennelclub.org and the Westminster App.
All Westminster week events are presented by Purina Pro Plan.
Tickets are available through westminsterkennelclub.org.
140th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Entries
(subject to final audit)
Entries have come from 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, and 12 foreign
countries. New York has the most entries with 270, while California follows with 219.
Rounding out the top five states are Pennsylvania (203), New Jersey (190), and a tie for
fifth with Florida and Ohio (118).
The 12 foreign entries are led by Canada with 113. Dogs are also entered from
Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Slovenia
and Thailand. Many other foreign-owned dogs are entered from U.S. addresses, and in
the final compilation there will certainly be additional foreign countries represented.
Sporting breeds (476): Brittanys 13, Lagotti Romagnoli 9, Pointers 22, Pointers
(German Shorthaired) 34, Pointers (German Wirehaired) 7, Retrievers (Chesapeake
Bay) 17, Retrievers (Curly-Coated) 5, Retrievers (Flat-Coated) 22, Retrievers (Golden)
50, Retrievers (Labrador) 51, Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) 15, Setters (English)
29, Setters (Gordon) 10, Setters (Irish) 18, Setters (Irish Red & White) 7, Spaniels
(American Water) 1, Spaniels (Boykin) 5, Spaniels (Clumber) 7, Spaniels (Cocker)
ASCOB 6, Spaniels (Cocker) Black 11, Spaniels (Cocker) Parti-Color 8, Spaniels
(English Cocker) 15, Spaniels (English Springer) 27, Spaniels (Field) 10, Spaniels (Irish
Water) 5, Spaniels (Sussex) 4, Spaniels (Welsh Springer) 8, Spinoni Italiani 11, Vizslas
28, Weimaraners 12, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons 5, Wirehaired Vizslas 4.
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Hound breeds (390): Afghan Hounds 25, American English Coonhounds 2, American
Foxhounds 3, Basenjis 13, Basset Hounds 12, Beagles (13”) 11, Beagles (15”) 21, Black
and Tan Coonhounds 8, Bloodhounds 9, Bluetick Coonhounds 4, Borzois 18, Cirnechi
dell’Etna 10, Dachshunds (Longhaired) 14, Dachshunds (Smooth) 21, Dachshunds
(Wirehaired) 28, English Foxhounds 2, Greyhounds 14, Harriers 1, Ibizan Hounds 8,
Irish Wolfhounds 9, Norwegian Elkhounds 11, Otterhounds 6, Petit Basset Griffon
Vendeens 16, Pharaoh Hounds 16, Plotts 4, Portuguese Podengo Pequenos 14,
Redbone Coonhounds 6, Rhodesian Ridgebacks 38, Salukis 7, Scottish Deerhounds 5,
Treeing Walker Coonhounds 4, Whippets 30.
Working breeds (448): Akitas 12, Alaskan Malamutes 8, Anatolian Shepherd Dogs 1,
Bernese Mountain Dogs 27, Black Russian Terriers 15, Boerboels 11, Boxers 19,
Bullmastiffs 19, Cane Corsos 15, Chinooks 0, Doberman Pinschers 28, Dogues de
Bordeaux 18, German Pinschers 5, Giant Schnauzers 14, Great Danes 28, Great
Pyrenees 15, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs 13, Komondorok 2, Kuvaszok 4,
Leonbergers 20, Mastiffs 17, Neapolitan Mastiffs 1, Newfoundlands 13, Portuguese
Water Dogs 21, Rottweilers 28, St. Bernards 6, Samoyeds 25, Siberian Huskies 39,
Standard Schnauzers 14, Tibetan Mastiffs 10.
Terrier breeds (319): Airedale Terriers 19, American Staffordshire Terriers 7,
Australian Terriers 11, Bedlington Terriers 16, Border Terriers 18, Bull Terriers (Colored)
2, Bull Terriers (White) 3, Cairn Terriers 12, Cesky Terriers 10, Dandie Dinmont Terriers
3, Fox Terriers (Smooth) 11, Fox Terriers (Wire) 11, Glen of Imaal Terriers 9, Irish
Terriers 2, Kerry Blue Terriers 16, Lakeland Terriers 11, Manchester Terriers (Standard)
6, Miniature Bull Terriers 10, Miniature Schnauzers 11, Norfolk Terriers 9, Norwich
Terriers 14, Parson Russell Terriers 5, Rat Terriers 7, Russell Terriers 19, Scottish
Terriers 10, Sealyham Terriers 2, Skye Terriers 5, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers 18,
Staffordshire Bull Terriers 16, Welsh Terriers 9, West Highland White Terriers 17.
Toy breeds (345): Affenpinschers 6, Brussels Griffons 8, Cavalier King Charles
Spaniels 39, Chihuahuas (Long Coat) 17, Chihuahuas (Smooth Coat) 17, Chinese
Cresteds 22, English Toy Spaniels (Blenheim & Prince Charles) 6, English Toy Spaniels
(King Charles & Ruby) 6, Havanese 24, Italian Greyhounds 14, Japanese Chin 6,
Maltese 18, Manchester Terriers (Toy) 6, Miniature Pinschers 10, Papillons 16,
Pekingese 9, Pomeranians 17, Poodles (Toy) 7, Pugs 31, Shih Tzu 14, Silky Terriers 9,
Toy Fox Terriers 11, Yorkshire Terriers 32.
Non-Sporting breeds (281): American Eskimo Dogs 7, Bichon Frises 14, Boston
Terriers 27, Bulldogs 15, Chinese Shar-Pei 8, Chow Chows 5, Coton De Tulears 9,
Dalmatians 24, Finnish Spitz 2, French Bulldogs 48, Keeshonden 15, Lhasa Apsos 13,
Lowchen 5, Norwegian Lundehunds 0, Poodles (Miniature) 11, Poodles (Standard) 17,
Schipperkes 13, Shiba Inu 14, Tibetan Spaniels 12, Tibetan Terriers 15, Xoloitzcuintlis 7.
Herding breeds (369): Australian Cattle Dogs 11, Australian Shepherds 42, Bearded
Collies 15, Beaucerons 7, Belgian Malinois 16, Belgian Sheepdogs 14, Belgian Tervuren
13, Bergamascos 8, Berger Picards 20, Border Collies 17, Bouviers des Flandres 11,
Briards 14, Canaan Dogs 6, Cardigan Welsh Corgis 16, Collies (Rough) 12, Collies
(Smooth) 16, Entlebucher Mountain Dogs 5, Finnish Lapphunds 5, German Shepherd
Dogs 11, Icelandic Sheepdogs 9, Miniature American Shepherds 14, Norwegian
Buhunds 4, Old English Sheepdogs 17, Pembroke Welsh Corgis 18, Polish Lowland
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Sheepdogs 12, Pulik 2, Pyrenean Shepherds 9, Shetland Sheepdogs 13, Spanish Water
Dogs 10, Swedish Vallhunds 2.
Entries by state: Alaska 3, Alabama 16, Arkansas 5, Arizona 24, California 219,
Colorado 37, Connecticut 116, Delaware 13, Florida 118, Georgia 54, Hawaii 11, Idaho
9, Illinois 65, Indiana 41, Iowa 9, Kansas 9, Kentucky 26, Louisiana 24, Maine 7,
Maryland 79, Massachusetts 102, Michigan 82, Minnesota 40, Mississippi 6, Missouri
28, Montana 3, Nebraska 9, Nevada 11, New Hampshire 23, New Jersey 190, New
Mexico 8, New York 270, North Carolina 80, North Dakota 1, Ohio 118, Oklahoma 36,
Oregon 15, Pennsylvania 203, Rhode Island 14, South Carolina 48, South Dakota 4,
Tennessee 31, Texas 113, Utah 7, Vermont 13, Virginia 113, Washington 66, West
Virginia 8, Wisconsin 40, Wyoming 4.
Others: District of Columbia 3, Puerto Rico 1, Argentina 1, Canada 113, Brazil 1,
France 1, Germany 4, Italy 1, Japan 3, Malaysia 1, Mexico 3, Norway 3, Slovenia 1,
Thailand 1.
Junior Showmanship: 91
Best In Show judge: Dr. Richard Meen of Toronto, Canada.
Group judges: Ms. Bonnie Threlfall of Cary, NC, Sporting; Ms. Virginia Lyne of
Saanichton, B.C., Canada, Hound; Mr. Norman Kenney of Crossroads, TX, Working; Mr.
Geir Flyckt-Pedersen of Pinehurst, NC, Terrier; Mr. Jason Hoke of Madison, WI, Toy; Mr.
Luc Boileau of Lake Geneva, WI, Non-Sporting; and Ms. Dorothy Collier of Sapphire,
NC, Herding. Dr. Wyatt Delfino of New York, NY, will judge the Junior Showmanship
finals.
3rd Annual Masters Agility Championship at Westminster Entries
There are 330 dogs entered representing 28 states with the largest numbers coming
from New Jersey (81), New York (75) and Connecticut (31).
The breeds with the largest entries are Border Collies (49), Shetland Sheepdogs (29), All
American Dogs (26), Papillons (19) and in 5th a tie between Golden Retrievers (17) and
the combined Poodle varieties (17).
Agility entries by breed (330): Alaskan Malamutes 2, All American Dogs 26, American
Staffordshire Terriers 4, Australian Shepherds 14, Basenjis 1, Beagles 2, Bearded
Collies 4, Beaucerons 1, Belgian Malinois 2, Belgian Tervuren 1, Berger Picards 1,
Bichon Frises 3, Border Collies 49, Boston Terriers 1, Boxers 4, Briards 1, Brittanys 1,
Brussels Griffons 1, Bull Terriers 1, Cardigan Welsh Corgis 1, Cavalier King Charles
Spaniels 9, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers 1, Chihuahuas (Smooth Coat) 1, Chinese
Cresteds 3, Cocker Spaniels 9, Cotons de Tulear 1, Dachshunds 1, Dalmatians 2,
Doberman Pinschers 2, English Springer Spaniels 4, Field Spaniels 1, German
Shepherd Dogs 3, German Wirehaired Pointers 1, Giant Schnauzers 1, Glen of Imaal
Terriers 1, Golden Retrievers 17, Icelandic Sheepdogs 1, Irish Red & White Setters 2,
Irish Setters 2, Labrador Retrievers 14, Lagotti Romagnoli 1, Lowchens 1, Miniature
American Shepherds 4, Miniature Schnauzers 4, Nederlandse Kooikerhondje 1, Norfolk
Terriers 1, Norwegian Elkhounds 1, Norwich Terriers 2, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling
Retrievers 3, Papillons 19, Parson Russell Terriers 3, Pembroke Welsh Corgis 10,
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Pointers 1, Pomeranians 4, Poodles 12, Poodles (Miniature) 1, Poodles (Standard) 2,
Poodles (Toy) 2, Portuguese Water Dogs 6, Pugs 1, Rat Terriers 2, Retrievers (CurlyCoated) 1, Rhodesian Ridgebacks 1, Rottweilers 5, Russell Terriers 1, Schipperkes 1,
Scottish Terriers 1, Shetland Sheepdogs 29, Shiba Inu 1, Siberian Huskies 1, Sussex
Spaniels 1, Toy Fox Terriers 1, Vizslas 2, Weimaraners 1, Welsh Springer Spaniels 1,
Welsh Terriers 1, West Highland White Terriers 2, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons 1,
Yorkshire Terriers 2.
Agility entries by state: Arizona 4, California 18, Colorado 1, Connecticut 31, Delaware
4, Florida 2, Georgia 1, Illinois 6, Indiana 1, Kansas 1, Louisiana 2, Massachusetts 20,
Maryland 6, Michigan 2, North Carolina 4, New Hampshire 11, New Jersey 81, New
Mexico 2, New York 75, Ohio 12, Pennsylvania 27, Rhode Island 2, South Carolina 1,
Tennessee 2, Texas 3, Virginia 9, Vermont 2, Washington 1.
Judges: Ms. Kitty Bradley of Boulder, CO and Mr. Nalle Jannson, Röke, Sweden.
Inaugural Masters Obedience Championship at Westminster Entries
Obedience Entries by Breed (34): Belgian Tervuren 2, Border Collies 4, Doberman
Pinschers 1, German Shepherd Dogs 2, German Shorthaired Pointers 1, Golden
Retrievers 13, Labrador Retrievers 4, Papillons 1, Pomeranians 1, Poodles (Toy) 1,
Rottweilers 1, Shetland Sheepdogs 2, Standard Schnauzers 1.
Obedience Entries by State (17): California 2, Connecticut 1, Florida 1, Georgia 1,
Illinois 2, Louisiana 1, Maryland 4, Michigan 2, North Dakota 1, New Jersey 5, New York
3, Ohio 5, Pennsylvania 1, South Carolina 2, Tennessee 1, Wisconsin 1, Washington 1.
Judge: Ms. Sharon Ann Redmer of Whitmore Lake, MI.
All entry counts are subject to final audit.
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