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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| United States Neapolitan Mastiff Club | 10/09/2026 | 1 | Wilson County Fairgrounds | Lebanon | TN | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| 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. |
| National Shiba Club of America | 10/24/2026 | 1 | Norris Penrose Event Center | Colorado Springs | CO | Foy Trent Dog Shows |
| 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 |
| Plott Hound Association of America | 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. |
| Chinook Club of America | 11/14/2026 | 1 | The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center | Oaks | PA | MB-F Inc. |
| American Brittany Club, Inc. | 11/20/2026 | 2 | Kay Rodgers Park | Fort Smith | AR | Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd. |
| Norwegian Lundehund Association of America | 12/09/2026 | 1 | Orange Cty Convention Center N/S Bldg | Orlando | FL | MB-F Inc. |
| Pekingese Club of America | 12/10/2026 | 1 | Orange Cty Convention Center N/S Bldg | Orlando | FL | 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 | The Empire Polo Club | Indio | CA | Jack Bradshaw Dog Shows |
| Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of America | 02/20/2027 | 1 | Purina Farms | Gray Summit | MO | Cheryl Cazier |
| American Tibetan Mastiff Association | 02/27/2027 | 1 | Alliant Energy Center | Madison | WI | MB-F Inc. |
| American Pomeranian Club, Inc. | 03/08/2027 | 3 | Hyatt Regency Houston West | Houston | TX | MB-F Inc. |
| Chow Chow Club, Inc. | 03/11/2027 | 1 | Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center | Louisville | KY | MB-F Inc. |
| Briard Club of America, Inc. | 03/13/2027 | 1 | Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center | Louisville | KY | 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 |
| Pharaoh Hound Club of America | 04/02/2027 | 1 | Gwinnett County Fair Grounds | Lawrenceville | GA | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| 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 |
| American Lhasa Apso Club, Inc. | 04/17/2027 | 1 | Crowne Plaza Asheville | Asheville | NC | Cullen Leck |
| Gordon Setter Club of America, Inc. | 04/17/2027 | 2 | Georgia Ntl Fairgrounds & Agricenter | Perry | GA | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of America | 04/17/2027 | 1 | Georgia Ntl Fairgrounds & Agricenter | Perry | GA | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| Lowchen Club of America | 04/17/2027 | 1 | Georgia Ntl Fairgrounds & Agricenter | Perry | GA | Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. |
| American Toy Fox Terrier Club | 04/18/2027 | 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. |
| American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club, Inc. | 04/27/2027 | 3 | The Founders Inn and Spa | Virginia Beach | VA | BaRay Event Services, Inc. |
| Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America, Inc. | 04/29/2027 | 3 | Purina Farms | Gray Summit | MO | Lisa Merki |
| 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 | Laura Anninos |
| Belgian Sheepdog Club of America, Inc. | 05/14/2027 | 2 | MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center | Kingsport | TN | Jayme Hicks c/o CAPER LLC |
| American Belgian Malinois Club | 05/15/2027 | 1 | South Sioux City Marriott Riverfront | South Sioux City | NE | Foy Trent Dog Shows |
| 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 |
| American Chinese Crested Club, Inc. | 06/05/2027 | 2 | Roberts Centre | Wilmington | OH | Executive Dog Shows, LLC |
| American Manchester Terrier Club | 07/10/2027 | 1 | MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center | Kingsport | TN | Christine Allen |
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