The action starts May 11 — don’t miss a second of the excitation .
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The 148th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show returns to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing , New York , on May 11 . The show is take back to the tennis center and Arthur Ashe Stadium for the second year in a dustup .
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Here ’s how to watch all three days of the show , how the show works , and a Modern breed making their Westminster debut .
When Is the 2024 Westminster Dog Show?
Theslate of eventsbegins Saturday , May 11 , and carry through Tuesday , May 14 . Theagility , respect , anddock - divingcompetitions as well as a breed show window are scheduled for Saturday as part of Westminster ’s Canine Celebration Day .
Judging for the abidance show begin Monday and lasts through Tuesday , culminate in the Best in Show ring Tuesday dark . The third-year showmanship contender — in which kid 9 - 18 are guess on their dog - handling skills — also fly the coop Monday and Tuesday . Over 100 next-to-last handler are competing this yr .
How to Watch and Stream the 2024 Westminster Dog Show
The main primetime broadcast on Monday , May 13 , get at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on FS1 with live streaming uncommitted on the FOX Sports app ( subscription required ) . That night will feature group judging for the Hound , Toy , Non - Sporting , and herd groups .
The Tuesday programme also starts at 7 p.m. EST on FS1 and the FOX Sports app and includes try for the Sporting , Working , and Terrier radical before concluding in the honest in Show ring .
Some of the breed judgement and obeisance and agility issue will be streamedon the Westminster internet site . Westminster has posted the full viewing schedule for all eventson their site .
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How Does the Westminster Dog Show Work?
In a shape dog show , the dogs are judged against their breeds ' standards — write guidelines , maintained by the stock ’s parent mathematical group , that identify the ideal features of the breed . So , the dogs are n’t really competing against each other . justice adjudicate which dogs most closely tally their stock ’s standards .
More than 2,500 firedog representing all 50 nation and more than 200 breed and varieties acknowledge by the American Kennel Club are competing this yr . Right now , theChihuahuaslead the ingroup with 49 entries , followed tight by 48Labsand 47golden retrievers .
At first , each dog contend for the Best of Breed form of address . The Best of Breed achiever are then allocate into the seven groups : Herding , Hound , Non - Sporting , Sporting , Terrier , Toy , and Working . The frank are again measure against their breed standards .
Seven andiron each win their group and advance to the last mob . This class , Rosalind Kramer will estimate the grouping winners and decide who wins Best in Show .
New Breed for 2024
The Lancashire heeler will be competing for the first time at this class ’s detent show afterreceiving prescribed recognitionfrom the American Kennel Club in January . They are the AKC ’s 201st recognized domestic dog breed . These heel are the diminished heelers in the universe and are known for their signature " heeler smile . " There is one Lancashire heeler show to compete right now — find out out for them in the Herding Group .
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Who Won the Westminster Dog Show in 2023?
Buddy Holly thePetit Basset Griffon Vendéen(PBGV ) succeed the2023 Westminster Dog Show . He outfox out more than 2,500 dogs to realise the Best in Show trophy last May at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center .
