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Rottweiler specialty history

The full record of the Rottweiler’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 — the 45th Annual National Specialty Show, national week Saturday, June 6, through Sunday, June 14, 2026, at the Purina Farms Events Center, 300 Checkerboard Drive, Gray Summit, Missouri. Conformation Thursday–Friday, June 11–12, 2026: dog classes Thursday, bitch classes and Best of Breed Friday, with junior showmanship, the 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy Competition, and the National Owner-Handled Series. Sweepstakes and Veteran Sweepstakes Wednesday, June 10. The Region VII Specialty Tuesday, June 9. Obedience, rally, tracking, agility, and the National Sieger Show across the week. Entry: 153 entries / 131 competitors (67 dogs, 64 bitches) in conformation. Entries opened Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at noon, and closed Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at noon PDT. Event Chair: Robert Galusha. Superintendent: BaRay Event Services, Inc. (Sources: 2026 premium list; AKC event search, event 2026201612.)

National specialty judges: Ms. Cathleen A. Rubens — dog classes Thursday; junior showmanship, intersex, Best Puppy from Regular Classes, Best Bred By Exhibitor, and NOHS Best of Breed Friday. Ms. Kimberly Cardona — 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy, bitch classes, Stud Dog, and Brood Bitch Thursday. Pamela Grant — Sweepstakes Dogs, Veteran Bitches, and Best in Veteran Sweepstakes Wednesday. Jill Kessler-Miller — Sweepstakes Bitches, Best in Sweepstakes, and Veteran Dogs Wednesday. The 16th National Sieger Show: Sunday, June 14, judged by Rüdiger Schmidt (ADRK–Germany) and Robert Galusha (USA), with the Region VII Sieger Show Saturday, June 13. (Sources: 2026 premium list; AKC event search, event 2026201612; American Rottweiler Club, Sieger.)

Results (2026 national). Best of Breed, Best of Opposite Sex, Winners Dog, and Winners Bitch not confirmed in an official source as of November 2026. Best Junior Handler: Josiah Garmer; Reserve Best Junior Handler: Kaylen Foreman. (Source: AKC event search, event 2026201612.)

Regional specialties

Two regional Rottweiler specialties verified for 2026 so far:

Region VII Specialty — Tuesday, June 9, 2026, Gray Summit, Missouri: at the Purina Farms Events Center, 300 Checkerboard Drive, during national week, with NOHS, Sweepstakes, and Junior Showmanship. Judge: Doreen Luhrs — 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy, dog classes, bitch classes, junior showmanship, intersex, Best Puppy, Best Bred By Exhibitor, NOHS Best of Breed, Stud Dog, and Brood Bitch. Puppy & Veteran Sweepstakes judge: Katie Maess. (Source: 2026 premium list; AKC events 2026201610 and 2026201611.)
Medallion Rottweiler Club Back-2-Back Specialties — October 7–9, 2026, St. Charles, Illinois: the 72nd and 73rd Annual Specialties and the 63rd and 64th Independent Specialty Shows, at the Kane County Fairgrounds. (Source: Medallion Rottweiler Club.)

2025

National specialty

The 2025 National Specialty — the 44th Annual National Specialty Show, national week Saturday, June 21, through Sunday, June 29, 2025, at the Roberts Centre, 123 Gano Road, Wilmington, Ohio. Conformation Wednesday–Friday, June 25–27, 2025: dog classes Wednesday, bitch classes Thursday, intersex and Best of Breed Friday, with the 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy Competition and junior showmanship across the week. Sweepstakes and Veteran Sweepstakes Wednesday, June 25. The Greater Cincinnati Rottweiler Club Region II Specialty Tuesday, June 24. Entry: 151 entries / 145 dogs in conformation on June 26. (Sources: 2025 judging program; 2025 breed counts; AKC event search, event 2025201628.)

National specialty judges: Lew Olson — dog classes, bitch classes, intersex, and 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy. Kimberly Cardona — Stud Dog, Brood Bitch, junior showmanship, and the Sieger Shows. Ann Callahan — Puppy Bitches, Best in Sweepstakes, and Veteran Dogs. Kimm McDowell — Puppy Dogs, Veteran Bitches, and Best in Veteran Sweepstakes. (Source: 2025 judging program.)

Results (2025 national). Best of Breed: Fantasa Lucky Seven. Best of Opposite Sex: Fantasa Lucky Luciano. Winners Dog: Fantasa Lucky Luciano. Winners Bitch: Fantasa Lucky Seven. Reserve Winners Dog: Wildhaven’s Be On The Lookout V Regal. Reserve Winners Bitch: Morningstar Vom Wasserstadt. Best Bred By Exhibitor: Fantasa Lucky Seven. Best Puppy in Regular Classes: Von Hawes’ Making Waves V Oak Ranch. 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy Best of Breed: Woodland’s Thunder Struck (dog); Best of Opposite Sex: Krafthaus’ Poppin Bottles. (Source: American Rottweiler Club, Salutes our Past Specialty Winners, published October 2025. Note: the PDF’s Best of Breed, Best of Opposite Sex & Selects section lists Best of Breed first and Best of Opposite Sex second without explicit labels; this page follows that order, as in other years in the same document.)

Regional specialties

One regional Rottweiler specialty verified for 2025:

Greater Cincinnati Rottweiler Club Region II Specialty — Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Wilmington, Ohio: at the Roberts Centre, 123 Gano Road, during national week. Judge: Nancy Amburgey — Regional Beginner Puppy, junior showmanship, and conformation. Regional Puppy & Veteran Sweepstakes judge: Lu Castro. Entry: 129 entries / 125 dogs. (Source: 2025 breed counts; AKC events 2025201620 and 2025201622.)