National Dog Show

The National Dog Show Presented by Purina is a conformation show sanctioned by the American Kennel Club. The National Dog Show has been ongoing since 1843. The show is held by the AKC's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania division, the Kennel Club of Philadelphia. It traditionally takes place on the antepenultimate weekend in November over two days. The NDS's motto: Dog before master.

The National Dog show is one of the three major dog shows in the United States, along with the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship and the Westminster Dog Show. Winners may be invited to compete at Crufts. As with all AKC conformation shows, mutts are not eligible to participate.

The show is nationally televised in the United States on NBC every Thanksgiving; the show immediately follows the network's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and airs at noon in all time zones. John O'Hurley is the program's host, and the show's presenting sponsor is Nestlé Purina PetCare, makers of numerous brands of dog food such as Alpo, Beneful, Dog Chow, and Purina ONE.

The program drew an audience of approximately 18.7 million viewers in 2008,^[1] making it the most watched dog show in the United States.

Previous Best in Show winners

• 2002: Standard Poodle
• 2003: Doberman
• 2004: Terrier
• 2005: Colored Bull Terrier (Rocky Top's Sundance Kid)
• 2006: Toy Poodle
• 2007: Australian Shepherd (Buff Cap Creslane Arctic Mist)
• 2008: Pointer
• 2009: Scottish Terrier (Ch. Roundtown Mercedes of Maryscot a/k/a "Sadie")
• 2010: Irish Setter (Windntide Mr. Sandman)^[2]
• 2011: Wire Fox Terrier (GCH CH Steele Your Heart)

References

External links

• Official Web site
• Videos, from Hulu

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