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Brussels Griffon specialty history
The full record of the Brussels Griffon’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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2026
National specialty
The 2026 National Specialty — a one-day show, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville, Kentucky. Entry: 76 entries (31 dogs, 45 bitches); whole event 80 entries / 76 competitors. Entries closed Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Event Chair: Bobbie Norkus. Superintendent: MB-F Inc. Host hotel: Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport Expo Center, 830 Phillips Lane. The week around the national: board meeting and seminars Monday and Tuesday, March 9–10, at the Crowne Plaza, and an ABGA supported entry Thursday, March 12, at the Mid-Kentucky Kennel Club show. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2026066901; ABGA 2026 National Specialty.)
National specialty judges: Ms. P Beisel-McIlwaine — regular and non-regular classes. Ms. P Beisel-McIlwaine — Junior Showmanship. Sweepstakes judge: not named in an official source as of November 2026. Best Junior Handler: Evan Catterson. Reserve Best Junior Handler: Mary Kocab. (Source: AKC event search, event 2026066901.)
Results (AKC event search, event 2026066901). Best of Breed: GCHB CH Bobcat Party Like A Rockstar (dog), R Whitlow / A Moulton / P Catterson / K Catterson. Best of Opposite Sex: GCHG CH Belleterre N Marsdon Firefly BCAT (bitch), A Jahelka / T Majors. Select Dog: CH Joval’s Mint To Be, V Rickard / B Strange. Select Bitch: GCHG CH Marsdon N Belleterre Time To Shine, B Strange. Best of Winners and Winners Bitch: Belleterre And Tenja Talk Of The Town, T Majors / A Jahelka. Best Owner-Handled: GCHG CH Belleterre N Marsdon Firefly BCAT. Winners Dog: Wee Darlin’s Hero Of Troy, M Scott / P Scott / L Campbell. Reserve Winners Dog: Walenga Fashion Forward, J Metheney-Mills / T Mills. Reserve Winners Bitch: Fist Face Batteries Not Included, L Vance / R Vance / K Ledesma. (Source: AKC event search, event 2026066901.)
Roving Specialty
The 2026 Roving Specialty — a parent-club specialty away from Louisville, Friday, September 4, 2026, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, E 30th & Grand Ave, Des Moines, Iowa. Conformation judge Ms. L Olson. Entry: 10 entries (2 dogs, 8 bitches); whole event 12 entries / 10 competitors. Entries closed Wednesday, August 19, 2026. (Source: AKC event search, event 2026066904.)
Results (AKC event search, event 2026066904). Best of Breed: GCH CH Bobcat’s Late To The Party (bitch), P Catterson / K Catterson / E Catterson / A Catterson. Best of Opposite Sex: GCH CH Makimaki-N-Alvin Farms No Surrender BCAT (dog), H Campbell / C Campbell / M Prior. Select Bitch: GCHB CH Tazlandz Long Shot DCAT, J Achord / K Worley. Best of Winners and Winners Dog: Oltann Diary Of Dumbledore, E Oliinechuk / E Tannyan / N Tannyan. Winners Bitch: Joval I’M Just Peachy RN FDC BCAT ACT2J CGCA CGCU STR TKN ATT VHMA FITB, C Sitko / V Rickard. Reserve Winners Bitch: Oltann Coco De Poufsouffle, E Oliinechuk.
Regional specialties
No regional specialties recorded for 2026.
2025
National specialty
The 2025 National Specialty — a one-day show, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville, Kentucky. Entry: 75 entries (32 dogs, 43 bitches); whole event 82 entries / 75 competitors. Entries closed Friday, February 21, 2025. (Source: AKC event search, event 2025066901.)
National specialty judges: D Fitzpatrick — regular and non-regular classes. (Source: AKC event search, event 2025066901.)
Results (AKC event search, event 2025066901). Best of Breed: GCH CH Joval Full Of Pastabilities (dog), V Rickard / J Rickard. Best of Opposite Sex: GCH CH Huntwood’s Roxanne Don’T Put On The Red Light (bitch), S Depew. Select Dog: GCHB CH Sleepyhollow Hi High Higher, J Schultz / M Tichenor. Select Bitch: GCHS CH Belleterre N Marsdon Firefly BCAT, A Jahelka / T Majors. Best of Winners and Winners Bitch: CH Dashwood & Joval’s I Only Have Pies For You, V Rickard. Best Owner-Handled: GCH CH Joval Full Of Pastabilities. Winners Dog: Bernkastel Call Of The Man Cub, A Janes / E Aldinger. Reserve Winners Bitch: Huntwood’s Embrace The Somerset, M Prior. (Source: AKC event search, event 2025066901.)
Regional specialties
No regional specialties recorded for 2025.