AKC/Eukanuba National Championship dog show to be held December 12-16

Thousands of dogs will compete in a variety of dog sporting competitions, December 12-16, in Orlando, Florida, USA, as part of the American Kennel Club/Eukanuba National Championship. The dog competitions have more than 15,500 combined entries for the events at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship, which includes agility, obedience, showmanship and other competitions.

November 30, 2012

Thousands of dogs will compete in a variety of dog sporting competitions, December 12-16, in Orlando, Florida, USA, as part of the American Kennel Club/Eukanuba National Championship.

The dog competitions have more than 15,500 combined entries for the events at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship, which includes agility, obedience, showmanship and other competitions.

In addition to the competition, the American Kennel Club and Eukanuba are hosting Celebrate Dogs! from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, December 15-16. Celebrate Dogs! will feature dog-centric activities like the Eukanuba SuperDogs, American Kennel Club's Meet the Breeds booths, DockDogs, Eukanuba Extreme Soccer dogs, appearances by celebrity dogs and a canine shopping mall.

Highlights from the Best of Breed judgings will be video streamed by Bowtie Inc. on www.dogchannel.com. Events in the evening at the competition will be streamed live on Ustream.

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