Novelty, Ohio resident, Elliott B. Weiss, is among the judges at the 144th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City. He will officiate over several breeds during the daytime competition held at Pier 94 in New York City on February 9 – 11, 2020.
Weiss will be judging the Bouvier des Flanders, Briards, Old English Sheepdogs, and Pulik on Sunday, and Pugs, Toy Poodles, Miniature Poodles, and Standard Poodles on Monday. All Best of Breed winners he selects will go on to compete in the Herding, Toy and Non-Sporting Groups on Monday evening held at Madison Square Garden.
Weiss was born in New York City and grew up in the Catskill Mountains. The first show he attended was the 1956 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. It was love at first sight and by 1963 he became an exhibitor. He worked as an apprentice handler to the late Ted Young, Jr. and became an AKC-licensed professional handler in 1969. He owns, and occasionally exhibits and breeds, English Setters under the Wyndswept prefix.
Weiss has owned and bred, Cocker Spaniels, Clumber Spaniels, Giant Schnauzers, Pointers, and English Setters. He started judging in 1994 and is currently approved to judge the Sporting, Hound, Terrier, Non-Sporting, and Toy groups, Junior Showmanship Best in Show, and a number of Working and Herding breeds. He has previously judged the Terrier, Sporting, and Toy groups, and Best in Show at Westminster in 2010. This is his twelfth judging assignment at Westminster.
All daytime preliminary breed and junior showmanship judging, and the Masters Obedience Championship at Westminster competitions will be held at Pier 94 on the West Side of Manhattan. The Group, Best in Show and Junior Showmanship Finals judging will be held at Madison Square Garden in the evening. The dog show is preceded on Saturday, February 8th by the 7th Annual Masters Agility Championship at Westminster on Pier 94.
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For the full Westminster Week schedule and ticket information, visit Westminster Kennel Club
The Westminster Kennel Club, established in 1877, is America’s oldest organization dedicated to the sport of purebred dogs. Westminster’s influence has been felt for more than a century through its famous all-breed, benched dog show held annually in New York City. Each year, 205 dog breeds and varieties — highlighting preservation breeders and purpose-bred dogs — are eligible to compete in the dog show at Pier 94. Best of Breed winners advance to the Group and Best in Show competitions at Madison Square Garden. America’s Dog Show has expanded into Westminster Week, which includes the Masters Agility Championship at Westminster and the Masters Obedience Championship at Westminster, both held at Pier 94. Nearly 3,000 dogs entered from around the world compete in these events, making Westminster Week like no other. Westminster. There’s only one.(R) Follow us, @WKCDOGS, or visit: Westminster Kennel Club.
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Pictured In Cover Photo: Elliott B. Weiss, Novelty, Ohio resident among the judges at the 144th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in February 2020.
Photo courtesy of Andrea and Associates
