An event almost as popular as the Thanksgiving Day Parade Macy, Petcentric the Purina National Dog Show, will be shown right after the parade today.
With more than 2,000 dogs of 150 breeds competing for the National Hall. Priest in the Pyrenees, Red and White Setter Irish and Norwegian Buhund three brand new breeds will compete for the first time alongside old favorites like Uli Bulldog.
The National Show presented by Purina is a program sanctioned by the American Kennel Club. The show is in possession of the AKC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Division, Kennel Club of Philadelphia.
The show will be held on the second weekend in November and then displayed as an event that only national television on NBC every Thanksgiving. National Exhibition show will help raise money for the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.
The winners of the National Exhibition of 2009 :
Terrier Group : Scottish Terrier "Sadie" Ch. Maryscot Mercedes Round Town is owned by Amelia Musser, Mackinac Island, Michigan
Herding Group : Bearded Collie "Roy" Cap. Tolkien Raintree Mr. Baggins, belongs to Ellen Charles, Washington, DC
Greyhounds : Petit Basset Griffon Vendee "Cupid" Cap. Celestial CJ's Hearts on Fire, owned by Jeanne and Charles Hurtz and Lynn and Mark Florian, Darien, Connecticut
No sport Group : Bulldog "Uli" Cap. Kepley Showbiz Razzle Dazzle, owned by Joan Fisher, Robert Speiser & Barbara Wolfe, New York, NY
Toy : Miniature Pinscher "Major" Cap. Kimro Soldier's Boy, owned by Richard and Linda Stark and Kim Pastell Calvacca, Westbury,
N. H. Sporting : Labrador Retriever "R.J." Cap. Casbar of JH Hart Hart, owned by Diane Ammerman, Mahwah, NJ
Working Doberman "DO" Cap. Alisaton Allure Blazing Star, owned by Nancy Bosley, Julie Carmen Porter and Pitts, Cary, NC