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Westminster Dog Show 2023 moves to Spring at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

The Westminster Dog Show 2023 is a dog conformation show, with separate agility and obedience competitions. “Conformation” is how well the dog meets breed standards.

Founded in 1877, it’s the second oldest sporting competition in the United States. The Westminster Dog Show entered popular culture through the 2000 comic documentary, “Best in Show.”

Westminster Dog Show 2023

The Westminster Dog Show 2023 moves to spring at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens. The Agility and Obedience Championships are Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 8am – 9:30pm and 8am – 4:30pm respectively. Breed, Group and Showmanship competitions are Monday-Tuesday, May 8-9, 2023 from 8am – 11pm. The climax is Best in Show. 🇨🇩🇨🇺🇫🇷🇮🇹🇲🇽🇵🇹🇿🇦🇪🇸🇿🇼

For tickets and more information, visit westminsterkennelclub.org

Latin Breeds at the Westminster Dog Show

There are a surprising number of Latin breeds.

Sporting Group

Sporting dogs are hunting dogs.

Brittany

Brittanys are a bird hunting dog developed in Brittany, France.

Lagotto Romagnolo

Lagotti Romagnolos are an Italian water retriever that is also used to hunt truffles.

Spaniels

French Spaniel. Courtesy of Alephalpha.
French Spaniel. Courtesy of Alephalpha.

Spaniels were originally a Spanish breed of hunting dog. Today there are many breeds of Spaniels.

Spinoni Italiani

Spinoni Italiani is an Italian hunting dog.


Hound Group

Hounds are the original hunting dog. Some track prey by sight, others by scent, some use both sight and scent. Some hound breeds are known for their hunting stamina.

Basenji

Basenji is a barkless African hunting dog from the Congo region.

Cirneco dell’Etna

Cirneco dell’Etna is an Italian rabbit-hunting dog from Sicily.

Ibizan Hound

The Ibizan Hound is a rabbit-hunting dog from the island of Ibiza, Spain. It is a traditional Catalan dog.

Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen

The Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen is a rabbit-hunting dog from Vendee, a French department (state) on the Atlantic coast near Nantes.

Portuguese Podengo Pequeno

Portuguese Water Dog. Courtesy of Silke Hollje-Schumacher.
Portuguese Water Dog. Courtesy of Silke Hollje-Schumacher.

The Portuguese Podengo Pequeno was originally used in the Middle Ages to kill rats on ships. They were brought to the United States by Portuguese families.

Rhodesian Ridgeback

The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a South African hunting dog. Early settlers bred their dogs with the hunting dogs of the African Khoikhoi. The Rhodesian Ridgeback is also known as an African lion dog. Rhodesia is now called Zimbabwe.

Sloughi

The Sloughi is a North African sighthound.


Working Group

Working Group dogs were bred as guard dogs, sled dogs, and water rescue dogs.

Boerboel

Boerboels are a South African guard dog and farm dog.

Cane Corso

The Cane Corso is a large Italian dog bred as a companion, guard dog, and hunter.

Dogue de Bordeaux

Dogue de Bordeaux
Dogue de Bordeaux

Dogue de Bordeaux is an ancient breed of large French mastiff from the Bordeaux region. They are harnessed to pull things and used as guard dogs.

Great Pyrenees

Great Pyrenees
Great Pyrenees

Great Pyrenees is an ancient breed used by the Basque and Catalan people. They were a used to protect flocks of sheep and goats from wolves.

Portuguese Water Dogs

Portuguese Water Dogs are originally from the Algarve region at the southern tip of Portugal. They were taught to herd fish into fisherman’s nets and deliver messages from ship to ship or ship to shore.


Terrier Group

The name of the Terrier Group comes from terra, Latin for earth. These dogs were originally used to go underground to hunt rabbits and mice. Today they are mostly companions. Most Terrier breeds are English.


Toy Group

Long Coat Chihuahuas and Smooth Coat Chihuahuas

Mexican Chihuahua. Courtesy of Werwin15.
Mexican Chihuahua. Courtesy of Werwin15.

Long Coat Chihuahuas and Smooth Coat Chihuahuas are Mexican breeds. They are the smallest breed dog. Chihuahuas were originally raised as food. They were also used like live hot water bottles by the sick.

Havanese

Havanese. Courtesy of Audrey Sel.
Havanese. Courtesy of Audrey Sel.

Havanese are the national dog of Cuba. They are descended from the extinct Blanquito de la Habana (Little white dog of Havana). The “Havana Silk Dogs” look like a poodle terrier. They are very good companions.

Italian Greyhound

Italian Greyhound. Courtesy of Christina.
Italian Greyhound. Courtesy of Christina.

Italian Greyhounds are small greyhounds that were popular in Renaissance Italy. They were popular with royalty and occasionally included in portraits.


NonSporting Group

The NonSporting Group is a diverse group of dogs.

Bichon Frise

Spanish/French Bichon Frisé. Courtesy of Heike Andres.
Bichon Frisé. Courtesy of Heike Andres.

The Bichon Frise was originally a Spanish sailing dog, but the French use these friendly animals as a lap dog.

French Bulldog

The French Bulldog is a cross between an English Bulldog and French rat dogs.

Miniature Poodles and Standard Poodles

Bo the Poodle
Bo the Poodle

Poodles are considered a French dog, although they may have Germanic origins.

Xoloitzcuintli

Xoloitzcuintles. Courtesy of Hajor.
Xoloitzcuintles. Courtesy of Hajor.

The Xoloitzcuintli or Mexican Hairless Dog is the first dog of the Americas. Xolo ancestors came to the Americas with humans across the Bering Strait.

Indigenous Mexicans believed that Xolos were guides on the journey to Mictlan, the Land of the Dead. They were also considered a delicacy.

Diego Rivera had a Xolo at Casa Azul.

Mexican artist Diego Rivera with a Xoloitzcuintli at Casa Azul.
Mexican artist Diego Rivera with a Xoloitzcuintli at Casa Azul.

Dante, the dog in Coco, Disney’s Day of the Dead movie is a Xoloitzcuintli.

The similarity between Xoloitzcuintlis and Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead, is absolutely striking.

Egyptian god Anubis from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Courtesy of Jon Bodsworth.
Egyptian god Anubis from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Courtesy of Jon Bodsworth.

Herding Group

Beauceron

Beaucerons are a guard dog and herding dog from northern France.

Bergamasco Sheepdog

Bergamasco Sheepdogs are herding dogs originally from Bergamo in the Italian Alps.

Berger Picard

Berger Picards are a French sheep dog from the plains region north of Paris. They have a scruffy mutt-like appearance.

Briard

Briards are an ancient breed of large herding dog, originally from France.

Pyrenean Sheperd

Pyrenean Sheperds are sheep dogs from the Pyrenees mountains that divide Spain and France.

Spanish Water Dog

Spanish Water Dog
Spanish Water Dog

Spanish Water Dogs (Perro Turco) are sheepdogs and guard dogs that were originally imported from Turkey.

See you at the Westminster Dog Show 2023.


Latin Sports
BJK National Tennis Center


Published January 24, 2023 ~ Updated January 31, 2023.

Filed Under: BJK National Tennis Center, Congolese, Cuban, French, Italian, Mexican, Portuguese, South African, Spanish, SPORTS, Zimbabwean

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