EFT Report, NYC: Organized by the Westminster Kennel Club, the 137th edition of the annual All Breed Dog Show kicked off on February 11, 2013 and will conclude on February 12.
Entries from all 50 US states and several foreign countries have helped to give the 137th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, its largest entry in 15 years—2,721 dogs.
There are entries in all of the 187 breeds and varieties eligible for this year's show. Golden Retrievers lead the way with 61, followed by Labrador Retrievers (54), Rhodesian Ridgebacks (50), French Bulldogs (46), Australian Shepherds (43) and Chinese Cresteds (40). There are 73 total entries in three varieties of Dachshunds. Five breeds have single entries: Plott, Anatolian Shepherd Dog, Kuvasz, Norwegian Lundehund and Entlebucher Mountain Dog.
For the first time ever, the Westminster show will take place in two different venues. Breed judging, benching and Junior Showmanship preliminary competition will take place during the days Monday and Tuesday at Piers 92/94 in New York, located at West 55th Street and the West Side Highway (12th Avenue). Group and Best in Show judging, as well as the Junior Showmanship Finals, will be held at Madison Square Garden on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
The evening competition will be televised live each night from 8–11 pm 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. Westminster, televised since 1948, is and always has been America's most widely-watched live telecast of a dog show.
Best in Show will be judged by Mr. Michael Dougherty of Escondido, CA. Mr. Dougherty heads a panel of 43 judges from 18 states and three foreign countries presiding over the dog world's most prestigious event.
The two-day Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City every year. The first dog show was held in 1877 and it is the second-longest continuously-held sporting event in the USA.
Entries from all 50 US states and several foreign countries have helped to give the 137th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, its largest entry in 15 years—2,721 dogs.
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| Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2013 in NYC |
For the first time ever, the Westminster show will take place in two different venues. Breed judging, benching and Junior Showmanship preliminary competition will take place during the days Monday and Tuesday at Piers 92/94 in New York, located at West 55th Street and the West Side Highway (12th Avenue). Group and Best in Show judging, as well as the Junior Showmanship Finals, will be held at Madison Square Garden on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
The evening competition will be televised live each night from 8–11 pm 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. Westminster, televised since 1948, is and always has been America's most widely-watched live telecast of a dog show.
Best in Show will be judged by Mr. Michael Dougherty of Escondido, CA. Mr. Dougherty heads a panel of 43 judges from 18 states and three foreign countries presiding over the dog world's most prestigious event.
The two-day Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City every year. The first dog show was held in 1877 and it is the second-longest continuously-held sporting event in the USA.
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