The 2026 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is off to the races!
Group judging for Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding dogs is taking place Monday evening at Madison Square Garden, with the remaining three groups — Sporting, Working and Terrier — being judged on Tuesday night.
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Canines competed in opposition to others of their designated teams on Monday, being evaluated primarily based on an in depth customary which outlines the best traits in numerous areas (top, weight, coat kind, colours, eye form and colour, ear form, ft, tail and extra). The highest 202 canine, acknowledged as Better of Breed, from two days of competitors advance to Greatest in Group. From there, the seven prime canine competed in opposition to each other for the distinguished Greatest in Present title.
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Listed here are the outcomes:
Hound Group — Afghan Hound
Zaida the Afghan Hound, formally often called GCHG CH Zaida Bint Muti Von Haussman, was the primary canine to punch its ticket to Tuesday’s Greatest in Present competitors. This 12 months’s Hound Group had 356 complete entries and 12 complete Afghan Hounds within the combine, together with Zaida. Probably the most-entered breed within the Hound Group was the Rhodesian Ridgeback (34).
Afghan Hounds are identified for his or her energetic, pleasant and sociable demeanor. They had been found in Afghanistan through the nineteenth century and delivered to England to be searching canine for the royal household.
Toy Group — Maltese
Cookie the Maltese, formally often called GCHB CH Ta-Jon’s Made From Scratch, was the second canine to hitch the Greatest in Present discipline. This 12 months’s Toy Group had 360 complete entries and 10 complete Maltese, together with Cookie. Probably the most-entered breed within the Toy Group was the Pomeranian (33).
Maltese are identified for his or her brave, pleasant and sociable demeanor. They had been as soon as identified to have therapeutic qualities by the aristocracy, which might put the small canine on the finish of their beds once they had been sick.
Non-Sporting Group
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Herding Group
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Terrier Group
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Working Group
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Sporting Group
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Reserve Greatest in Present (Runner-up)
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Greatest in Present
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