The AKC National Championship is held by the
American Kennel Club
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every year in December or January in the US since 2001. Over 5,000 dogs from all over the world come to compete, but only seven go to best in show.
The 2021 AKC National Championship was livestreamed o
AKC.TVon December 18-19 2021. The show premiered on
ABC
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on January 2 2021 at 2 p.m. EST.
Its primary sponsor is dog food brand
Royal Canin
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The compa ...
. It used to be sponsored by Eukanuba, a premium brand of dog food, but Royal Canin took over as lead sponsor in 2016.
History
The first National Championship was held in
Orlando
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,
Florida
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in 2001. The 2002 show was also in Orlando. The next show was held in 2003 and was in
Long Beach
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,
California
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. The two 2006 shows were held in
Tampa, Florida
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(the show switched from being held in January to being held in December, which explains why there were two shows, and therefore two winners, in 2006).
With 2020 being hosted in Orlando, the championships will be held
behind closed doors for the first time. In 2020, the Whippet became the first breed to win the title of Best in Show at the AKC National Championship more than once. In the most recent show (December 2021), a Giant Schnauzer named Bayou
won.
Past champions
Best in Show:
See also
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National Dog Show
The National Dog Show is an all-breed bench show, 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.
History
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Westminster Dog Show
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Notes
External links
AKC Championship website AKC Championship Landing Page AKC National Championship Livestream
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Dog shows and showing