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Breed Events & Dog Clubs
Plan your event search
Choose a breed and location, then use the official calendars below to find current events.
Start with the official calendars below. Choose dates, an event type, and a location on the organizer’s website.
Calendar links open the official resource. Your selections here are not automatically applied to external websites.
Find your breed’s people. Plan your next day out.
Start with the official resources below for local shows, dog sports, breed clubs and national specialties. These calendars cover different organizations and eligibility rules. Check the organizer’s current dates, location, entry requirements, spectator rules and cancellations before you travel.
This is an event-resource directory. We do not yet maintain a complete event-by-event calendar for every breed and state. Use the breed, location and date controls on the official websites to narrow your search. Links from this directory do not automatically apply filters to their calendars.
United Kennel Club
Explore the official all-breed sports calendar and use its state, date and event-type controls.
United Kennel Club event calendarNational breed specialties
Look for national and regional specialty information, then confirm the details with the organizing club.
American Kennel Club national and regional specialtiesFind a breed club
Connect with national parent clubs and local clubs to find breed-specific activities and community connections.
American Kennel Club club directoryThis week’s breed: Newfoundland
Explore the Newfoundland Club of America calendar and the NCA National Specialty website for information directly from the breed community.
Explore resources for all 50 states
Use your state, nearby city and preferred dates in the official calendars above. Breed eligibility and spectator access vary by event.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Washington, D.C. and neighboring states can also be selected where supported by the organizer’s calendar.
Suggest an event or club resource
Use our contact form and include the organizer’s public event link, breed eligibility, city/state and dates. Please do not send private contact lists. Suggestions are reviewed; submission does not guarantee a listing.
Resource links checked October 17, 2026. External sites are independently operated. Heart of the Breed is not affiliated with or endorsed by the organizations linked here. Event descriptions, photographs, logos and full calendars are not republished here.