The dog show is coming home.
Not that it ever left New York.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, a longstanding Manhattan event, changed places and seasons.
The winter event became a spring affair held outdoors and in tents on the grounds of Lyndhurst Manor in Tarrytown. Then, the dog show settled in at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens.
This week, the 2025 Westminster Kennel Club dog show marks a return to Manhattan, with competition taking place at the Javits Center as well as the traditional home of best in show: Madison Square Garden.
Here are all the details for when to tune in, ticket information and more for the 149th Westminster Kennel Club dog show, the Super Bowl of the dog show world.
Dog show events are available to watch via free streaming and TV.Michael Loccisano | Getty Images
When is the 2025 Westminster Kennel Club dog show?
The Westminster Kennel Club dog show now becomes a winter event once again.
This means it’s been less than a year since the 2024 show, which happened in May in Queens.
Competition commences with the 10th Westminster Masters Obedience Championship and the 12th Westminster Masters Agility Championship Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Javits Center.
Last year, a dog named Nimble from Maryland became the first mixed-breed competitor to win the agility competition. Zayne, a border collie from Illinois, won the obedience competition.
The breed show starts right after the Super Bowl — Monday, Feb. 10 at the Javits Center before moving to Madison Square Garden for evening group competition (hound, toy, non-sporting and herding groups).
The show continues Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the same locations: Javits for day and Madison Square Garden for night (sporting, working and terrier groups).
Sage, a miniature poodle from Houston, won best in show at the 2024 Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Kena Betancur | AFP via Getty Images
When is best in show?
Sage, a miniature poodle from Houston, Texas, triumphed at the 2024 Westminster Kennel Club dog show to win best in show.
The 2025 winner of best in show will be named Tuesday, Feb. 11 at Madison Square Garden after the end of competition in the sporting, working and terrier groups.
When is the 2025 Westminster Kennel Club dog show on TV? Streaming? How to watch best in show.
So when do you tune in for these various dog events?
Here’s the day-by-day schedule.
Saturday, Feb. 8: Obedience and agility
The free livestream starts Saturday, Feb. 8 with the 10th Masters Obedience Championship, which can be watched from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at westminsterkennelclub.org.
The 12th Westminster Masters Agility Championship starts Saturday, Feb. 8 with preliminary competition, which you can stream from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Westminster Kennel Club YouTube channel.
Next comes the Westminster Masters Agility Championship finals, which air live this year, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 8 on Fox.
Comet the shih tzu, 2024 winner of the toy group at Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Mike Stobe | Getty Images
Monday, Feb. 10: Breed and group competition
Junior showmanship preliminaries stream Monday, Feb. 10 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at westminsterkennelclub.org.
Select breed judging for hound, toy, non-sporting and herding groups can be watched from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 on FS2.
The first night of group competition (non-sporting, toy, herding and hound) at Madison Square Garden will air from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 on FS1.
Tuesday, Feb. 11: Breed and group competition and best in show
The final day of the dog show starts with more junior showmanship preliminaries, streaming 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11 at westminsterkennelclub.org.
Select coverage of breed judging (sporting, working and terrier groups) and junior showmanship preliminaries can be watched that day on FS2 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Group competition (sporting, working, terrier groups) continues at Madison Square Garden Tuesday, followed by the naming of best in show; the broadcast runs from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on FS1.
Westminster dog show tickets
For tickets to 2025 Westminster Kennel Club dog show events at the Javits Center Feb. 8, 10 and 11 (obedience, agility, breed competition), head to Tix123.
For tickets to the 2025 Westminster Kennel Club dog show group competition and best in show competition (Feb. 10 and 11) at Madison Square Garden, visit Ticketmaster.
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