National Dog Show

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National Dog Show
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Also known asThe National Dog Show Presented by Purina
Genre Dog show
Created byKennel Club of Philadelphia (KCP)
Presented by
Judges Frank DePaulo
(Show Chairman & Judge)
Country of originUnited States
Production
Production location Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks in Oaks, Pennsylvania
Running time2 hours
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseNovember 2002 (2002-11)

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

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History

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.

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. [5]

Television history

The show is nationally televised (on tape delay) 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). Actor John O'Hurley and American Kennel Club judge David Frei host, and the show's presenting sponsor is Nestlé Purina PetCare. [6]

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 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]

Chairmen

Previous Best in Show winners

YearBreedNameCall NameHandlerReference
2001 Labrador Retriever Gustavus BradyGus
2002 Standard Poodle Ale Kai Mikimoto on FifthMikiKaren LeFrak
2003 Doberman Blue Chip Purple ReignRaisin
2004 Smooth Fox Terrier Aimhi Avalon RenaissanceGracie [7]
2005 Colored Bull Terrier Rocky Top's Sundance Kid RufusBarbara Bishop [8]
2006 Toy Poodle Smash JP Win a VictoryVikkiKaz Hosaka [7]
2007 Australian Shepherd Buff Cap Creslane Arctic MistSwizzleNancy Gagnon [9]
2008 Pointer Cookieland Seasyde HollyberryHollySean & Tammy McCarthy [10]
2009 Scottish Terrier Ch. Roundtown Mercedes of Maryscot SadieAmelia Musser [7]
2010 Irish Setter Windntide Mr. SandmanClooneyPeter Kubacz [11]
2011 Wire Fox Terrier GCH Steele Your HeartEiraGabriel Rangel
2012 Wire Fox Terrier Afterall Painting the SkySkyGabriel Rangel [12]
2013 American Foxhound Gch. Kiarry's Pandora's BoxJewelLisa Miller [13]
2014 Bloodhound Flessner's International S’cessNathanHeather Helmer [14]
2015 Skye Terrier GCH CH Cragsmoor Good Time CharlieCharlieLarry Cornelius [15]
2016 Greyhound GCHS CH Grandcru Giaconda CGCGiaMelanie Steele [16]
2017 Brussels Griffon GCH Somerset Wynzall HashtagNewtonKeith Jacobson [17]
2018 Whippet GCHG Pinnacle Tennessee WhiskeyWhiskeyJustin Smithey [18]
2019 Bulldog GCHG Diamond Gold Majesu Pisko BullsThorEduardo Paris [19] [20]
2020 Scottish Deerhound GCH Foxcliffe Claire Randall FraserClaireAngela Lloyd [21]
2021 Scottish Deerhound GCH Foxcliffe Claire Randall FraserClaireAngela Lloyd [22]
2022 French Bulldog GCHP Fox Canyon's I Won The War at GoldshieldWinstonPerry Payson [23]
2023 Sealyham Terrier GCHP Goodspice Efbe Money StacheStacheMargery Good

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