Upcoming National Specialties
Events are listed in date order with the first day of each specialty listed.
For more information about these events, please go to Event Search and type in the name of the club as it is listed here. For example: American Boxer Club, Inc..
| Event Name | Date | Days | Site | City | State | Super/ Secretary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Boerboel Club | 08/29/2026 | 1 | Kentucky Horse Park | Lexington | KY | MB-F Inc. |
| American Brussels Griffon Association | 09/04/2026 | 1 | Iowa State Fairgrounds | Des Moines | IA | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Finnish Spitz Club of America | 09/04/2026 | 1 | Island Grove Regional Park | Greeley | CO | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Swedish Vallhund Club of America | 09/04/2026 | 1 | Island Grove Regional Park | Greeley | CO | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Dogue de Bordeaux Society of America | 09/05/2026 | 1 | Island Grove Regional Park | Greeley | CO | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| German Pinscher Club of America | 09/05/2026 | 1 | Island Grove Regional Park | Greeley | CO | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Irish Red and White Setter Association of America | 09/05/2026 | 1 | Island Grove Regional Park | Greeley | CO | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Rat Terrier Club of America | 09/05/2026 | 1 | Douglas County Fairgrounds | Roseburg | OR | BaRay Event Services, Inc. |
| Xoloitzcuintli Club of America | 09/05/2026 | 1 | Island Grove Regional Park | Greeley | CO | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Australian Cattle Dog Club of America | 09/10/2026 | 2 | Douglas County Fairgrounds | Roseburg | OR | Lorraine Yu |
| Ibizan Hound Club of the United States | 09/10/2026 | 1 | Purina Farms | Gray Summit | MO | Foy Trent Dog Shows |
| Black Russian Terrier Club of America | 09/12/2026 | 1 | Bastian Agricultural Center | South Jordan | UT | BaRay Event Services, Inc. |
| Otterhound Club of America | 09/12/2026 | 1 | Purina Farms | Gray Summit | MO | Foy Trent Dog Shows |
| Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club (USA) | 09/18/2026 | 2 | Yellowstone Dog Sports | Roberts | MT | Executive Dog Shows, LLC |
| St. Bernard Club of America, Inc. | 09/24/2026 | 3 | Peek N' Peak Resort & Spa | Clymer | NY | William Hinchman |
| Field Spaniel Society of America | 09/25/2026 | 1 | Shippensburg Fairgrounds | Shippensburg | PA | Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd. |
| Hungarian Pumi Club of America | 09/25/2026 | 1 | Under the Sun Dog Training & Daycare | Colorado Springs | CO | Ginger Sammonds |
| Border Collie Society of America | 10/01/2026 | 3 | Purina Farms | Gray Summit | MO | Susan Bleckley |
| Doberman Pinscher Club of America | 10/01/2026 | 3 | Stormont Vail Events Center | Topeka | KS | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| German Shepherd Dog Club of America, Inc. | 10/01/2026 | 3 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield | IL | Valerie Harrington |
| Labrador Retriever Club, Inc. | 10/01/2026 | 2 | T90 Ranch | Tenino | WA | Lorraine Yu |
| German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America, Inc. | 10/02/2026 | 1 | SandHills Global Event Center | Lincoln | NE | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| American Miniature Schnauzer Club, Inc. | 10/04/2026 | 1 | Macungie Memorial Park | Macungie | PA | MB-F Inc. |
| Glen of Imaal Terrier Club of America | 10/04/2026 | 1 | Macungie Memorial Park | Macungie | PA | MB-F Inc. |
| Irish Terrier Club of America | 10/04/2026 | 1 | Macungie Memorial Park | Macungie | PA | MB-F Inc. |
| Norfolk Terrier Club | 10/04/2026 | 1 | Macungie Memorial Park | Macungie | PA | MB-F Inc. |
| Scottish Terrier Club of America | 10/04/2026 | 1 | Macungie Memorial Park | Macungie | PA | MB-F Inc. |
| United States Lakeland Terrier Club | 10/04/2026 | 1 | Macungie Memorial Park | Macungie | PA | MB-F Inc. |
| Welsh Terrier Club of America, Inc. | 10/04/2026 | 1 | Macungie Memorial Park | Macungie | PA | MB-F Inc. |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America, Inc. | 10/06/2026 | 5 | Purina Farms | Gray Summit | MO | Foy Trent Dog Shows |
| Golden Retriever Club of America | 10/07/2026 | 4 | Island Grove Regional Park | Greeley | CO | Lorraine Yu |
| Portuguese Water Dog Club of America, Inc. | 10/07/2026 | 3 | World Equestrian Center | Ocala | FL | Executive Dog Shows, LLC |
| Basenji Club of America, Inc. | 10/08/2026 | 3 | Farm Bureau Exposition Center | Lebanon | TN | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America, Inc. | 10/08/2026 | 2 | Idaho Expo | Garden City | ID | BaRay Event Services, Inc. |
| Old English Sheepdog Club of America, Inc. | 10/08/2026 | 2 | The Founders Inn and Spa | Virginia Beach | VA | MB-F Inc. |
| Samoyed Club of America, Inc. | 10/08/2026 | 3 | MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center | Kingsport | TN | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| American Chesapeake Club | 10/09/2026 | 2 | Under the Sun Dog Training & Daycare | Colorado Springs | CO | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Bearded Collie Club of America, Inc. | 10/09/2026 | 2 | Hyatt Place Conference Center | Garland | TX | Billy Webb |
| Curly-Coated Retriever Club of America | 10/09/2026 | 1 | Wilson County Fairgrounds | Lebanon | TN | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Portuguese Podengo Pequenos of America | 10/09/2026 | 1 | Farm Bureau Exposition Center | Lebanon | TN | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka Club of America | 10/09/2026 | 1 | Howard County Fairgrounds | West Friendship | MD | MB-F Inc. |
| American Beauceron Club | 10/10/2026 | 1 | The Fairgrounds | Hamburg | NY | MB-F Inc. |
| Basset Hound Club of America, Inc. | 10/14/2026 | 3 | James E. Ward Ag Center | Lebanon | TN | Christine Allen |
| Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States, Inc. | 10/14/2026 | 3 | Hotel Topeka at City Center | Topeka | KS | Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd. |
| American Bouvier des Flandres Club, Inc. | 10/15/2026 | 2 | Purina Farms | Gray Summit | MO | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America, Inc. | 10/15/2026 | 2 | Wichita Falls MPEC Center | Wichita Falls | TX | Cyndi Skinner |
| English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association, Inc. | 10/15/2026 | 3 | Linn Cty Fair & Expo Cntr | Albany | OR | Lorraine Yu |
| Anatolian Shepherd Dog Club of America | 10/16/2026 | 1 | Sonoma County Fairgrounds | Santa Rosa | CA | MB-F Inc. |
| American Lhasa Apso Club, Inc. | 10/17/2026 | 1 | Roberts Centre | Wilmington | OH | BaRay Event Services, Inc. |
| American Sloughi Association | 10/17/2026 | 1 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield | IL | MB-F Inc. |
| Dogo Argentino Club of America | 10/17/2026 | 1 | Seguin Events Complex | Seguin | TX | Jennifer Kurts |
| Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. | 10/17/2026 | 1 | Purina Farms | Gray Summit | MO | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Miniature Bull Terrier Club of America | 10/18/2026 | 1 | Sheraton Lisle Naperville Hotel | Lisle | IL | Linda Duncan |
| Afghan Hound Club of America, Inc. | 10/22/2026 | 2 | Roberts Centre | Wilmington | OH | Mary Mignogna |
| American Bloodhound Club | 10/22/2026 | 2 | Stoney Creek Hotel | Broken Arrow | OK | Executive Dog Shows, LLC |
| American Bullmastiff Association, Inc. | 10/22/2026 | 3 | Bayfront Convention Center | Erie | PA | Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd. |
| Great Dane Club of America, Inc. | 10/22/2026 | 3 | MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center | Kingsport | TN | Foy Trent Dog Shows |
| Alaskan Malamute Club of America, Inc. | 10/23/2026 | 2 | University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center | Springfield | MO | Executive Dog Shows, LLC |
| American Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Association | 10/23/2026 | 1 | Dixon May Fairgrounds | Dixon | CA | BaRay Event Services, Inc. |
| Gordon Setter Club of America, Inc. | 10/23/2026 | 1 | Dixon May Fairgrounds | Dixon | CA | BaRay Event Services, Inc. |
| Bulldog Club of America | 10/25/2026 | 1 | Embassy Suites by Hilton East Peoria | East Peoria | IL | Pam Moore |
| Bulldog Club of America | 10/27/2026 | 2 | Embassy Suites by Hilton East Peoria | East Peoria | IL | Pam Moore |
| Staffordshire Terrier Club of America | 10/27/2026 | 2 | Roberts Centre | Wilmington | OH | Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd. |
| Akita Club of America | 10/28/2026 | 4 | University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center | Springfield | MO | MB-F Inc. |
| Siberian Husky Club of America, Inc. | 10/29/2026 | 3 | Cherry Valley Lodge | Newark | OH | Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd. |
| Sussex Spaniel Club of America | 10/30/2026 | 1 | Allen County Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne | IN | BaRay Event Services, Inc. |
| Bull Terrier Club of America | 11/01/2026 | 1 | Crowne Plaza Hotel Louisville | Louisville | KY | Linda Maddox |
| English Setter Association of America, Inc. | 11/03/2026 | 4 | Purina Farms | Gray Summit | MO | Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd. |
| National Beagle Club | 11/03/2026 | 3 | MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center | Kingsport | TN | MB-F Inc. |
| Italian Greyhound Club of America, Inc. | 11/04/2026 | 2 | Napa Valley Exposition | Napa | CA | Lorraine Yu |
| French Bull Dog Club of America | 11/06/2026 | 2 | Roberts Centre | Wilmington | OH | MB-F Inc. |
| Pug Dog Club of America, Inc. | 11/06/2026 | 2 | Hotel Topeka at City Center | Topeka | KS | BaRay Event Services, Inc. |
| National Redbone Coonhound Club | 11/07/2026 | 1 | North East Alabama Agri-Business Center | Rainsville | AL | Foy Trent Dog Shows |
| United States of America Coton de Tulear Club | 11/13/2026 | 1 | The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center | Oaks | PA | MB-F Inc. |
| Barbet Club of America | 11/14/2026 | 1 | Ohio Expo Center/Ohio State Fairgrounds | Columbus | OH | MB-F Inc. |
| Biewer Terrier Club of America | 12/11/2026 | 1 | Orange Cty Convention Center N/S Bldg | Orlando | FL | MB-F Inc. |
| Spanish Water Dog Club of America | 12/11/2026 | 1 | Orange Cty Convention Center N/S Bldg | Orlando | FL | MB-F Inc. |
| Affenpinscher Club of America | 01/08/2027 | 1 | Empire Equestrian Park and Polo Field | Indio | CA | Jack Bradshaw Dog Shows |
| American Tibetan Mastiff Association | 02/26/2027 | 1 | Alliant Energy Center | Madison | WI | MB-F Inc. |
| Clumber Spaniel Club of America, Inc. | 03/19/2027 | 1 | Crowne Plaza Asheville | Asheville | NC | Emerald Coast Dog Shows |
| American Shetland Sheepdog Association | 03/31/2027 | 4 | Purina Farms | Gray Summit | MO | Lorraine Yu |
| American Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc. | 04/08/2027 | 3 | Purina Farms | Gray Summit | MO | Lorraine Yu |
| Boston Terrier Club of America, Inc. | 04/15/2027 | 2 | Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha La Vista Hotel & Co | La Vista | NE | Lorraine Yu |
| Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of America | 04/17/2027 | 1 | Georgia Ntl Fairgrounds & Agricenter | Perry | GA | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Cane Corso Association of America | 04/18/2027 | 1 | Georgia Ntl Fairgrounds & Agricenter | Perry | GA | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Great Pyrenees Club of America, Inc. | 04/23/2027 | 2 | Crowne Plaza Asheville | Asheville | NC | Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd. |
| Miniature Pinscher Club of America, Inc. | 05/04/2027 | 1 | Holiday Inn Six Flags | Eureka | MO | Lorraine Yu |
| American Boxer Club, Inc. | 05/05/2027 | 3 | Wyndham Indianapolis West Hotel | Indianapolis | IN | MB-F Inc. |
| Borzoi Club of America, Inc. | 05/13/2027 | 3 | Little America Hotel & Resort | Cheyenne | WY | Lorraine Yu |
| English Cocker Spaniel Club of America, Inc. | 05/18/2027 | 1 | South Sioux City Marriott Riverfront | South Sioux City | NE | Patricia Shaw |
| Dalmatian Club of America, Inc. | 05/19/2027 | 3 | Hendricks County Fairgrounds | Danville | IN | Executive Dog Shows, LLC |
| Dachshund Club of America, Inc. | 05/21/2027 | 2 | Purina Farms | Gray Summit | MO | Foy Trent Dog Shows |
| Irish Wolfhound Club of America | 05/24/2027 | 3 | Macungie Memorial Park | Macungie | PA | Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd. |
| English Toy Spaniel Club of America | 05/27/2027 | 1 | Kalamazoo Co Fairgrounds | Kalamazoo | MI | MB-F Inc. |
| Papillon Club of America, Inc. | 05/28/2027 | 2 | Embassy Suites by Hilton Raleigh Durham | Cary | NC | Susan Gordon |
| Miniature American Shepherd Club of the USA, Inc. | 05/29/2027 | 1 | Purina Farms | Gray Summit | MO | Lorraine Yu |
| Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America | 05/29/2027 | 1 | Western NC Agricultural Center | Fletcher | NC | MB-F Inc. |
| Boykin Spaniel Club & Breeders Association of America | 06/03/2027 | 1 | Purina Farms | Gray Summit | MO | Foy Trent Dog Shows |
| Border Terrier Club of America, Inc. | 06/04/2027 | 2 | Douglas County Fairgrounds Event Center | Castle Rock | CO | Emerald Coast Dog Shows |
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