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Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen specialty history

The full record of the Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen’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 2026 National Specialty — a two-day conformation specialty, Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Crowne Plaza Resort, 1 Resort Dr., Asheville, North Carolina, closing a three-day week that opened with the parent club’s regional specialty on Thursday, April 2. Saturday’s national entry: 60 entries and 56 competitors. Entries opened Wednesday, February 11, and closed Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Event Chair: Tiffany Cannon. Show Secretary: Cheryl Cazier. The week around the conformation specialty included obedience, rally, agility, scent work, a Top 20 celebration, and a national hunt test in Cleveland, North Carolina, plus an epilepsy seminar by Dr. Karen Muñana for the club’s Health and Rescue Foundation. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2026452612; 2026 National and Regional Specialties premium list; PBGVCA Brags & Wags, March/April 2026.)

National specialty judges: Paula Nykiel — conformation and 4 to 6 month puppy, both days. Patricia Clark — Junior Showmanship and Puppy & Veteran Sweepstakes. Donna Eddins — obedience and rally. (Source: 2026 National and Regional Specialties premium list.)

Results (club newsletter report of the national, April 4). Best in Show at the national specialty: GCHB CH M&M’s Stellar Mayhem and Madness, “Hemi”. Best of Opposite Sex: MBISS GCHB Stellar With Love From California BCAT, “Ellie”. Winners Dog: Westwind Talus Dances With Wabbits, “Kevin”. Winners Bitch and Best of Winners: Stellar Dublin Down on Badness, “Baddie”, from the Bred By Puppy class. Reserve Winners Bitch and Best Puppy: Talus Cj Autumn Serenade on Five Mile, “Autumn”. Best Veteran and Award of Merit: GCHG CH CJ’s Oh Happy Day On Five Mile, “Jolly”. Best Veteran in Sweepstakes, at both the national and the regional: GCHS Tetu’s Mister Homer, “Homer”, at 14 years old. Select Dog: Can GCH/AM CH Mirepoix Totaly Hitched, “Quest”. Awards of Merit: GCH CH Storm’N Hounds Poise’N Ivy, “Ivy”, and GCHB CH Storm’N Hounds Centerstage Fancy Debut, “Fancy”. Best Junior Handler: Rylie Johnson. (Sources: PBGVCA Brags & Wags, March/April 2026; AKC event search, event 2026452612.)

Regional specialties

Regional specialty, Crowne Plaza Resort, Asheville, NC — Thursday, April 2, 2026: the parent club’s own regional specialty opening the national week. Conformation judge Robyn Joy Wallis; Junior Showmanship judge Lindley Henson; Puppy & Veteran Sweepstakes judge Lora Megli; obedience and rally judge Donna Eddins. Entry: 58 entries and 55 competitors. Best Junior Handler: Eden Swain. Highest Scoring Dog in Regular Classes (obedience): CH Clancy’s Down The Rabbit Hole BN RE MX MXJ MXF T2B FCAT ACT2 SWM SHDM PCMH RATN CGCA CGCU TKA FITB. Best Veteran in Sweepstakes: GCHS Tetu’s Mister Homer. Select Dog: GCHS CH Mirepoix’s Every Vote Counts. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2026452605; 2026 National and Regional Specialties premium list; PBGVCA Brags & Wags, March/April 2026.)
Mid New Jersey Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Association specialty, North Branch Park, Bridgewater, NJ — Thursday, September 3, 2026: the Mid New Jersey association’s specialty show, held with the Central New Jersey Hound Association’s 30th Hound Group Show (concurrent with the Ramapo Kennel Club), limited to 75 entries. (Source: Central New Jersey Hound Association premium list.)

2025

National specialty

The 2025 National Specialty — a two-day conformation specialty, Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the Y.O. Ranch Hotel & Conference Center, 2033 Sidney Baker St., Kerrville, Texas, closing a three-day week that opened with the parent club’s regional specialty on Thursday, March 20. Saturday’s national entry: 72 entries and 62 competitors. Entries closed Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Show Chair: Lora Megli. Show Secretary: Cheryl Cazier. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2025452614; 2025 National and Regional Specialties premium list.)

National specialty judges: Michael Canalizo — conformation and 4 to 6 month puppy. Birgitte Winter Arildsen — Puppy & Veteran Sweepstakes. Donna Eddins — obedience and rally. Regional specialty judge (Thursday, March 20): Jason Hoke, with sweepstakes by Ann Wolf. Best Junior Handler on Saturday: Demery Livingston. (Sources: 2025 National and Regional Specialties premium list; AKC event search, event 2025452614.)

Results note. Winners from the 2025 specialty had not been verified in an official source as of November 7, 2026, and will be added here when they are.

Regional specialties

Regional specialty, Y.O. Ranch Hotel, Kerrville, TX — Thursday, March 20, 2025: the parent club’s own regional specialty opening the national week. Conformation judge Jason Hoke; Puppy & Veteran Sweepstakes judge Ann Wolf; obedience and rally judge Donna Eddins. (Source: 2025 National and Regional Specialties premium list.)