AKC National Championship

The AKC National Championship is held by the American Kennel Club every year in December or January in the US since 2001.[1] 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 on AKC.TV on December 18-19 2021. The show premiered on ABC on January 2 2021 at 2 p.m. EST.

Its primary sponsor is dog food brand Royal Canin. It used to be sponsored by Eukanuba, a premium brand of dog food, but Royal Canin took over as lead sponsor in 2016.[2]

History

The first national championship was held in Orlando, Florida in 2001. The 2002 show was also in Orlando. The next show was held in 2003 and was in Long Beach, California. The two 2006 shows were held in Tampa, Florida (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[3] won.

Past champions

Best in Show:[4]

Year Dog Name Call Name
2001 Bichon Frise CH Special Times Just Right! JR[5]
2002 Kerry Blue Terrier CH Torums Scarf Michael Mick
2003 Norfolk Terrier CH Cracknor Cause Celebre Coco
2005 Bloodhound CH Heathers Knock On Wood Knotty
2006 (Jan) Alaskan Malamute CH Nanuke's Snoklassic No Boundaries Costello
2006 (Dec) English Springer Spaniel Felicity's Diamond Jim James
2007 Sealyham Terrier Ch. Efbe's Hildago At Goodspice Charmin
2008 Pointer CH Cookieland Seasyde Hollyberry Holly
2009 Scottish Terrier Ch. Roundtown Mercedes of Maryscot Sadie
2010 Australian Shepherd CH Propwash Reckon Reckon
2011 Standard Poodle GCH CH Jaset's Satisfaction London
2012 Wire Fox Terrier GCH CH Afterall Painting The Sky Sky
2013 Portuguese Water Dog GCH CH Claircreek Impression de Matisse Matisse
2014 Skye Terrier GCH CH Cragsmoor Good Time Charlie Charlie
2015 German Shepherd Dog GCH CH Lockenhaus' Rumor Has It V Kenlyn Rumor
2016 Puli GCHB CH Cordmaker Mister Blue Sky Preston
2017 Spaniel (Cocker) ASCOB GCHP CH Silverhall Strike Force Striker
2018 Whippet GCHP CH Pinnacle Tennessee Whiskey Whiskey[6]
2019 Pekingese GCH CH Pequest Wasabi Wasabi[7][8]
2020 Whippet GCHP CH Pinnacle Kentucky Bourbon Bourbon
2021 Giant Schnauzer GCHG CH Lagniappe’s From The Mountains To The Bayou Bayou[3]
2022 Bulldog GCHG Cherokee Legend Encore Star

See also

Notes

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