Upcoming dog shows
There are a couple high-profile dog shows coming up, one that is televised on Thanksgiving Day every year, and the return to Long Beach in December of the American Kennel Club/Eukanuba National Championships.
John O'Hurley and David Frei will host the NBC Thanksgiving Day special "The National Dog Show Presented by Purina," naming one of America's show dogs as its 2009 champion. It's on from noon to 2 p.m. following the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. The actual show was taped and took place earlier this month in Philadelphia.
The broadcast gets something like 20 million viewers every year, however, although I've usually only caught part of it as I'm on my way out of town for Thanksgiving dinner with family. More than 160 breeds vie for "Best in Show," including three new breeds: the Irish Red and White Setter, the Norwegian Buhund and the Pyrenean Shepherd.
Closer to home, the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship invitational returns to the Long Beach Convention Center on Dec. 12 and 13. Included will be conformation, agility and obedience trials and competition.
Tickets are $20 (Saturday or Sunday daytime) and $15 (Saturday or Sunday evening) with special prices for seniors, military and youth.
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
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Here is a press release from AKC regarding the Long Beach Show. I am showing my Irish Red and White Setter who lives with me in Torrance.
Thanks much! We'll be posting about this again before the event, but the release helps clarify. Looks like other Kennel Clubs conduct events Dec. 9-11 at the same facility, all leading into the Eukanuba National Championships. ?
Ah, thanks -- the ticket sale site is confusing, it looks like it's just Saturday and Sunday. Can the public watch the other days? Are there tickets for that too?
Actually the dog show in Long Beach begins on Wednesday December 9th, leading up to the final competitions on Saturday, 12/12 and Sunday 12/13.