dog shows

Herding dogs can be tricky to own since natural instincts may cause them to try to herd your human family up! This group saw a familiar face — the same breed we remembered from past Super Bowl commercials and the same dog that won the Herding Group in 2009.
Find out if the Puli comes out on top when you read more

My biased opinion had me waiting on the edge of the couch (with North) to see which pooch would win the hodgepodge Non-Sporting Group. Now, as you can see from the final four, no Boston Terrier love again this year. Oh well. But three smooshies made it far!

Will we see one of those bulldogs at Best in Show? Find out and read more

With the smallest pups of all, the toys are far from playthings. Oftentimes considered a lotta dog in a little package, this group's judge made funny sounds to get the pups to respond . . . and did they ever! Which of the wee pooches will represent the Toy Group in the Best in Show judging tonight for the 134th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show? Find out when you read more

Ain't nuthin' but a hound dog . . . umm, make that 26 hound dogs. For the first set showing on Monday night at MSG, the Hound Group kicked things off right!

Can you guess which of the four finalists captured the top spot for these native hunters? Take your pick and find out when you read more

Do you recognize this furry face? It's Sadie, the Scottie that won the 2009 National Dog Show on Thanksgiving. As it turns out, this terrier also captured Best in Show at the AKC/Eukanuba Dog Show that aired on Animal Planet on Feb. 6, making her the latest champion.

As she's quite the favorite already, many believe she'll go on to capture the big win at Westminster next week as well. After all, she was a group finalist in 2009 — remember her lil piddle here — so she's surely one to watch.

Learn which other pups rounded out the semifinalists (There was a smooshy!) and see one more picture of Sadie when you read more

In her 101st career Best in Show, Sadie the Scottish Terrier was the big winner at the 2009 National Dog Show! Officially known as Champion Roundtown Mercedes of Maryscot, this pooch finds her home with Amelia Musser of Mackinack Island, MI. The dog was a big favorite coming in and, once she captured her group, I was pulling for her to win it all!

You may recognize the pup from her Terrier Group top at last year's Westminster (where she lost to Stump) and I wonder if we'll see her again come February?

Rounding out the semifinalists were:

• Sporting: Labrador Retriever (R.J.)
• Terrier: Scottish Terrier (Sadie)
• Hound: Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen (Cupid)
• Working: Doberman Pinscher (OJ)
• Toy: Miniature Pinscher (Major)
• Non-sporting: Bulldog (Uli)
• Herding: Bearded Collie (Roy)

See a video of Sadie before her performance when you read more