AKC/Eukanuba National Championship
Schedule of Events – December 13-14, 2008
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Saturday (daytime) |
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8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST |
Individual Breed Judging for all Toy, Hound, Non-Sporting & Sporting Breeds: Judges examine the top dogs in each breed and decide who gets to go on to the Group Judging in the evening |
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Agility and Obedience Preliminary Competitions: Watch the world’s most agile & obedient canines compete for the national title. |
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AKC Demonstration Ring: Demonstrations of herding, obedience, agility, AKC Canine Good Citizen® testing, drug detection K9 demonstration from an AKC ACE winner and more! |
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| 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST | Eukanuba Super Retriever Series Dock Jumping Competition: Retrievers make a big splash, competing for the longest or highest jump off a dock into a pool of water. | |
| 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Eukanuba Consumer Stage: Lively, educational and entertaining activities and demonstrations every 15 minutes! Click here to see the schedule. | |
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
AKC Meet the Breeds® Event: Meet AKC’s 158 breeds and talk to breed experts |
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Saturday (evening) |
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7 p.m. to 11 p.m. PST |
Junior Showmanship Finals: The Best Junior Handler is chosen from a group of finalists |
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Eukanuba World Challenge Opening Ceremony & Judging of 2 Sections: Europe & Africa I, Asia & Oceania |
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Toy Group |
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AKC Awards for Canine Excellence Presentation: Canine Heroes are honored in the following categories: Service, Law Enforcement, Search & Rescue, Therapy and Exemplary Companion |
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Hound Group |
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Non-Sporting Group |
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Sporting Group |
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Sunday (daytime) |
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8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST |
Individual Breed Judging for all Working, Terrier & Herding Breeds: Judges examine the top dogs in each breed and decide who gets to go on to the Group Judging in the evening |
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Agility and Obedience Final Competitions: The teams that finished at the top of the Saturday preliminaries compete in the finals. |
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AKC Demonstration Ring: Demonstrations of herding, obedience, agility, AKC Canine Good Citizen® testing, drug detection K9 demonstration from an AKC ACE winner and more! |
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| 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST | Eukanuba Super Retriever Series Dock Jumping Competition: Retrievers make a big splash, competing for the longest or highest jump off a dock into a pool of water. | |
| 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST | Eukanuba Consumer Stage: Lively, educational and entertaining activities and demonstrations every 15 minutes! Click here to see the schedule. | |
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
Meet the Breeds Event: Meet AKC’s 158 breeds and talk to breed experts |
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Sunday (evening) |
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7 p.m. to 11 p.m. PST |
Eukanuba World Challenge Judging: 2 Sections: Europe & Africa II, The Americas (including Canada) |
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Eukanuba World Challenge Finals: The winners from each section compete to be the Eukanuba World Challenge Winner |
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Working Group |
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Terrier Group |
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Best Bred-by-Exhibitor in Show: The best breeder, owner, handled dog in the competition is selected |
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Herding Group |
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AKC Breeder of the Year Award Presentation |
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BEST IN SHOW: The 7th AKC/Eukanuba National Champion is crowned! |
