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Pomeranian specialty history

The full record of the Pomeranian’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 three-day show, Monday, March 9 – Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Louisville, 830 Phillips Lane, Louisville, Kentucky. Entry: 202 entries (118 dogs, 84 bitches); whole event 233 entries / 201 competitors. Entries closed Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Event Chair: Roxie R. Campbell. Superintendent: MB-F Inc. The week around the national: parent-club scent-work trials March 6–8 in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, parent-club agility March 26–29 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and supported entries at the Kentuckiana Cluster March 12–15 at the Kentucky Exposition Center. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2026058810; AKC Upcoming National Specialties.)

National specialty judges: C D Heartz — regular and non-regular classes. Dr. G Sisneros — Junior Showmanship. Sweepstakes judge: not named in an official source as of November 2026. (Source: AKC event search, event 2026058810.)

Results (AKC event search, event 2026058810). Best of Breed: CH Sun Poms Good Luck (dog), Z Pan. Best of Opposite Sex: CH Unusual Premiera Poland (bitch), B Borkowska-Grochala. Select Dog: CH Poms Just Do It, C Zhi. Select Bitch: GCH CH Tauro Ausra, J Januskauskaite-Plunge / T Plunge. Best of Winners and Winners Bitch: Tauro Kennel Jp Faleme. Best Owner-Handled: CH Poms Just Do It. Winners Dog: PRINCE KING JAMES VON SSP. Reserve Winners Dog: Cimarosas Edge Of Glory. Reserve Winners Bitch: Kimmilove Peach, M Kim. Best Junior Handler: Zayla Zaner. Reserve Best Junior Handler: Alani Fowler. (Source: AKC event search, event 2026058810.)

Regional specialties

Pomeranian Club of Greater Houston specialty, Hyatt Regency Houston West, Houston, TX — Thursday, August 20, 2026: the Greater Houston specialty, at the same hotel as the 2027 national. Conformation judge S Masnick (Sharon Masnick). Entry: 22 entries (10 dogs, 12 bitches); whole event 26 entries / 22 competitors. Entries opened Monday, June 15, 2026, at 8:00 a.m., and closed Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at noon, with a 100-entry limit. Event Chair: Roxie R. Campbell. Event Secretary: Cullen Leck (Vagabond Dog Shows). Best of Breed: GCH CH Cimarosas Edge Of Glory (dog), Y Goto / B Borkowska-Grochala. Best of Opposite Sex: GCH CH Vesper’s Vive La Vie (bitch), C Wong. Best of Winners and Winners Bitch: Shining Star’s Perfect Storm At Majestic’S, A Rister / W Duran. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2026137001; Greater Houston premium list (Vagabond Dog Shows).)

2025

National specialty

The 2025 National Specialty — a three-day show, Monday, March 10 – Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Louisville, 830 Phillips Lane, Louisville, Kentucky. Entry: 194 entries (115 dogs, 79 bitches); whole event 245 entries / 194 competitors. Entries closed Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Event Chair: Roxie R. Campbell. The week ran March 7–12, 2025, with nearly 300 Pomeranians. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2025058816; American Pomeranian Club Nationals 2025 (pomeranian.org).)

National specialty judges: Jason Hoke — regular and non-regular classes. Ms. Lynn Meyer — sweepstakes. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2025058816; American Pomeranian Club Nationals 2025 (pomeranian.org).)

Results (AKC event search, event 2025058816). Best of Breed, Winners Dog, and Best of Winners: Chriscendo Cold Cold Heart (dog), C Heartz. Best of Opposite Sex and Best Owner-Handled: CH Barbaro’s Danger Wolf (bitch), E Mada. Select Dog: CH Sun Poms Love Cory, E Tjung. Select Bitch: CH Depend On You Of Bellamor, Y Goto / C Smith. Reserve Winners Dog: 185’s Life Is The Bubbles Under The Sea, K Leeraphante. Winners Bitch: Unusual Premiera Poland, B Borkowska-Grochala. Reserve Winners Bitch: Chalee & Limsky Stay Slay, A Panboonlert. (Source: AKC event search, event 2025058816.)

Regional specialties

Parent-club designated specialty, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL — Friday, December 12, 2025: the American Pomeranian Club’s designated specialty in Orlando. Conformation judge Mr. J Stachurski. Entry: 69 entries and 61 competitors (37 dogs, 24 bitches). Entries closed Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Event Chair: Mark Driggers. Superintendent: MB-F Inc. Best of Breed: GCHG CH Artistry’s Aslan All That Is Good (dog), M Persic / M Jung. Best of Opposite Sex and Best Owner-Handled: CH Tauro Ausra (bitch), J Januskauskaite-Plunge / T Plunge. Best of Winners and Winners Dog: CH Paradise House Good Boy Of, M Jung. Winners Bitch: Tauro Kennel Jp Edonija, J Januskauskaite-Plunge / T Plunge. (Source: AKC event search, event 2025058836.)