DESI MURPHY
Some of the recent tornado damage at the Purina Events Center.
AKC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DOG SHOW, ALLISON SUNDERMAN, B.O.B. GROUP CLUSTER, BARBARA BRUNS, BETH SWEIGART, Carl Liepmann, DAVID KITTREDGE, DEIRDRE PETRIE, DESI MURPHY, Donald Sturz, FRED BASSET, Janina Laurin, LYNETTE SALTZMAN, MID-ATLANTIC HERDING GROUP OF MARYLAND, MID-ATLANTIC NON-SPORTING CLUB OF VIRGINIA, MID-ATLANTIC WORKING GROUP OF MARYLAND, Pam Bruce, PATRICIA PROCTOR, PATTY KEENAN, Purina Event Center, Richard Reynolds, Rita Biddle, ROYAL CANIN, ROZ KRAMER, SPORTING DOG CLUB OF VIRGINIA, STANLEY SALTZMAN, TOMMY COEN, VIRGINIA TOY CLUB, Gossip, Eugene Z Zaphiris
Tornado hits Purina Farms, AKC releases 2025 National Championship judging panel.
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Barbara Cohl, BILLIE JEAN KING TENNIS CENTER, Celeste M. Gonzalez, D'Arry Jone Frank, Dave Giordano, Denise Wilczewski, DESI MURPHY, Fran Mack, JAVITS CENTER, Jill Ferrera, Karolynne McAteer, Lydia Hutchinson, Meg Callea, Mrs. R. Cameron A. Lickey, Norma Friel, Progressive Dog Club, Sue Bauman, Tuni Conti, Westminster Kennel Club, William Burland, Question of the Week
What were your impressions of the Westminster Kennel Club’s return to Manhattan?
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Best in Show and Working Group winner Giant Schnauzer GCHG Hearthmore's Wintergreen Mountain RI CGC TKN FITB
AKC Museum of the Dog, ALLISON SUNDERMAN, CONNIE CLARK, DESI MURPHY, GOTHAM HALL, Hotel Pennsylvania is gone, JAVITS CENTER, JAY RICHARDSON, Jose Luis Payro, Joseph Buchanan, Justin Smithey, Larry Abbott, LINDA CLARK, Madison Square Garden, Montgomery County Kennel Club, NEW YORKER HOTEL, PAULA NYKIEL, Progressive Dog Club, Purina Pro Plan Show Dogs of the Year Awards, US News, Westbury Kennel Association, Westminster Kennel Club, Show Reports
Desi Murphy celebrates Westminster’s return to Manhattan.
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Broadway star Lillias White entertained guests at the Purina Pro Plan Show Dogs of the Year Awards Dinner.
AKC Museum of the Dog, ANNE ROGERS CLARK HALL OF FAME, BILL MCFADDEN, Colton and Heather Johnson, DESI MURPHY, DIEGO GARCIA, Dr. Trenton Diggs, Editorial, GOTHAM HALL, Hadestown, Indy Winter Classic, Kerrie Kuper, LILA HOLBERG, Lillias White, Newfoundland Club of America, Purina Pro Plan Show Dogs of the Year Awards, Sheila Ward, Westminster Kennel Club
Westminster wrap-up.
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The French Poodle Party is a hot invitation-only ticket each Westminster week.
AKC Museum of the Dog, Alaina Moulton, Anne Marie Kubacz, Bill & Tina Truesdale, BJ WHITLOW, Blake Hansen, BONNIE DATEMA, Chad Howard, CHARLIE OLVIS & LIZ MUTHARD, Charlotte Patterson, CHRIS & RACHEL MANELOPOULOS, CONNIE CLARK, DAVID MERRIAM, DAWN SEARS, Dennis Sprung, DESI MURPHY, DIANE & LUKE EHRICHT, Doug Johnson, ELLEN CHARLES, ELLEN ROBERTS, GAYLE BONTECOU, Gina DiNardo, Glen Lajeski, HEATHER BUEHNER, HILLARY ZIMMERMAN, JACK & JASON, Jamie Hubbard, JANET YORK, JAY SHEN, JD & TARA MARTIN ROWELL, JODY LONGMIRE, JOHN & LLOYD CONSTANTINE-AMODEI, Joseph Vergnetti, KAREN LEFRAK, Karolynne McAteer, KIM & TONY CALVACCA, LISA ARNETT, LISA CROFT-ELLIOTT, Lydia Coleman Hutchinson, LYDIA HE, Mari-Beth O’Neill, Marjorie Martorella, Melanie Steele, MISS GALLOWAY, Nancy Shaw, PATRICIA HEARST, PATTY KEENAN, Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine, PER RISMYHR, PETE GWYNNE, Richard Souza, ROBIN GREENSLADE, SYDNEY GOOD, THE MCILWAINES ANDY, Tina Truesdale, TOSHI OMURA, Vikki Oelerich, WAYNE FERGUSON, Westminster Kennel Club, Gossip, Eugene Z Zaphiris
Westminster's many pre-show parties.
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AKC, American Kennel Club, Ann Gilbert, Anne Barlow, BETTY M. WINTHERS, David C. Merriam, Dennis Sprung, DESI MURPHY, Dr. Greg Paveza, Dr. Sophia Kaluzniacki, Honi Reisman, Jo Lynn McDonald, Karen Werfield, Laurie Zelek, Lori Sternola, Lynn Kiaer, PAM MANDEVILLE, Pam Schaar, Peggy Kenney, Pennsylvania, Sue Bauman, Sylvia Arrowwood, Terri Erickson, Xiomara B. Larson, Question of the Week
What is your reaction to the sudden and unexpected decision by the board of directors to fire AKC president and CEO Dennis Sprung?
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A perennial favorite, Morris & Essex, shown here in the 1930s, has been revived and occurs every five years. The next show is October 1, 2025.
AKC Canine Health Foundation, Charles Olvis and Liz Muthard, DESI MURPHY, GERALDINE ROCKEFELLER DODGE, Hunterdon Hills Kennel Club, Julie L. Mueller, LAKELAND WINTER HAVEN KENNEL CLUB, Lydia Coleman Hutchinson, MORRIS & ESSEX KENNEL CLUB, P. Lea Afferton, Patricia A. More, Penn Ridge Kennel Clubs, Plainfield Kennel Club, Star of Bethlehem Cluster, Steven Herman, Sue Bauman, Take the Lead, Westminster, World Dog Show, Question of the Week, Show Reports
What show are you most looking forward to attending in 2025?
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AKC National Championship, BETH SWEIGART, Brevard Kennel Club, Central Florida Kennel Club, Dennis Sprung, DESI MURPHY, Elyades Betancourt, Gina DiNardo, Jason Taylor, Joseph Carlini, Kay Canaan, LINDA ROWELL, MICHAEL CANALIZO, MORRIS & ESSEX, Orange County Convention Center, Paula Spector, RON MENAKER, Space Coast Kennel Club of Palm Bay, US News, Westminster, Show Reports, Exhibiting
AKC’s National Championship is the end note to the nation’s longest week of shows.
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2024 AKC Breeder of the Year Sandi Lyon. Photo credit: AKC.TV.
AKC Breeder of the Year, AKC National Championship, AMEIRCAN HEART ASSOCIATION, American Kennel Club, AMY GREEN, Andrew Green, BEN BLANKENSHIP, BETH SWEIGART, BILL COSBY, BRYAN & CHRIS FLESSNER, CAPTAIN JEAN HEATH, David Kirkland, DENNY MOUCE, DESI MURPHY, ERICA & JOHN BANDES, GABRIEL RANGEL, GAYLE BONTECOU, Geoff Corish, GEOFF LAWSON, GINA WIESER, Glen Lajeski, JOY BARBIERI, KAZ HOSAKA, LEONARDO GARCINI, LIVIA KRAINER, LIZ HANSEN, Lydia Coleman Hutchinson, Max Krainer, NANCY BROWN, PALM SPRINGS, PEGGY LLOYD, PETER GREEN, Phil Booth, REBECCA MOVALL, RECCA CROSS, RED DRESS COLLECTION CONCERT, SANDI LYON, SUSIE ATHERTON, SUSIE MALZONI, TERRY STACY, TORIE STEELE, VANDRA HUBER, Victor Malzoni, Gossip, Eugene Z Zaphiris
Breeders of the Year, Orlando absentees, Malzoni memorial
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Terry Stacy, pictured with wife Jackie, has stepped down as the Best in Show judge for the AKC show in Orlando next weekend.
AKC Canine Health Foundation, AKC National Championship, American Kennel Club, ASHLEY CUZZOLINO, BETH SWEIGART, Beverly Vics, BILL RECHLER, CANINES & COCKTAILS PARTY, Carl Liepmann, CATHI DIGIACOMO, CLAIRE NEWCOMBE, CLINT LIVINGSTON, Dennis Sprung, DESI MURPHY, DONNA JOHNSTON, ED THOMAS, EVAN THRELFALL, EVELYN RECHLER, GARY STEELE, GEIR FLYCKT-PEDERSEN, GWEN MEYER, HEATHER REKOW, Jackie Stacy, JANE DOTY, JESSY SUTTON, KIMBERLIE STEELE, LORI LAWRENCE, MARCELO SANTIAGO, Margaret Poindexter, MARTI JOHNSON, Meet the Breeds, OSCAR QUIROS, PATTI PROCTOR, Paula Spector, POLLY LAMARINE, REMY SMITH-LEWIS, ROSEN HOTEL, ROXANNE SUTTON, ROYAL CANIN, TERRY STACY, TINA & BILL TRUESDALE, Gossip, Eugene Z Zaphiris
Orlando bound with replacement judges and hot tickets.
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