Breed profile · Tibetan Mastiff specialty history

Tibetan Mastiff specialty history

The full record of the Tibetan Mastiff’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

Parent-club specialty, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI — Friday, February 26, 2027: the parent club’s specialty opening the national weekend. Conformation judge Ms. Kimberly Anne Meredith. Entries open Wednesday, January 20, 2027, and close Wednesday, February 10, 2027, with a 100-entry limit. (Source: AKC event search, event 2027625401.)
Parent-club specialty, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI — Sunday, February 28, 2027: the parent club’s specialty closing the national weekend. Conformation judge Mr. John C Ramirez. Entries open Wednesday, January 20, 2027, and close Wednesday, February 10, 2027, with a 100-entry limit. (Source: AKC event search, event 2027625404.)

2026

National specialty

The 19th Annual National Specialty — a one-day show, Friday, April 17, 2026, at the Maryland State Fairgrounds (Cow Palace), 2200 York Rd., Timonium, Maryland, opening a weekend with two all-breed shows on Saturday and Sunday at the same site. Entry: 17 entries and 15 competitors (6 dogs, 9 bitches). Entries opened Wednesday, February 25, and closed Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at noon. Event Chair: Martha Feltenstein. Superintendent: MB-F, Inc. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2026625401; American Tibetan Mastiff Association, 2026 National Specialty save the date; Baltimore County Combined Specialties premium list.)

National specialty judges: Mr. Edward Fojtik — regular and non-regular classes. Ms. Deb Lindsay — sweepstakes and veteran sweepstakes. (Source: American Tibetan Mastiff Association, 2026 National Specialty save the date.)

Results (AKC event search, event 2026625401). Best of Breed: CH Drakyi Tashi Queen Of The Ring (bitch). Best of Opposite Sex: GCHB CH Hi-Stand’s Into The Blu Mystic ATT. Select Dog: GCH CH Great North Woods New Kid In Town. Select Bitch: GCHB CH Irie Dreamcatcher Bubbledog. Best Owner-Handled: GCH CH Aujudon’s Show Some Respect. Winners Bitch: West Wing Monet. Reserve Winners Bitch: Aujudon’s Foreign Affair. Best Veteran (non-regular veteran dogs): GCHB CH Northstar’s Whiskey Glasses. (Source: AKC event search, event 2026625401.)

Regional specialties

No regional specialties recorded for 2026.

2025

National specialty

The 2025 National Specialty — a one-day show, Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Sussex County Farm & Horse Show Grounds, 37 Plains Rd., Augusta, New Jersey, in a shared Tibetan national week with the Tibetan Spaniel Club of America (national on Thursday, April 10). Entry: 12 entries and 11 competitors (4 dogs, 7 bitches). Entries opened Thursday, February 20, and closed Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at noon. Event Chair: Martha Feltenstein. Superintendent: Jim Rau Dog Shows. The week around the national: a judges education seminar on Friday, April 11, sweepstakes (puppy and veteran) and a 4-to-6-month beginner puppy competition on Saturday, a Parade of Rescues at the conclusion of Best of Breed, the ATMA general meeting, a raffle, and a banquet and auction with the Tibetan Spaniel Club of America at the Lafayette House in Lafayette, New Jersey. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2025625401; 2025 Tibetan Specialty premium list.)

National specialty judge: Mrs. Elaine J Lessig — regular classes. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2025625401; 2025 Tibetan Specialty premium list.)

Results (AKC event search, event 2025625401). Best of Breed and Best Owner-Handled: GCHB CH Aujudon Dreamcatcher I Am The Tornado (bitch). Best of Opposite Sex, Winners Dog, and Best of Winners: Aujudon’s You Better Be Good To Me. Select Dog: GCH CH Flashpoint’s Circle Of Life. Select Bitch: GCH CH Irie Dreamcatcher Bubbledog. Winners Bitch: Aujudon’s Foreign Affair. Reserve Winners Bitch: Noble Legacy’s Dalha. (Source: AKC event search, event 2025625401.)

Regional specialties

Parent-club specialty, Sussex County Farm & Horse Show Grounds, Augusta, NJ — Sunday, April 13, 2025: the parent club’s specialty closing the national week. Conformation judge Dr. Niksa Lemo. Entry: 11 entries and 11 competitors. Best of Breed: GCH CH Irie Dreamcatcher Bubbledog. Best of Opposite Sex: GCH CH Flashpoint’s Circle Of Life. Winners Dog and Best of Winners: Aujudon’s You Better Be Good To Me. Winners Bitch: Aujudon’s Foreign Affair. (Sources: AKC event search, event 2025625403; 2025 Tibetan Specialty premium list.)