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National Dog Show
Also known asThe National Dog Show Presented by Purina
GenreDog show
Created byKennel Club of Philadelphia (KCP)
Presented by
JudgesFrank DePaulo
(Show Chairman & Judge)
Country of originUnited States
Production
Production locationGreater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks in Oaks, Pennsylvania
Running time2 hours
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseNovember 2002 (2002-11)

The National Dog Show is an American all-breed benched conformation show sanctioned by the American Kennel Club and the Kennel Club of Philadelphia, which takes place in November each year and has been televised on NBC since 2002.

History

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The Kennel Club of Philadelphia Dog Show began in 1879, following a format established by a one-time dog show held at the United States centennial in 1876. The show ran annually through 1927; it resumed in 1933 and has been held every year since.[1] The show is held by The Kennel Club of Philadelphia, a founding club of AKC. It traditionally takes place on the third from last weekend in November over two days. In 2002, NBC Sports began televising the show on Thanksgiving Day and rebranded it as The National Dog Show.[2]

The National Dog Show is one of the three major dog shows in the United States, along with the AKC National Championship and the Westminster Dog Show. Winners may be invited to compete at Crufts. As with all AKC conformation shows, mixed-breed dogs are not eligible to participate.

The NDS is one of the last six remaining benched dog shows in the United States.[3][4] The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 caused the show to be held behind closed doors for the first time.[5]

The first dog to win two consecutive Best in Show awards in the show's history was GCH Foxcliffe Claire Randall Fraser, a Scottish Deerhound who won Best in Show in 2020 and 2021.[6]

Television history

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A two-hour edit of the show is televised in the United States on NBC every Thanksgiving; the show airs after the network's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and airs at noon in all time zones except for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands which airs at 1 PM AST (due to NBC affiliates in these territories using the Eastern Time Zone feed), it also reairs every year either on the Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving in primetime or on the Sunday Afternoon after Thanksgiving, and throughout the year on NBC Sports's free ad-supported streaming television channel NBC Sports Now. Actor John O'Hurley and American Kennel Club judge David Frei host, and the show's presenting sponsor is Nestlé Purina PetCare.[7]

The introduction of the television showings was drawn out of inspiration from the 2000 film Best in Show. NBC had attempted to fill the slot vacated by NBC's loss of Thanksgiving football rights four years prior; it had been airing the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life in the time slot but found that the film was not doing well enough in the ratings to justify continuing to air it there. NBC Sports's Jon Miller noted that the family atmosphere of Thanksgiving made the dog show a perfect fit for the slot after the parade, since pets are often considered an extension of the family unit, and surmised that viewers often had a rooting interest for the breeds of dogs they owned (which Miller dubbed an "alma mater effect").[2] The show ranks among the most-watched television specials of the year across all networks, with 12,000,000 viewers watching the 2024 telecast, fifth among all network television specials.[8]

Best in Show winners

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YearBreedNameCall NameHandlerRefs.
2001Labrador RetrieverGustavus BradyGus[9]
2002Poodle(Standard)Ale Kai Mikimoto on FifthMikiKaren LeFrak[10]
2003Doberman PinscherBlue Chip Purple ReignRaisin[10]
2004Smooth Fox TerrierAimhi Avalon RenaissanceGracie[11]
2005Colored Bull TerrierRocky Top's Sundance KidRufusBarbara Bishop[12]
2006Poodle(Toy)Smash JP Win a VictoryVikkiKaz Hosaka[11]
2007Australian ShepherdBuff Cap Creslane Arctic MistSwizzleNancy Gagnon[13]
2008PointerCookieland Seasyde HollyberryHollySean & Tammy McCarthy[14]
2009Scottish TerrierCh. Roundtown Mercedes of MaryscotSadieAmelia Musser[11]
2010Irish SetterWindntide Mr. SandmanClooneyPeter Kubacz[15]
2011Wire Fox TerrierGCH Steele Your HeartEiraGabriel Rangel[10]
2012Wire Fox TerrierAfterall Painting the SkySkyGabriel Rangel[16]
2013American FoxhoundGch. Kiarry's Pandora's BoxJewelLisa Miller[17]
2014BloodhoundFlessner's International S’cessNathanHeather Helmer[18]
2015Skye TerrierGCH CH Cragsmoor Good Time CharlieCharlieLarry Cornelius[19]
2016GreyhoundGCHS CH Grandcru Giaconda CGCGiaMelanie Steele[20]
2017Brussels GriffonGCH Somerset Wynzall HashtagNewtonKeith Jacobson[21]
2018WhippetGCHG Pinnacle Tennessee WhiskeyWhiskeyJustin Smithey[22]
2019BulldogGCHG Diamond Gold Majesu Pisko BullsThorEduardo Paris[23][24]
2020Scottish DeerhoundGCH Foxcliffe Claire Randall FraserClaireAngela Lloyd[25]
2021Scottish DeerhoundGCH Foxcliffe Claire Randall FraserClaireAngela Lloyd[26]
2022 French Bulldog GCHP Fox Canyon's I Won The War at Goldshield Winston Perry Payson [27]
2023 Sealyham Terrier GCHP Goodspice Efbe Money Stache Stache Margery Good [28]
2024 Pug GCHG Andi In Cahoots Vito Michael Scott [29]
2025 Belgian Sheepdog GHCS Prairiewind’s Sxongs of Summer at La Neige Soleil Daniel Martin [30]

References

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  1. ↑ "A Rich History". The National Dog Show. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Caduhada, Melanie (November 23, 2013). "The National Dog Show becomes a Thanksgiving TV favorite". New York Post. News Corp. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ Reznik, Allan (March 6, 2019). "Engaging Positively With the Public at Dog Shows". American Kennel Club.
  4. ↑ "Judging". The National Dog Show.
  5. ↑ Rill, Jake. "National Dog Show 2020: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Top Breeds and More". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Scottish deerhound wins first back-to-back National Dog Shows". November 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sponsors". The National Dog Show Presented by Purina. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  8. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (December 27, 2024). "The 25 Most-Watched Specials of 2024: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 'New Year's Rockin' Eve,' Academy Awards and Billy Joel". Variety. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  9. ↑ "National Dog Show winners: A 20th anniversary look back". Dog o' Day. November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 "Best in Show! 20 Years of National Dog Show Winners". People.com. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 "Best in Show". National Dog Show of Philadelphia. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  12. ↑ Manning, Sue (October 8, 2010). "For Rufus, winningest bull terrier in breed history, life as a retired show dog is still busy". Los Angeles Times. The Associated Press. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  13. ↑ Soma, Ann Marie (December 3, 2007). "Swizzle's Got Sizzle". Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  14. ↑ "NSBIS, MBIS & MBISS Ch. Cookieland Seasyde Hollyberry". Seasyde Pointers. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  15. ↑ Martelli, Rose. "And the Winner of the National Dog Show is.... Clooney, the Irish Setter". National Dog Show. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  16. ↑ Schwartz, Alison (November 22, 2012). "National Dog Show Crowns Wire Fox Terrier Best in Show – Again". People. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  17. ↑ Jamieson, Amy (November 28, 2013). "American Foxhound Jewel Wins National Dog Show". People. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  18. ↑ Bender, Kelli (November 27, 2014). "Meet the 2014 National Dog Show Champion: Nathan the Bloodhound". People. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  19. ↑ Bowerman, Mary (November 27, 2015). "Charlie the Skye terrier wins National Dog Show". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  20. ↑ "AKC Event Information". akc.org.
  21. ↑ "GCH SOMERSET WYNZALL HASHTAG wins the Toy Group!".
  22. ↑ Zanzucchi, Mia (November 22, 2018). "Whippet wins Best in Show at the 2018 National Dog Show".
  23. ↑ Roxanne Roberts, A beefy bulldog named Thor hammers the competition to win National Dog Show, Washington Post (November 28, 2019).
  24. ↑ Mia Zanzucchi, Bulldog wins Best in Show at the 2019 National Dog Show, NBC Sports (November 28, 2019).
  25. ↑ Kuperinsky, Amy (November 26, 2020). "National Dog Show 2020: Claire, Scottish deerhound, wins best in show". NJ.com.
  26. ↑ Northam, Jackie (2021-11-25). Claire, a Scottish deerhound, has won the National Dog Show for the 2nd time. NPR, 25 November 2021. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/2021/11/25/1059251575/national-dog-show-winner-claire-2021.
  27. ↑ Northam, Jackie (November 24, 2022). "Winston the French bulldog has won the National Dog Show". NPR. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  28. ↑ Northam, Jackie (November 23, 2023). "Stache the Sealyham terrier wins the National Dog Show". NPR.
  29. ↑ McCay, Bill (November 28, 2024). "'Vito' the pug wins best in show at annual National Dog Show competition". NBC News.
  30. ↑ Ryan, Nate (November 27, 2025). "Soleil shines on as Belgian Sheepdog takes Best in Show at 2025 National Dog Show". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
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