World Dog Show

World Show Agility Trial, 2006

The World Dog Show (WDS) is a Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI)-sanctioned, four- to six-day-long international dog show. In its current iteration, it has been held yearly in conjunction with the FCI General Assembly meeting since 1974. Several FCI international dog shows informally dubbed "world dog shows" were sporadically held prior to 1974; information for those shows will be included where available.

The WDS has been called "the most important dog show in the world". The World Show includes agility, obedience, junior handler, conformation, and other events and demonstrations. Dogs who win in any category are awarded the title "World Winner". It is one of the largest dog shows in the world, with shows attracting upwards of 10,000 entrants, sometimes exceeding 20,000 to rival Crufts in total entry count. It is held in a different country each year. The show is for all three of FCI’s Sections: European Section, Sección de las Américas y el Caribe, and Asia, Africa & Oceania, which all also have an individual dog show each year.

The top title at the event is Certificat d'Aptitude au Championnat International de Beauté (French for 'Certificate of Aptitude at the International Championship of Beauty'), abbreviated CACIB, for which only purebred specimens of fully recognised, standardised breeds, not provisionally recognised or experimental breeds, may qualify. Dogs of provisionally recognized breeds are still eligible to earn "World Winner" titles, however. Some people feel that a win at the World Dog Show is worth more, reputation-wise, than the same win at the Westminster Kennel Club show. Entries in the World Show are from Fédération Cynologique Internationale member clubs, and non-member clubs (such as the American Kennel Club) by invitation.

Show locations and conformation show winners

Name Home Country BreederOwnerBreedYearLocationNumber of entriesReferences
Early to mid 1930s Western Europe
1950s Western Europe
1956 Dortmund, Germany
1971Budapest, Hungary~3,500
Donnar de Nordval Brazil Angelo de AgostiniOlney DiazGerman Shepherd1972Brazil732
1973Dortmund, Germany4,900
Ungos de Laketania Catalan Shepherd1974Paris, France2,832
Sugar River Foxfire USA (born);

Italy (residence)

 Alaskan Malamute1975Rabat, Morocco509
1976Innsbruck, Austria4,478
Dark von der Bismarckquelle Germany Axel MöhrkeWire Fox Terrier1977Herning, Denmark3,883
Mundial Cinko Duda Csebi Mexico Roberto Hernández ÁvalosKaren Daly de HernandezPuli1978Mexico City, Mexico4,000
1979Bern, Switzerland5,500
Beseeka Knight Errant of Silkstone UK (born);

South Africa (residence)

 M & M (Mesdames) Lumb and HughesAnna Kartsounis;

Gary Kartsounis;

Roma E. Wright-Smith

 Whippet 1980 Verona, Italy 4,300
Saliha Deianira Germany (born);

Netherlands (residence)

 Dr. Egon Knoll;

Angela Knoll

 Tim TeillersSaluki1981Dortmund, Germany8,836
Fujimiland Julia Japan Yorkshire Terrier1982Tokyo, Japan1,404
Tigre Spain Luis Esquiro BolanosSpanish Mastiff1983Madrid, Spain3,097
Kishniga's Diaghilev Canada (born);

Mexico (residence)

 Richard Meen;

John Reeve-Newson

 Carlos & Mirna CantuBorzoi1984Acapulco, Mexico784
Abrisa vom Felsenkeller Germany (born);

Netherlands (residence)

 Claus HessTim TeillersSaluki1985Amsterdam, Netherlands10,093
Abrisa vom Felsenkeller Germany (born);

Netherlands (residence)

 Claus HessTim TeillersSaluki1986Tulln, Austria7,952
Northwind's Rising Star USA Jacob FeinbergJacob FeinbergSamoyed1987Tel Aviv, Israel1,274
Northwind's Rising Star USA Jacob FeinbergJacob FeinbergSamoyed1988Lima, Peru730
Chouan Gimlet Denmark Gunner Nymann;

Holger Busk

 Gunner Nymann;

Holger Busk;

Helen Ingher

 Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen 1989 Copenhagen, Denmark 9,473
Chakpori's Mao Netherlands Anke & Ruud de WijsBianca SaasenLhasa Apso1990Brno, Czechoslovakia11,942
Fanto vom Hirschell Germany German Shepherd1991Dortmund, Germany13,427
Caligola di Ponzano Italy Mario QuerciAntonio PegoliNeapolitan Mastiff1992Valencia, Spain6,664
Eddie Tato von Norwalfer Argentina Norma & Walter SolerAlberto SanchezGreat Dane1993Buenos Aires, Argentina2,178
Arctic Blue Senator Spain Siberian Husky1994Bern, Switzerland15,571
Humphrey dos Sete Moinhos Portugal José Homem de MelloBasset Hound1995Brussels, Belgium14,164
Sanallah's Jerome USA (born);

Italy (residence)

 Sandra L & Al F WeinraubRoberto BongiovanniAfghan Hound1996Vienna, Austria/Budapest, Hungary11,833
Afton's Absolut USA Jeanne SilvaCarolee Douglas;

Jeanne & Christopher Silva

 American Cocker Spaniel1997San Juan, Puerto Rico4,060
Loteki Supernatural Being USA Lou Ann KingLou Ann King & John OultonPapillon1998Helsinki, Finland15,295
Tacara's Santer Savar USA Sandra Pritchard;

Terry Pritchard;

Linda L Newsome

 Kim Smirl;

Wanda Sako; Linda L Newsome

 Belgian Shepherd Tervueren 1999 Mexico City, Mexico 4,000
Giaccherebbe dell'Angelo del Summano Italy Tranquillo SegallaI. MaederBracco Italiano2000Milan, Italy15,200
Atwater Crazy-Diamond Borgoleonardo Portugal Maria Amelia TabordaFernando Bastos GomesNewfoundland2001Porto, Portugal7,282
Topscore Contradiction Norway Mr and Mrs GlennaStandard Poodle2002Amsterdam, Netherlands14,520
Propwash Syzygy USA Leslie FrankLeslie FrankAustralian Shepherd2003Dortmund, Germany18,716
Double D Cinoblu's Masterpiece USA (born);

Brazil (residence)

 Silvia Beloff;

Sonia Couto

 Ann Joe SampaioPug2004Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2,060
Homero del Alcazar Argentina Lhasa Apso2005Buenos Aires, Argentina2,806
Axel del Monte Alago Italy Bitte Ahrens PrimaveraBracco Italiano2006Poznan, Poland20,869
Smash JP Talk About Japan Yujijo OmuraMamoro OyamaToy Poodle2007Mexico City, Mexico5,528
Efbe's Hidalgo At Goodspice Canada (born);

USA (residence)

 France BergeronMargery Good;

Richard Good;

Sandra Middlebrooks

 Sealyham Terrier 2008 Stockholm, Sweden 20,661
Northgate's As You Like It Finland (born);

Sweden (residence)

 Hanna Ukura;

Kari Ukura

 Jenny HallPharaoh Hound2009Bratislava, Slovakia21,140
Smash JP Talk About Japan Yujijo OmuraMamoro OyamaToy Poodle2010Herning, Denmark18,988
De Kaner's Wolverine Revenge Italy (born);

Spain (residence)

 Francisco GarciaNati DiestroAmerican Akita2011Paris, France21,588
Shiraz California Dreamin' USA (born);

Sweden (residence)

 Michael & Elena Edwards;

Valerie Nunes-Atkinson

 Nicklas Eriksson;

Ingunn Solberg

 Saluki2012Salzburg, Austria18,608
Bottom Shaker My Secret Hungary István Szetmár;

Jozsef Koroknai

 Jozsef KoroknaiOld English Sheepdog2013Budapest, Hungary18,002
Tricky Ricky From Yarrow-Hi Tech Indonesia Jongkie Budiman;

Mieke Cooijmans

 Affenpinscher 2014Helsinki, Finland21,266
Ops I Did It Again Del Cuore Impavido Italy Filippo RipoliOlga KlimovaBearded Collie 2015Milan, Italy19,923
Fine Lady S Zolotogo Grada Russia Svetlana ZolotovaEkaterina ZaytsevaBlack Russian Terrier2016Moscow, Russia19,295
Queenie Eye Del Castelo Levante Italy Patrizia VidanoGreat Dane2017Leipzig, Germany24,692
Frosty Snowman Netherlands Phil ReidGwen Huikeshoven;

Phil Reid

 Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen2018Amsterdam, Netherlands17,628
Realline Final Boss South Korea Kim Jong-ohKim Jong-ohPembroke Welsh Corgi2019Shanghai, China1,881
Funfair Foxhound Italy Davide ValliDavide ValliWire Fox Terrier2020 (Due to pandemic was held in 2022)Madrid, Spain6,835
L'End Show Metti Surprise At Glare Russia Elena PykhtarElena PykhtarBedlington Terrier2021Brno, Czech Republic12,159
BR Pepper’s Shades Of Joy Brazil Charly AndradeCharly Andrade;

Edina Mendes

 Shih Tzu2022São Paulo, Brazil3,833
Aquafortis Robel The One Norway Runi KristiansenRuni Kristiansen;

Terje Kristiansen

 Portuguese Water Dog2023Geneva, Switzerland13,406
Zaida Bint Muti Von Haussman Chile Ramón PodestáRamón Podestá;

Scott Pfeil; James Donahue; Armando Sobrado

 Afghan Hound2024Zagreb, Croatia14,850
Black Majesty Some Say Croatia Iva RaicIva RaicPetit Basset Griffon Vendéen2025Helsinki, Finland15,720
Tanuzza Dei Raggi Di Luna Italy Sergio Anconetti; Gaetano CaldaroneSergio Anconetti; Gaetano CaldaroneItalian Greyhound2026Bologna, Italy16,053
TBD TBD2027Wels, AustriaTBD
TBD TBD2028Mexico City, MexicoTBD
TBD TBD2029PolandTBD
TBD TBD2030Brno, Czech RepublicTBD

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