Dates and Judges for Regional and
National Westie Specialty Shows

At least 16 regional West Highland White Terrier clubs hold a regional specialty show, usually in conjunction with an all-breed club dog show. These are held around the country from March until November each year. In addition, the national club, the West Highland White Terrier Club of America, holds two shows each year: a Roving Specialty, which travels around the country and is generally hosted by one of the regional Westie clubs, and the National Specialty, held every year in conjunction with the Montgomery County Kennel Club show, usually on the first Sunday in October.

Starting in 2005, the venue has been changed for the Montgomery show, and it will be held at:

Montgomery County Community College
340 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422

For directions to the campus, click here

The Montgomery County Kennel Club show is the largest all-terrier show in the U.S., with over 2,000 terriers competing. The day before the Montgomery show, the WHWTCA holds a puppy sweepstakes and an obedience trial.

For more information on the various specialties and events being held by the regional clubs, please click on the links provided. The judges for the regional and national specialties are as follows:

 

Attention Regional Clubs!
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2009 WESTIE SPECIALTIES

All show-giving regional clubs were asked to furnish the dates of their specialties show(s) and the name(s) of their judges.  Shown are those responding by press time for the Winter 2008 Westie Imprint.  You may wish to check the individual clubs’ website periodically for updates to the list.

 

Sweepstakes*

 Date

Club

Regular Classes

Sweepstakes

February 21, 2009

Northern Illinois

N/A

Judy Arenz

February 22, 2009

Northern Illionois

Michael J. Dougherty

Dr. Rebecca Coleman

February 27, 2009

Valley of the Sun

James White

Deborah Borgo

March 13, 2009

Indiana

Robert Shreve

Mary Bradley

March 15,
2009
WHWTCA
National Roving Specialty
Louisville, Kentucky
Georgia Harris
Christine Swingle

March 20, 2009

Trinity Valley

John Shelton

Peggy Lewis

April 09, 2009

San Francisco Bay

Karen Ericson

Pat Gignac

April 10,
2009
San Francisco
Bay
Carole Beattie
Nancy Stalnaker

April 12, 2009

Greater Atlanta

Richard Meen

Nancy Becker Paul

April 17, 2009

Chesapeake Bay

N/A

Sharon Howse

April 18,
2009
Chesapeake Bay
N/A
Robert Ernst
April 19,
2009
Chesapeake Bay
N/A
Jane Kays

April 25, 2009

Southeastern Michigan

Lydia Coleman Hutchinson

Frieda Loveland

May 1, 2009

Northern New Jersey

N/A

Kathleen May

May 3, 2009

Northern New Jersey

Kathleen Ferris

Michele Czarnecki

May 9, 2009

William Penn

Michael Sanders

Joan Giancola

May 17, 2009
Canada WHWTC
David McIntyre
Faye Andrews

May 28, 2009

Greater Denver

Georgia Harris

Darlene Cox Davis

June 13, 2009

Northern Illinois

Tom Ward

Vanessa Fleming

June 14, 2009
Northern Illinois
N/A
Kathy Latz

June 21, 2009

California

Peter Green

Sandy Campbell

July 16, 2009

Southeast Texas

Dr. Harry Smith

Lori Tuttle

July 17,
2009
Southeast Texas
N/A
Linda McCutcheon

July 31, 2009

Western Pennsylvania

Maryt Lou Kniola

Jody Brinley

August 1, 2009

Northern Ohio

N/A

Tracy Pancost

August 2, 2009

Northern Ohio

Michael Buckley

Lori Tuttle

August 23, 2009

Puget Sound

Kathleen Ferris

Mary Lou Ludlow

September 7, 2009

WHWTCA (Tracking)

TD:  Adajane Knoll/Allison Platt
TDX:  Phil Gallager/Lily Mummert

VST:  Adajane Knoll/Allison Platt

N/A

September 8&9,
2009
WHWTCA Agility
Blair Kelly
N/A
September 10,
2009
WHWTCA Futurity
Marie Purchon
N/A

September 10, 2009

WHWTCA (Obedience)

Donald Levinson

N/A

September 10, 2009

 

WHWTCA (Rally)

Diane Stout

N/A

September 11, 2009
WHWTCA
(Sweepstakes)
N/A
Dottie Blackmon

September 12 & 13, 2009

WHWTCA (National)
Sandra Goose Allen
N/A

September 14, 2009

National Earthdog Test

Master:  Thomas Barrie
Junior:  Melissa Graham
Senior:  Jody Brinley

Intro:  Lynn Stonesifer
N/A
September 25, 2009
Southeastern Michigan
TBD
Michelle Czarnecki
September 27, 2009
Greater New York
Mr. Bertram Tormay
Mr. Frederic Askin


Many of the regional specialties include obedience, rally, agility and/or earthdog events. All judges are pending AKC/CKC approval.
You may wish to check the individual clubs' website periodically for updates to the list.

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