Over 2,500 dogs from all 50 states compete at the Westminster Kennel Club 149th Dog Show, returning to NYC’s Madison Square Garden in 2025.
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Dachshunds lead entries at America’s most iconic dog show as it returns to Madison Square Garden and a benched show format for the first time in five years
New York, NY (December 17, 2024) — Over 2,500 champion dogs representing all 50 states will compete in the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show presented by Purina Pro Plan on February 8, 10, & 11 in New York City. America’s most iconic dog show makes its 2025 return to Manhattan with Group judging and Best in Show at Madison Square Garden on February 10 & 11; and Agility and Breed competitions at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on February 8, 10 & 11.
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will welcome spectators to see all 201 eligible American Kennel Club-recognized breeds represented at this year’s show. The largest Westminster entries by breed are Dachshunds (52), Poodles (44), French Bulldogs (40), Chihuahuas (39), Golden Retrievers (38), Rhodesian Ridgebacks (34), Labrador Retrievers (33), Pomeranians (33), Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (32) and Collies (30). The newest eligible breed as of 2024, the Lancashire Heeler, will be represented with six entries as part of the 16.5 hours of FOX Sports television coverage culminating with Best in Show on Tuesday, February 11, on FS1.
In total, Westminster Week will feature over 3,000 top-ranked dogs in four different competitions. Westminster’s “Canine Celebration” will kick off the excitement on Saturday, February 8 at Javits Center, and feature a variety of showstopping activities including the all-new Flyball Tournament at Westminster, where teams of top-performing dogs will compete in successive relay races for the grand prize.
2025 marks the 10th Anniversary of the Masters Obedience Championship and the 12th Annual Masters Agility Championship, which will once again welcome top-ranked purpose-bred and All-American (mixed breed) dogs to the competition.
The breed competitions and Junior Showmanship Preliminaries will occur during the daytime at Javits Center on Monday and Tuesday, February 10 and 11. The Group judging, Junior Showmanship Finals, and Best in Show will be held in the evenings at Madison Square Garden. For the full schedule of events and to purchase tickets to the show, visit westminsterkennelclub.org.
Monday-Tuesday, February 10 & 11, 2025
The states with the most dogs in the competition are California (191), Pennsylvania (178), and Florida (168), followed by New York (159) and Texas (143). There are 103 international entries across 12 countries, topped by Canada (78), Japan (8), and the Republic of Korea (4).
Sporting (447): Barbets (9), Bracchi Italiani (5), Brittanys (24), Lagotto Romagnolo (10), Nederlandse Kooikerhondjes (8), Pointers (19), Pointers (German Shorthaired) (28), Pointers (German Wirehaired) (5), Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay) (8), Retrievers (Curly-Coated) (8), Retrievers (Flat-Coated) (16), Retrievers (Golden) (38), Retrievers (Labrador) (33), Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) (16), Setters (English) (16), Setters (Gordon) (11), Setters (Irish) (14), Setters (Irish Red and White) (6), Spaniels (American Water) (5), Spaniels (Boykin) (12), Spaniels (Clumber) (12), Spaniels (Cocker) Black (6), Spaniels (Cocker) A.S.C.O.B. (10), Spaniels (Cocker) Parti-Color (9), Spaniels (English Cocker) (13), Spaniels (English Springer) (16), Spaniels (Field) (8), Spaniels (Irish Water) (3), Spaniels (Sussex) (11), Spaniels (Welsh Springer) (8), Spinoni Italiani (8), Vizslas (27), Weimaraners (14), Wirehaired Pointing Griffons (5), Wirehaired Vizslas (6).
Hound (363): Afghan Hounds (20), American English Coonhounds (2), American Foxhounds (7), Azawakhs (4), Basenjis (15), Basset Hounds (11), Beagles, Not Exceeding 13 In. (5), Beagles, Over 13 In. But Not Exceeding 15 In. (16), Black and Tan Coonhounds (7), Bloodhounds (6), Bluetick Coonhounds (1), Borzois (16), Cirnechi dell’Etna (16), Dachshunds (Longhaired) (20), Dachshunds (Smooth) (22), Dachshunds (Wirehaired) (10), English Foxhounds (3), Grand Basset Griffon Vendéens (5), Greyhounds (9), Harriers (3), Ibizan Hounds (10), Irish Wolfhounds (7), Norwegian Elkhounds (6), Otterhounds (7), Petits Bassets Griffons Vendéens (6), Pharaoh Hounds (13), Plott Hounds (4), Portuguese Podengo Pequenos (9), Redbone Coonhounds (10), Rhodesian Ridgebacks (34), Salukis (19), Scottish Deerhounds (12), Sloughis (2), Treeing Walker Coonhounds (4), Whippets (22).
Working (352): Akitas (7), Alaskan Malamutes (8), Anatolian Shepherd Dogs (5), Bernese Mountain Dogs (18), Black Russian Terriers (7), Boerboels (4), Boxers (13), Bullmastiffs (10), Cane Corsos (19), Chinooks (4), Doberman Pinschers (17), Dogos Argentinos (8), Dogues de Bordeaux (11), German Pinschers (5), Giant Schnauzers (14), Great Danes (15), Great Pyrenees (7), Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs (16), Komondorok (4), Kuvaszok (3), Leonbergers (12), Mastiffs (9), Neapolitan Mastiffs (14), Newfoundlands (4), Portuguese Water Dogs (15), Rottweilers (18), Saint Bernards (15), Samoyeds (18), Siberian Huskies (24), Standard Schnauzers (16), Tibetan Mastiffs (12).
Terrier (297): Airedale Terriers (9), American Hairless Terriers (15), American Staffordshire Terriers (11), Australian Terriers (9), Bedlington Terriers (15), Border Terriers (15), Bull Terriers (Colored) (5), Bull Terriers (White) (5), Cairn Terriers (15), Cesky Terriers (3), Dandie Dinmont Terriers (1), Fox Terriers (Smooth) (12), Fox Terriers (Wire) (7), Glen of Imaal Terriers (9), Irish Terriers (8), Kerry Blue Terriers (14), Lakeland Terriers (7), Manchester Terriers (Standard) (10), Miniature Bull Terriers (8), Miniature Schnauzers (13), Norfolk Terriers (8), Norwich Terriers (15), Parson Russell Terriers (9), Rat Terriers (4), Russell Terriers (14), Scottish Terriers (17), Sealyham Terriers (3), Skye Terriers (6), Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers (8), Staffordshire Bull Terriers (10), Welsh Terriers (4), West Highland White Terriers (8).
Toy (358): Affenpinschers (6), Biewer Terriers (12), Brussels Griffons (16), Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (32), Chihuahuas (Long Coat) (23), Chihuahuas (Smooth Coat) (16), Chinese Cresteds (22), English Toy Spaniels (Blenheim & Prince Charles) (5), English Toy Spaniels (King Charles & Ruby) (4), Havanese (7), Italian Greyhounds (17), Japanese Chin (6), Maltese (17), Manchester Terriers (Toy) (15), Miniature Pinschers (7), Papillons (12), Pekingese (12), Pomeranians (33), Poodles (Toy) (13), Pugs (28), Russian Toys (10), Shih Tzu (11), Silky Terriers (9), Toy Fox Terriers (8), Yorkshire Terriers (17).
Non Sporting (290): American Eskimo Dogs (11), Bichons Frisés (16), Boston Terriers (29), Bulldogs (12), Chinese Shar-Pei (12), Chow Chows (7), Cotons de Tulear (12), Dalmatians (17), Finnish Spitzes (5), French Bulldogs (40), Keeshonden (15), Lhasa Apsos (10), Löwchen (10), Norwegian Lundehunds (2), Poodles (Miniature) (6), Poodles (Standard) (25), Schipperkes (7), Shiba Inus (17), Tibetan Spaniels (21), Tibetan Terriers (10), Xoloitzcuintin(6).
Herding (393): Australian Cattle Dogs (23), Australian Shepherds (27), Bearded Collies (13), Beaucerons (13), Belgian Laekenois (1), Belgian Malinois (9), Belgian Sheepdogs (10), Belgian Tervurens (12), Bergamasco Sheepdogs (8), Berger Picards (13), Border Collies (26), Bouviers des Flandres (5), Briards (8), Canaan Dogs (8), Cardigan Welsh Corgis (18), Collies (Rough) (12), Collies (Smooth) (18), Entlebucher Mountain Dogs (2), Finnish Lapphunds (15), German Shepherd Dogs (16), Icelandic Sheepdogs (10), Lancashire Heelers (6), Miniature American Shepherds (12), Mudik (17), Norwegian Buhunds (6), Old English Sheepdogs (13), Pembroke Welsh Corgis (18), Polish Lowland Sheepdogs (8), Pulik (6), Pumik (9), Pyrenean Shepherds (6), Shetland Sheepdogs (15), Spanish Water Dogs (4), Swedish Vallhunds (6).
States (50): Alabama (26), Alaska (6), Arizona (35), Arkansas (8), California (191), Colorado (54), Connecticut (76), Delaware (6), Florida (168), Georgia (73), Hawaii (2), Idaho (9), Illinois (61), Indiana (54), Iowa (13), Kansas (12), Kentucky (36), Louisiana (12), Maine (15), Maryland (71), Massachusetts (86), Michigan (45), Minnesota (29), Mississippi (7), Missouri (22), Montana (9), Nebraska (12), Nevada (18), New Hampshire (33), New Jersey (131), New Mexico (11), New York (159), North Carolina (77), North Dakota (3), Ohio (96), Oklahoma (24), Oregon (20), Pennsylvania (178), Rhode Island (26), South Carolina (58), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (50), Texas (143), Utah (7), Vermont (16), Virginia (117), Washington (95), West Virginia (8), Wisconsin (46), Wyoming (3). Other: District of Columbia (11), Puerto Rico (2).
Other Countries: Canada (78), Chile (2), China (1), Finland (1), Italy (2,) Japan (8), Republic of Korea (4), Mexico (3), North Macedonia (1), Philippines (1), Sweden (1), UAE (1).
Monday-Tuesday, February 10 & 11, 2025
There are 96 young handlers, between the ages of 9-18 competing from 30 states, with the most entries representing Colorado (9) and Washington (9).
States (30): Alaska (2), Arizona (4), California (5), Colorado (9), Connecticut (2), Florida (5), Georgia (3), Illinois (1), Indiana (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (1), Maryland (2), Massachusetts (5), Michigan (4), Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), New Jersey (3), New York (4), North Carolina (3), Ohio (6), Oregon (1), Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island (1), South Carolina (1), Tennessee (1), Texas (8), Utah (1), Virginia (3), Washington (9), Wisconsin (4).
Saturday, February 8, 2025
All agility entries will be submitted by the deadline of December 18, 2024. The Masters Agility Finals will air live on FOX from 4:30 – 7 p.m. ET, on Saturday, February 8.
Saturday, February 8, 2025
There are 25 dogs entered from 11 states, led by New Jersey (5) and Pennsylvania (5). The largest Obedience entries by breed are Border Collies (9).
Breeds (11): Australian Shepherds (2), Belgian Malinois (1), Border Collies (9), Retrievers (Golden) (2), Retrievers (Labrador) (5), Shetland Sheepdogs (1), Shih Tzu (1), Siberian Huskies (1), Spaniels (English Springer) (1), Spanish Water Dogs (1), Standard Schnauzers (1).
States (11): Connecticut (3), Illinois (3), Iowa (1), Maryland (2), New Jersey (5), New York (2), Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (1), Texas (1), West Virginia (1), Wisconsin (1).
*** All entry counts are subject to the final AKC audit. ***
Tickets for all events at both venues are available now through westminsterkennelclub.org. For group sales and ADA-accessible and companion seat requests, email tickets@westminsterkennelclub.org.
The 2025 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will be aired on FOX, FS1, and FS2. You can also stream the entire event on FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App. The viewing schedule is available at westminsterkennelclub.org/viewing-schedule/.
For more information about Westminster Week, be sure to follow The Westminster Kennel Club on social media to keep up on event news and special announcements. Visit us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
For more information, visit westminsterkennelclub.org.
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