Random Bits of Westminster Kennel Club History

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From the cover of The Dog Fancier, April 1913
Entries by breed for the first ten years of the Westminster Kennel Club show.
Citation: Anon. (1886, May 13). The New York show. Forest and Stream, pp. 311-313

Forest and Stream‘s anonymous correspondent(s) for the tenth anniversary Westminster Kennel Club show dubbed the judging “the worst which we have ever seen at a dog show.” The more things change…

Citation: Anon. (1886, May 13). The New York show. Forest and Stream, pp. 311-313

A sample of the terrible judging, per Forest and Stream:

Citation: Anon. (1886, May 13). The New York show. Forest and Stream, pp. 311-313

A second example:

Citation: Anon. (1886, May 13). The New York show. Forest and Stream, pp. 311-313

Mr. Kirk responds:

A cheerfully tendered passive-aggressive apology to Mr. Kirk.
Citation: Kirk, J.F.. (1886, May 20). Letter to the editor. Forest and Stream, p. 334
Wirehaired fox terriers are the winningest breed in the history of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. (This isn’t one of them but nonetheless a snappy dresser.)
Image source: Lemmon, R.S. (November 1919). The two fox terriers. House and Garden, p. 50
An ad from the W. K. C., a pointer club that also held an annual dog show.
Citation: Live stock society of America. (1895). Official catalogue of the first annual stock and farm show. New York, New York: F. M. Crossett

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