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Amateur Handler Antoinelle Vulpis and Skye Terrier Archer Win Terrier Group at Westminster

Skye terrier Archer trotting confidently across the Westminster show ring, surrounded by judges and spectators

Antoinelle Vulpis, a 34-year-old amateur handler who worked in the American Kennel Club publications department, led her 8-year-old Skye terrier Archer to victory in the terrier group at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Read On…

From Newcastle to Madison Square Garden: How Conformation Dog Shows Grew from 1859 Origins to U.S. Spectacles

A Border Collie stands poised in a conformation show ring inside a large convention hall, with blurred handlers and spectators in the background.

What began as small exhibitions of setters and pointers in 1859 in Newcastle evolved through 19th-century British and American gatherings into modern conformation events that today can include 9,000 animals and attract 100,000 people. Read On…