For dogs, Westminster show's move is a breath of fresh air
3 years, 9 months ago

For dogs, Westminster show's move is a breath of fresh air

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ripple the Boston terrier, for one, was taking advantage as she cooled off Friday from the agility course at the Westminster Kennel Club's first outdoor dog show in over 140 years. “I didn't really want to have to subject her to New York winter in the city,” owner Dan Haddy said as Ripple basked in a 70-degree afternoon, stretching out on softer grass than she generally finds at home in Anderson, South Carolina. “He's just a really remarkable dog,” says owner Sheryl Gadol of East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Kim Seiter, an agility trainer from Oak Ridge, New Jersey, was at Westminster for the first time with her dog Komoly, hoping to showcase the "super-cool, really fun, smart, hard-working” breed.

Dogs New York Dog Westminster Agility  agility  breath  dog  air  owner  breaking  sport  really  fresh  dogs  york  sign  westminster  shows

History of this topic

Call it the Dog Bowl. Westminster show’s canine athletes get their piece of Super Bowl weekend
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Call it the Dog Bowl. Westminster show’s canine athletes get their piece of Super Bowl weekend

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — They’re at the top of their sport. Benny, left, and Tansey, Norwich Terriers, sit in a stroller at the 149th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, in New York. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “I always said I wanted people to call the Super Bowl ‘the …

Dog Show 101: What’s what at the Westminster Kennel Club
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dog Show 101: What’s what at the Westminster Kennel Club

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is back for a 149th year — and back at New York’s Madison Square Garden for the first time since early 2020. Or could this be the year for Monty the giant schnauzer, who was a Westminster finalist the last two years, won the American Kennel Club’s big show in December …

Dogs' digs at the Garden: Westminster show returning to Madison Square Garden next year
9 months, 1 week ago

Dogs' digs at the Garden: Westminster show returning to Madison Square Garden next year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Westminster Kennel Club announced this week that its …

Dogs’ digs at the Garden: Westminster show returning to Madison Square Garden next year
9 months, 1 week ago

Dogs’ digs at the Garden: Westminster show returning to Madison Square Garden next year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Madison Square Garden is going back to the dogs. The Westminster Kennel Club announced this week that its storied dog show is returning next year to the Manhattan arena for the first time since 2020. The 2025 show will begin with an agility competition Feb. 8 at the sprawling Javits Center convention venue, a few blocks from …

Westminster dog show is a study in canine contrasts as top prize awaits
10 months, 1 week ago

Westminster dog show is a study in canine contrasts as top prize awaits

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. By the end of Tuesday night, one of the …

Westminster dog show has its first mixed-breed agility winner, and her name is Nimble
10 months, 1 week ago

Westminster dog show has its first mixed-breed agility winner, and her name is Nimble

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — When the Westminster Kennel Club dog show added an agility competition a decade ago, it opened U.S. dogdom’s most elite door to mixed breeds for the first time since the late 1800s. But purebreds won every year — until Saturday, when a border collie-papillion mix aptly named Nimble outran and outmaneuvered 50 other finalists to seize the …

Dog Show 101: What’s what at the Westminster Kennel Club
1 year, 10 months ago

Dog Show 101: What’s what at the Westminster Kennel Club

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look pretty simple: Get a dog. The process of becoming a potential best in show begins when breeders suss out which puppies in a litter have the physical attributes and disposition to shine in what’s known as “conformation” competition. “An iconic dog show event …

Dog Show 101: What's what at the Westminster Kennel Club
1 year, 10 months ago

Dog Show 101: What's what at the Westminster Kennel Club

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy To the casual viewer, competing …

Border collie Verb wins agility title at unique Westminster
3 years, 9 months ago

Border collie Verb wins agility title at unique Westminster

Associated Press  

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — The competitors could run, jump and weave — and, for the first time, relax by rolling in the grass. “I would go to Westminster, wherever it was,” said Heiken, of Norristown, Pennsylvania, “but this dog loves to be outside.. It’s a huge plus for us.” Until now, the Westminster show had been in Manhattan since its 1877 …

No audience, new venue, but Westminster dog show barks on
3 years, 9 months ago

No audience, new venue, but Westminster dog show barks on

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — There will be plenty of tradition, pup and circumstance at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show this weekend. “But I’m just, honestly, thrilled that they were able to let us have Westminster this year.” The show kicks off with an agility competition Friday, followed by weekend events including the traditional breed judging that leads to the best …

Westminster dog show to return to NYC in January 2022
3 years, 11 months ago

Westminster dog show to return to NYC in January 2022

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Show dogs will have their day in Madison Square Garden again when the Westminster Kennel Club show returns in January after coronavirus precautions prompted a shift to the suburbs this spring. The club announced Thursday that next year’s final rounds will be held as usual at the famous arena — though earlier than normal, on Jan. 25-26. …

Wanna go for a walk? Westminster dog show leaves NYC for ’21
4 years, 5 months ago

Wanna go for a walk? Westminster dog show leaves NYC for ’21

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Westminster dog show is set to take a long walk. The shift to the Lyndhurst site along the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York, will mark the first time in more than 100 years that best in show at Westminster hasn’t been awarded at Madison Square Garden. “The wide-open outdoor space at this extraordinary venue allows …

Australian shepherd wins agility at Westminster
9 years, 1 month ago

Australian shepherd wins agility at Westminster

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A high-leaping Australian shepherd named Holster scrambled and sprang to take the Westminster Kennel Club agility title Saturday, seeming undaunted by anything the obstacle course could throw at him. “You never know what to expect,” said Suzann Milheron of Somers, Connecticut, whose border collie Ffynch won his height class at Westminster last year and made it to …

Change to Westminster show celebrates the everydog
11 years, 1 month ago

Change to Westminster show celebrates the everydog

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — When the nation’s foremost dog show added an event open to mixed breeds, owners cheered that everydogs were finally having their day. “It’s great that people see that, ‘Wow, this is a really talented mixed breed that didn’t come from a fancy breeder,’” said Stacey Campbell, a San Francisco dog trainer heading to Westminster with Roo!, a …

Westminster dog show adds event with mixed breeds
11 years, 2 months ago

Westminster dog show adds event with mixed breeds

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Long the province of the purebred, the Westminster Kennel Club dog show is opening a doggie door this year to mixed-breed competitors. It’s a notable embrace for the nation’s premier canine event, which also is adding three breeds at next month’s show: the Chinook, the Portuguese podengo pequeno and the rat terrier. About seven years later, Palmerini …

Discover Related