Editorial: November 21, 2025
Putting on a dog show is a lot of work. It takes dedicated members and a good strong leader to assign given tasks to capable and knowledgable people to get the job done. The planning is paramount to success. The recent Morris & Essex Kennel Club, as we all know, is held once every five years. It has a huge and diverse membership, who contribute unselfishly to its success. But it’s the bits and pieces that we will bring to light in this editorial. The mere entry entry alone, 4,931, making it the biggest one-day outdoor event with numerous specialties and supported entries. So that the things that we take for granted to be available to us the day of the show have be ordered, purchased, rented or borrowed to have them on hand. And so the list below tells the story of where it all goes to make the unrivaled success that is Morris & Essex.
STATISTICS FROM THE 2025 POINT SHOW
4,931 Entries
4,455 Dogs Shown
12,350 Spectators and Exhibitors
49 States Represented in Entries
10 Countries Represented in Entries
224 Breeds and Varieties Entered
60 Clubs holding Specialties
84 Clubs holding Supported Entries
82 Breed Judges
53 Sweepstakes Judges
29 Rings
56 Ring Stewards
1,870 Feet of Tenting – More than 1/3 of a mile
751 Rosettes Awarded
218 Silver Revere Best of Breed Bowls awarded
92 Premium List Pages – The largest ever presented in America
4,960 Cars and Vans
376 Motor Homes
46 Golf Carts and Vans to assist exhibitors, judges and spectators
64 Port-o-Johns
3 Mega Power Generators on trailers providing electric to all tents
3 Miles of Electric Cable eliminating the use of private generators
3,900 Complimentary Box Lunches Served
This list was generously supplied by Morris & Essex Kennel Club President and Show Chairman and High Priest and Bottle Washer Wayne Ferguson. Wayne is presently working on the next Morris & Essex Kennel Club event where told he has purchased 85 gallons of Hellman’s Mayonnaise for the upcoming box lunches to be served at the next Morris & Essex Kennel Club dog show to be held on October 2, 2030. So mark your calendars, it’s only 1,700 odd days away.