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Breed profile · Affenpinscher specialty history

Affenpinscher specialty history

The full record of the Affenpinscher’s national and regional specialties, year by year — dates, venues, judges, entries, and winners, with sources. The current year is shown in full on the breed profile; this page is the archive.

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2027

National specialty

No national specialty record for 2027.

Regional specialties

No regional specialties recorded for 2027.

2026

National specialty

The “Affens in Bloom” 2026 National Specialty — a one-day show, Sunday, April 19, 2026, at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Rd., Timonium, Maryland, concurrent with the Baltimore County Kennel Club show in the Cherry Blossom Cluster. Entry: 16 Affenpinschers (6 dogs, 10 bitches) in the specialty; 18 entries and 16 competitors across the event. Event Chair: Kevin Lind. Superintendent: MB-F, Inc. Entries closed Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The same weekend: the parent club’s supported entry at the Chesapeake Toy Dog Fanciers Club show on Friday, April 17, and a designated specialty on Saturday, April 18. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2026220103; 2026 National Specialty judging program; Affenpinscher Club of America, Past Specialties; AKC event search, Baltimore County Kennel Club, event 2026153001.)

National specialty judges: R. LeBeau — all regular classes and Best of Breed. Miss Rebecca S. Cross — Junior Showmanship. Best Junior Handler: Oliver Skeen. Sweepstakes and Veteran Sweepstakes: 3 sweepstakes entries and 1 veteran sweepstakes entry. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2026220103; 2026 National Specialty judging program.)

Results note. Winners from the 2026 specialty had not been published in an official source as of November 7, 2026, and will be added here when they are.

Regional specialties

2025

National specialty

The 60th Anniversary National Specialty, “Affens and Bling, It’s a 60th Thing,” — Saturday, July 12, 2025, at the Freeman Coliseum, 3201 East Houston St., San Antonio, Texas, during the River City Cluster, hosted by the Bexar County Kennel Club. Entry: 30 Affenpinschers from across the United States and Canada. (Source: ShowSight, Affenpinscher Club of America Celebrates 60 Years at Its 2025 National.)

National specialty judge: Pam Peat — breeder-judge, selected by the parent club’s membership. Sweepstakes judge: Robert E. Stein. Best Junior Handler: Addison Lancaster, handling GCHB Kellys Steels The X Factor @ BCF. (Source: ShowSight, Affenpinscher Club of America Celebrates 60 Years at Its 2025 National.)

Results (ShowSight report of the national). Best of Breed and Best Owner-Handled: CH Limelite’s Mister Pompadour. Best of Opposite Sex: new CH Tamarin Tax Time. Select Dog: CH Simian’s Tamarin Terry. Select Bitch: GCH Tamarin Timeless. Winners Dog and Best of Winners: Gizmo Ferlin’s Player’s Gonna Play. Winners Bitch: Gizmo Ferlin’s Just Push Play. Reserve Winners Dog: DGS Buyable Boyfriend. Reserve Winners Bitch: Tamarin Tassi At Four Tens. Best in Sweepstakes: Skyfall Wednesday Adams. Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes: Ferlin Gizmo’s Worth An Affair To Remember. Best Veteran in Sweepstakes: CH Mach Ferlin’s Black Jaguar CAX FCAT CGCU. (Source: ShowSight, Affenpinscher Club of America Celebrates 60 Years at Its 2025 National.)

Concurrent specialty, Sunday, July 13: judge Cindy Vogels; Best of Breed CH Tamarin Tax Time. (Source: ShowSight, Affenpinscher Club of America Celebrates 60 Years at Its 2025 National.)

Regional specialties