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Best In Show Awards By Breed (1907-2012)
104 total awards. AKC rules did not allow for a BIS award in 1923
| TOTAL | BREEDS & VARIETIES |
| 13 | Fox Terrier (Wire) |
| 8 | Scottish Terrier |
| 6 | Spaniel (English Springer) |
| 4 |
Airedale Terrier
Boxer
Doberman Pinscher
Fox Terrier (Smooth)
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Pekingese
Poodle
(Standard)
Sealyham Terrier
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| 3 | Pointer
Poodle (Miniature) |
| 2 |
Afghan Hound
Bulldog
Spaniel (Cocker) Black
Lakeland Terrier
Newfoundland
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Norwich Terrier
Old English Sheepdog
Pointer (German Shorthaired)
Poodle (Toy)
West Highland White Terrier
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| 1 |
Beagle (15 Inch)
Bedlington Terrier
Bichon Frise
Bull Terrier (Colored)
Bull Terrier (White)
Collie (Rough)
German Shepherd
Kerry Blue Terrier
Papillon
Pomeranian
Pug
Scottish Deerhound
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Setter (English)
Siberian Husky
Skye Terrier
Spaniel (Clumber)
Spaniel (Cocker) A.S.C.O.B.
Spaniel (Cocker) Parti
Spaniel (Irish Water)
Spaniel (Sussex)
Standard Schnauzer
Welsh Terrier
Whippet
Yorkshire Terrier
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Best In Show Awards By Group (1907-2012)
Note: Best In Show awards for Old English Sheepdog (2) and for Rough Collie (1) were won from the Working Group before these breeds were moved to the newly-created Herding Group in 1983.
| 19 | SPORTING |
| 6 | Spaniel (English Springer) |
| 3 | Pointer |
| 2 | Pointer (German Shorthaired)
Spaniel (Cocker) Black
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| 1 |
Setter (English)
Spaniel (Clumber)
Spaniel (Cocker) A.S.C.O.B.
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Spaniel (Cocker) Parti
Spaniel (Irish Water)
Spaniel (Sussex)
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Most recent: Spaniel (Sussex) in 2009
| 4 | HOUND |
| 2 | Afghan Hound |
| 1 | Beagle (15 Inch)
Scottish Deerhound
Whippet
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Most recent: Scottish Deerhound in 2011
| 15 | WORKING |
| 4 | Boxer
Doberman Pinscher |
| 2 | Newfoundland
Old English Sheepdog
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| 1 |
Collie (Rough)
Siberian Husky
Standard Schnauzer
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Most recent: Newfoundland in 2004
| 45 | TERRIER |
| 13 | Fox Terrier (Wire) |
| 8 | Scottish Terrier |
| 4 | Airedale Terrier
Fox Terrier (Smooth)
Sealyham Terrier |
| 2 | Lakeland Terrier
Norwich Terrier
West Highland White Terrier
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| 1 |
Bedlington Terrier
Bull Terrier (Colored)
Bull Terrier (White)
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Kerry Blue Terrier
Skye Terrier
Welsh Terrier
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Most recent: Scottish Terrier in 2010
| 10 | TOY |
| 4 | Pekingese |
| 2 | Poodle (Toy) |
| 1 | Papillon
Pomeranian
Pug
Yorkshire Terrier |
Most recent: Pekingese in 2012
| 10 | NON-SPORTING |
| 4 | Poodle (Standard) |
| 3 | Poodle (Miniature) |
| 2 | Bulldog |
| 1 | Bichon Frise |
Most recent: Poodle (Miniature) in 2002
| 1 | HERDING |
| 1 | German Shepherd |
Most recent: German Shepherd in 1987
Best In Show Awards By Sex Of The Dog
Dog: 69 (most recent: 2012)
Bitch: 36 (most recent: 2011)
Oldest Dogs To Win Best In Show:
| YEAR | BREED | AGE |
| 2009 | Spaniel (Sussex) | 10 years, 2 months, 10 days |
| 1999 | Papillon | 8 years, 1 month, 10 days |
| 1987 | German Shepherd | 7 years, 9 months, 6 days |
| 2003 | Kerry Blue Terrier | 6 years, 8 months, 13 days |
| 1946 | Fox Terrier (Wire) | 6 years, 5 months, 27 days |
| 2007 | English Springer Spaniel | 6 years, 8 months, 4 days |
| 1985 | Scottish Terrier | 6 years, 3 months, 21 days |
| 1941 | Bull Terrier (Colored) | 5 years, 10 months, 6 days |
| 1997 | Standard Schnauzer | 5 years, 9 months, 28 days |
| 2006 | Spaniel (Cocker) Black | 5 years, 9 months, 8 days |
| 1920 | Fox Terrier (Wire) | 5 years, 8 months, 30 days |
Youngest Dogs To Win Best In Show:
| YEAR | BREED | AGE |
| 1929 | Collie (Rough) | 9 months exactly |
| 1938 | Setter (English) | 10 months, 25 days |
| 1918 | Bull Terrier (White) | 1 year, 6 months, 1 day |
| 1922 | Airedale Terrier | 1 year, 7 months, 4 days |
| 1907 | Fox Terrier (Smooth) | 1 year, 8 months, 5 days |
| 1933 | Airedale Terrier | 1 year, 9 months |
| 1930 | Fox Terrier (Wire) | 1 year, 9 months, 10 days |
| 1948 | Bedlington Terrier | 1 year, 11 months, 6 days |
| 1951 | Boxer | 1 year, 11 months, 26 days |
| 1973 | Poodle (Standard) | 2 years, 0 months, 10 days |
Multiple Best In Show Wins:
| DOGS: |
1907
1908
1909 | Fox Terrier (Smooth) | Ch. Warren Remedy |
1915
1916 | Fox Terrier (Wire) | Ch. Matford Vic |
1917
1920 | Fox Terrier (Wire) | Ch. Conejo Wycollar Boy |
1930
1931 | Fox Terrier (Wire) | Ch. Pendley Calling of Blarney |
1940
1941 | Spaniel (Cocker) Black | Ch. My Own Brucie |
1952
1953 | Doberman Pinscher | Ch. Rancho Dobe's Storm |
1971
1972 | Spaniel (English Springer) | Ch. Chinoe's Adamant James |
| SAME OWNER, DIFFERENT DOG: |
1926
1934
1937 | Halleston Kennels (Stanley Halle) |
1932
1939 | Giralda Farms (Mrs. Geraldine Dodge) |
1942
1950 | Mrs. J. G. Winant |
1973
1990 | Ed Jenner |
1979
1982 | Anne E. Snelling |
1993
2000 | Julia Gasow |
2001
2009 | Cecelia Ruggles |
| SAME BREEDER, DIFFERENT DOG AND DIFFERENT OWNER: |
1947
1949 | Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wagner |
Other Best In Show Records:
HANDLERS:
Note: The handlers for the Best In Show winning dogs are unknown for 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920
| MOST BEST IN SHOW WINS AS A HANDLER: |
| 4 | *Percy Roberts | 1926, 1927, 1934, 1937 |
| 4 | *Peter Green | 1968, 1977, 1994, 1998 |
| 3 | Donald Munro | 1907, 1908, 1909 (same dog) |
| 3 | *Anne Hone Rogers | 1956, 1959, 1961 |
| 2 | John G. Bates | 1930, 1931 (same dog) |
| 2 | *McClure Halley | 1932, 1939 |
| 2 | *Robert Gorman | 1942, 1958 |
| 2 | H.E. Mellenthin | 1940, 1941 (same dog) |
| 2 | *Nate Levine | 1947, 1951 |
| 2 | *Peter Knoop | 1952, 1953 (same dog) |
| 2 | *George Ward | 1962, 1985 |
| 2 | *Clint Harris | 1971, 1972 (same dog) |
| 2 | *William Trainor | 1979, 1982 |
| 2 | *Michelle Ostermiller | 2004, 2005 |
| 2 | *Kellie L. Fitzgerald | 2000, 2007 |
| 2 | *Scott Sommer | 2001, 2009 |
*indicates professional handler
| BEST IN SHOW WINS BY FEMALE HANDLERS: |
| 1935 | Mrs. Sherman Hoyt |
| 1956 | *Anne Hone Rogers |
| 1957 | Sunny Shay |
| 1959 | *Anne Hone Rogers |
| 1960 | *Clara Alford |
| 1961 | *Anne Hone Rogers |
| 1970 | *Jane Kamp Forsyth |
| 1974 | *Jo Shellenbarger |
| 1978 | Maureen Lutovsky |
| 1980 | Trish Kanzler |
| 1984 | *Gerlinde Hockla |
| 1995 | *Maripi Wooldridge |
| 1996 | *Jane Alston Myers |
| 2000 | *Kelly Fitzgerald |
| 2004 | *Michelle Ostermiller |
| 2005 | *Michelle Ostermiller |
| 2006 | *Kathy Kirk |
| 2007 | *Kellie L. Fitzgerald |
*indicates professional handler
| HUSBAND AND WIFE HANDLERS TO EACH WIN BEST IN SHOW: |
| 1964 | Bob Forsyth |
| 1970 | Jane Kamp Forsyth |
| BREEDER-OWNER-HANDLER WINNING BEST IN SHOW: |
| 1918 | R. H. Elliott |
| 1921 | William T. Payne |
1940
1941 | H. E. Mellenthin |
| 1945 | T. H. Snethen |
| 1957 | Sunny Shay |
| 1969 | Walter Goodman |
| 1983 | Chris Terrell |
Breeder-Owners also won Best In Show in 1910*, 1922*, 1924, 1938, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1963, 1975, 1979, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004. (*handler unknown)
JUDGES:
JUDGES WHO HAVE JUDGED MORE THAN ONE BEST IN SHOW:
(since 1929, when using one judge for Best In Show became standard) |
1958
1972
1976 | William W. Brainard Jr. |
1937
1945 | George S. West |
1940
1948 | Dr. Samuel Milbank |
1941
1952 | Joseph Patterson Sims |
1949
1959 | Thomas H. Carruthers III |
1950
1960 | George H. Hartman |
1953
1966 | James Farrell |
1954
1963 | Virgil D. Johnson |
1964
1974 | Len Carey |
HUSBANDS AND WIVES
WHO HAVE JUDGED BEST IN SHOW:
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| Beatrice Godsol (1958) and Major Godsol (1968) |
| Dorothy Collier (1997) and Chester Collier (2000) |
| Edd Bivin (1999) and Irene Bivin (2003) |
BEST IN SHOW WINNERS WHO HAVE JUDGED BEST IN SHOW:
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| BREEDER-OWNER HANDLERS | HANDLED BIS | JUDGED BIS |
| H.E. Mellenthin | 1940, 1941 | 1942 |
| Walter Goodman | 1969 | 1994 |
OWNER-HANDLERS
(did not breed BIS winner) | HANDLED BIS | JUDGED BIS |
| William P. Wolcott | 1912 | 1946 |
| John G. Bates | 1930, 1931 | 1938 |
BREEDER-OWNER
(did not handle BIS winner) |
| none |
BREEDER-HANDLER
(did not own BIS winner) |
| none |
BREEDER OF BIS DOG
WHO ALSO JUDGED BIS | BREEDER OF BIS | JUDGED BIS |
| Anne Rogers Clark | 2002 | 1978 |
HANDLERS
(did not own or breed BIS winner) | HANDLED BIS | JUDGED BIS |
| Percy Roberts | 1926, 1927, 1934, 1937 | 1967 |
| Anne Rogers Clark | 1956, 1959, 1961 | 1978 |
| Frank Sabella | 1973 | 1990 |
OWNED BEST IN SHOW WINNER
(did not handle or breed BIS winner) | OWNED BIS | JUDGED BIS |
| Mrs. Geraldine Dodge (Giralda Farms) | 1932, 1939 | 1933 |
| Len Carey | 1952, 1953 | 1964, 1974 |
| James Farrell | 1968 | 1953, 1966 |
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