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Every dog group and breed competing at the 2023 National Dog Show

By Cody Schultz

OAKS, PA - NOVEMBER 19: A handler grooms her Samoyed during the National Dog Show on November 19, 2022 in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Nearly 2,000 dogs across 200 breeds are competing in the country's most watched dog show, with 20 million spectators, televised on NBC directly after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)
OAKS, PA - NOVEMBER 19: A handler grooms her Samoyed during the National Dog Show on November 19, 2022 in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Nearly 2,000 dogs across 200 breeds are competing in the country's most watched dog show, with 20 million spectators, televised on NBC directly after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images) /
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Thanksgiving has arrived and there is no better tradition than enjoying some adorable doggos courtesy of the National Dog Show!

Beginning at 12 p.m. ET directly after The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, millions will tune in to see which dog will take the coveted Best in Show prize at the year’s most prestigious dog show. It’s an annual tradition that brings families together and features some truly incredible dogs.

As in past years, seven groups are competing at the 2023 National Dog Show. Before we break down the dog breeds that will be making up the seven groups competing this year, here’s a quick recap of the groups featured at the National Dog Show:

  • Herding Group
  • Hound Group
  • Non-Sporting Group
  • Sporting Group
  • Terrier Group
  • Toy Group
  • Working Group

Now, let’s get into the amazing breeds that will be represented by their groups at this year’s show!

ANTALYA, TURKIYE – MARCH 21: Dogs of more than 100 different breeds from various provinces of Turkiye take part in a “Breed standards” competition at the German Shepherd Dog Club of the Eurasier breed clubs in Europe at Falez park in Muratpasa district of Antalya, Turkiye on March 21, 2022. (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
ANTALYA, TURKIYE – MARCH 21: Dogs of more than 100 different breeds from various provinces of Turkiye take part in a “Breed standards” competition at the German Shepherd Dog Club of the Eurasier breed clubs in Europe at Falez park in Muratpasa district of Antalya, Turkiye on March 21, 2022. (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) /

Herding Group

  • Australian Cattle Dog
  • Australian Shepherd
  • Bearded Collie
  • Beauceron
  • Belgian Malinois
  • Belgian Sheepdog
  • Belgian Tervuren
  • Bergamasco
  • Berger Picard
  • Border Collie
  • Bouvier des Flandres
  • Briard
  • Canaan Dog
  • Cardigan Welsh Corgi
  • Rough Collie
  • Smooth Collie
  • Finnish Lapphund
  • German Shepherd Dog
  • Icelandic Sheepdog
  • Miniature American Shepherd
  • Mudi
  • Norwegian Buhund
  • Old English Sheepdog
  • Pembroke Welsh Corgi
  • Polish Lowland Sheepdog
  • Puli
  • Pumi
  • Pyrenean Shepherd
  • Shetland Sheepdog
  • Swedish Vallhund
BANGKOK, THAILAND – 2023/07/08: A Beagle dog seen during the Thailand International Dog Show at Impact Muang Thong Thani in Bangkok. (Photo by Peerapon Boonyakiat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
BANGKOK, THAILAND – 2023/07/08: A Beagle dog seen during the Thailand International Dog Show at Impact Muang Thong Thani in Bangkok. (Photo by Peerapon Boonyakiat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) /

Hound Group

  • Afghan Hound
  • American Foxhound
  • Azawakh
  • Basenji
  • Basset Hound
  • 13 inch Beagle
  • 15 inch Beagle
  • Black and Tan Coonhound
  • Bloodhound
  • Borzoi
  • Cirneco dell’Etna
  • Longhaired Dachshund
  • Smooth Dachshund
  • Wirehaired Dachshund
  • English Foxhound
  • Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
  • Greyhound
  • Ibizan Hound
  • Irish Wolfhound
  • Otterhound
  • Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
  • Pharaoh Hound
  • Plott
  • Portuguese Podengo Pequeno
  • Redbone Coonhound
  • Rhodesian Ridgeback
  • Saluki
  • Scottish Deerhound
  • Sloughi
  • Treeing Walker Coonhound
  • Whippet
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 08: Winston, the French Bulldog, winner of the Non-Sporting Group, competes in the 147th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Presented by Purina Pro Plan at Arthur Ashe Stadium on May 08, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 08: Winston, the French Bulldog, winner of the Non-Sporting Group, competes in the 147th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Presented by Purina Pro Plan at Arthur Ashe Stadium on May 08, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club) /

Non-Sporting Group

  • American Eskimo
  • Bichon Frise
  • Boston Terrier
  • Bulldog
  • Chinese Shar-Pei
  • Chow Chow
  • Coton de Tulear
  • Dalmatian
  • French Bulldog
  • Keeshond
  • Lhasa Apso
  • Löwchen
  • Norwegian Lundehund
  • Miniature Poodle
  • Standard Poodle
  • Schipperke
  • Shiba Inu
  • Tibetan Spaniel
  • Tibetan Terrier
  • Xoloitzcuintli
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – MARCH 13: Labradors attend Crufts at National Exhibition Centre on March 13, 2022 in Birmingham, England. Crufts returns this year after it was cancelled last year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. 20,000 competitors will take part with one eventually being awarded the Best In Show Trophy. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – MARCH 13: Labradors attend Crufts at National Exhibition Centre on March 13, 2022 in Birmingham, England. Crufts returns this year after it was cancelled last year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. 20,000 competitors will take part with one eventually being awarded the Best In Show Trophy. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images) /

Sporting Group

  • American Water Spaniel
  • Barbet
  • Boykin Spaniel
  • Bracco Italiano
  • Brittany
  • Chesapeake Bay Retriever
  • Clumber Spaniel
  • ASCOB Cocker Spaniel
  • Black Cocker Spaniel
  • Parti-Color Cocker Spaniel
  • Curly-Coated Retriever
  • English Cocker Spaniel
  • English Setter
  • English Springer Spaniel
  • Field Spaniel
  • Flat-Coated Retriever
  • German Shorthaired Pointer
  • German Wirehaired Pointer
  • Golden Retriever
  • Gordon Setter
  • Irish Red & White Setter
  • Irish Setter
  • Labrador Retriever
  • Lagotto Romagnolo
  • Nederlandse Kooikerhondje
  • Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
  • Pointer
  • Spinone Italiano
  • Sussex Spaniel
  • Vizsla
  • Weimaraner
  • Welsh Springer Spaniel
  • Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
  • Wirehaired Vizsla
NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 18: Sadie, a Scottish Terrier who won Best In Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday arrives to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on February 18, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Alli Harvey/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 18: Sadie, a Scottish Terrier who won Best In Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday arrives to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on February 18, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Alli Harvey/Getty Images) /

Terrier Group

  • Airedale Terrier
  • American Hairless Terrier
  • American Staffordshire Terrier
  • Australian Terrier
  • Bedlington Terrier
  • Border Terrier
  • Cairn Terrier
  • Colored Bull Terrier
  • Glen of Imaal Terrier
  • Irish Terrier
  • Kerry Blue Terrier
  • Lakeland Terrier
  • Standard Manchester Terrier
  • Miniature Schnauzer
  • Norfolk Terrier
  • Norwich Terrier
  • Parson Russell Terrier
  • Rat Terrier
  • Russell Terrier
  • Scottish Terrier
  • Sealyham Terrier
  • Skye Terrier
  • Smooth Fox Terrier
  • Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
  • Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  • Welsh Terrier
  • West Highland White Terrier
  • White Bull Terrier
  • Wire Fox Terrier
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 08: A Pug competes in the 147th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Presented by Purina Pro Plan at Arthur Ashe Stadium on May 08, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 08: A Pug competes in the 147th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Presented by Purina Pro Plan at Arthur Ashe Stadium on May 08, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club) /

Toy Group

  • Affenpinscher
  • Biewer Terrier
  • Brussels Griffon
  • Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  • Chinese Crested
  • B&PC English Toy Spaniel
  • KC&R English Toy Spaniel
  • Havanese
  • Italian Greyhound
  • Japanese Chin
  • Long Coat Chihuahua
  • Maltese
  • Miniature Pinscher
  • Papillon
  • Pekingese
  • Pomeranian
  • Pug
  • Russian Toy
  • Shih Tzu
  • Silky Terrier
  • Smooth Coat Chihuahua
  • Toy Fox Terrier
  • Toy Manchester Terrier
  • Toy Poodle
  • Yorkshire Terrier
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 09: A Siberian Husky competes in the 147th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Presented by Purina Pro Plan at Arthur Ashe Stadium on May 09, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 09: A Siberian Husky competes in the 147th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Presented by Purina Pro Plan at Arthur Ashe Stadium on May 09, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club) /

Working Group

  • Akita
  • Alaskan Malamute
  • Bernese Mountain Dog
  • Black Russian Terrier
  • Boxer
  • Bullmastiff
  • Cane Corso
  • Doberman Pinscher
  • Dogo Argentino
  • Dogue de Bordeaux
  • German Pinscher
  • Giant Schnauzer
  • Great Dane
  • Great Pyrenees
  • Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
  • Komondor
  • Kuvasz
  • Leonberger
  • Mastiff
  • Neapolitan Mastiff
  • Newfoundland
  • Portuguese Water Dog
  • Rottweiler
  • Saint Bernard
  • Samoyed
  • Siberian Husky
  • Standard Schnauzer
  • Tibetan Mastiff

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