(CNN)This is the second oldest ongoing sporting event in the United StatesWestminster Kennel Club Dog Show { It is the state of 8}. State, afterKentucky Derby.
Facts
The show is a "bench". This means that the dog must be open to the ticket holder during the competition.
Dogs are invited to the competition based on strict entry requirements, such as how many other dogs have been defeated in the breed competition. Uninvited dogs can also compete if they win a certain number of major dog show awards.
Dogs compete for Best in Breed, then move to Best in Group and compete for the Best in Show Grand Prize.
The Wire Fox Terrier breed has won the most Best In-Show Awards as of 2021.
As of 2021, 47 varieties have won the Best In-Show Award.
Seven dogs have won multiple Best in Shows. The latest was the English Springer Spaniel named Adamant James of Chinoe, who won 1971 and 1972.
Timeline
1870s-Westminster Kennel Club meets frequently at the Westminster Hotel in New York and is interested in dogs. Started by a group of men who are.
1876- WKC has decided to hold an annual dog show to improve dog breeds and raise public interest.
May 8-10, 1877-WKC will host the dog's first annual New York Bench Show. The show will take place at Madison Avenue in New York City and Gilmour's Garden on 26th Avenue. The show is very popular with the general public and will be extended by one day.
1888-Show dates will be moved from May to February.
1907-This show will award the first Best In-Show Award to a Smooth Fox Terrier named Ch. Warren Remedy. He also won in 1908 and 1909.
1921-The show will change from the 4th to the 3rd.
1923-The Best In Show will not be awarded while the American Kennel Club develops standards and regulations to ensure unity.
1941-The show will be a two-day event.
1984-The biggest dog to win the Best In Show is Seward's Blackbeard, a 155-pound Newfoundland dog.
1988-The smallest dog to win the Best In Show is the 4.5-pound Pomeranian Great Elms Prince Charming II.
2009-The best shows are Sussex Spaniel, Ch Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee, also known as Stump. At the age of 10, he is the oldest winner in the history of the show.
2013- GCH Banana Joe V Tanikazari, also known as Banana Joe or Joey, will be the first Affenpinscher to win the best-in-show. Bugaboo's Picture Perfect, also known as Swagger, a British sheepdog, has been selected for the Reserve Best in Show. This is the runner-up award that has been reintroduced to the 2013 show after not being awarded since 1925.
August 11, 2015-WKC has announced the addition of the Masters Obedience Championship to the 2016 show. This is the first time that obedience competition has become part of the Westminster Dog Show, and like agility competition, it targets mongrel dogs.
2019-The Wire Fox Terrier King won the Best In Show. This is the 15th time that the Wire Fox Terrier has won the best in-show, more than any other variety.