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Weekend at a glance

The Fall Fest Cluster brings three all-breed AKC conformation shows to West Friendship, Maryland, October 9–11, 2026 — the Catonsville Kennel Club hosts Friday and Saturday, and the National Capital Kennel Club hosts Sunday.

Dates
October 9–11, 2026
Venue
Howard County Fairgrounds
Host club
Catonsville Kennel Club, National Capital Kennel Club
Format
All-Breed
Entries
Entries closed Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 12:00 noon Listing reviewed
More about this show

Listing reviewed · Dates & club verified via premium

Dates
Friday through Sunday
Venue
2210 Fairgrounds Rd., West Friendship, MD 21794
Entries
Entries closed Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 12:00 noon (2026 premium)
Entry fees (2026 premium)
Catonsville (Fri & Sat): $38 first entry · $36 additional · $28 puppy & bred-by · $15 Junior Showmanship (Saturday) · $25 4–6 Month Puppy
National Capital (Sun): $36 first entry · $34 additional · $30 puppy · Junior Showmanship no fee · $20 4–6 Month Puppy · $36/$34 rally

Superintendent: MB-F

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The days

Three all-breed shows over three days.

DayShow
Fri, Oct 9Catonsville Kennel Club — All-Breed
Sat, Oct 10Catonsville Kennel Club — All-Breed
Sun, Oct 11National Capital Kennel Club — All-Breed

Breed judging panels are verified from the official 2026 premium list — see the breed finder below. Listing reviewed

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Today’s Ring Card

Your show-day schedule, saved by date. ★ Favorite breeds follow you to every show; ▶ showing today is just this day’s working list — the dogs you actually have ringside.

How it works

Pick a day, add the breeds you’re following, and the card builds your schedule from the official judging programs. Enter the number of dogs judged before your breed in each ring and the card estimates your actual ring time (2 minutes per dog) and when to be ringside (15 minutes earlier). Anything saved here lives in this browser — permanent favorites will sync to your account later.

Ring times from the official judging programs (InfoDog). A listed start time applies to the ring’s first breed of the block, not necessarily to yours — the 2-minutes-per-dog estimate is a working guess, never exact.

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Breed judge finder

Search any breed to see which judge has it on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Panels are from the official 2026 Fall Fest Cluster premium list. Listing reviewed

* = provisional/permit, per the premium.

Best in Show & Group judges — from the 2026 premium

Friday, October 9 — Catonsville Kennel ClubBest in Show & group judges
  • Best in Show — Ms. Claire Wisch Abraham
  • Sporting Group — Mr. John P. Wade
  • Hound Group — Ms. Helene Nietsch
  • Working Group — Mr. Rick Blanchard
  • Terrier Group — Dr. Troy Clifford Dargin
  • Toy Group — Ms. Marie Ann Falconer
  • Non-Sporting Group — Mr. Gregg G. Kantak*
  • Herding Group — Ms. Marie Ann Falconer
Saturday, October 10 — Catonsville Kennel ClubBest in Show & group judges
  • Best in Show — Ms. Marie Ann Falconer
  • Sporting Group — Ms. Claire Wisch Abraham
  • Hound Group — Mr. John P. Wade
  • Working Group — Ms. Helene Nietsch
  • Terrier Group — Mr. Douglas A. Johnson*
  • Toy Group — Dr. Troy Clifford Dargin
  • Non-Sporting Group — Mr. John P. Wade
  • Herding Group — Mr. Christopher T. Moore
Sunday, October 11 — National Capital Kennel ClubBest in Show & group judges
  • Best in Show — Dr. Valeria Rickard
  • Sporting Group — Ms. Helene Nietsch
  • Hound Group — Mr. Douglas A. Johnson
  • Working Group — Mrs. Abigail (Abby) S. Patrizio
  • Terrier Group — Mr. Christopher T. Moore
  • Toy Group — Mr. John P. Wade
  • Non-Sporting Group — Ms. Marie Ann Falconer
  • Herding Group — Ms. Bonnie L. Money*

*Provisional/permit judge. Breed-panel judge abbreviations were expanded to full names from the premium’s judge rosters. No classes are offered for Yorkshire Terriers or Old English Sheepdogs on Friday, per the premium. Listing reviewed

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Juniors

Junior Showmanship is offered Saturday and Sunday, verified from the 2026 premium — not offered Friday. Listing reviewed

Fri Oct 9 — Catonsville Kennel Club

Junior Showmanship — not offered Friday, per the 2026 premium.

Sat Oct 10 — Catonsville Kennel Club

Junior Showmanship — judge: Mr. Douglas A. Johnson (from the 2026 premium); ring times in the judging program.

Sun Oct 11 — National Capital Kennel Club

Junior Showmanship — judge: Mrs. Abigail (Abby) S. Patrizio (from the 2026 premium); ring times in the judging program.

Junior Showmanship entry: $15.00 Saturday; no fee Sunday. Listing reviewed

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Specialties & supported entries

Concurrent specialties, verified from the 2026 Fall Fest premium (separate premium lists). Listing reviewed

Fri Oct 9

  • Mason Dixon Bernese Mountain Dog Club
  • National Capital Area Great Pyrenees Club
  • Mid-Atlantic Leonberger Club of Virginia
  • Newfoundland Club of America, Inc.
  • Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonkas Club of America
  • Washington Poodle Club, Inc.

Sat Oct 10

  • Potomac Valley Bernese Mountain Dog Club
  • National Capital Area Great Pyrenees Club
  • Mid-Atlantic Leonberger Club of Virginia
  • Newfoundland Club of America, Inc.
  • Washington Poodle Club, Inc.

Sun Oct 11

  • Greater Washington Dalmatian Club
  • Mid-Atlantic Leonberger Club of Virginia
  • Newfoundland Club of America, Inc.
  • Washington Poodle Club, Inc.
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Plan your visit

The venue

West Friendship, MD
West Friendship, MD

Dog-friendly lodging

Always confirm the pet policy when booking.

Flying in

  • BWI — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), about 20 miles / roughly 31 minutes away.

Restaurants

  • Great Sage (dog-friendly; outdoor seating; Lunch, Dinner) — 5809 Clarksville Square Dr, Clarksville, MD 21029. Organic vegan comfort food with about a dozen patio tables that welcome leashed dogs.
  • River Hill Grill (dog-friendly; outdoor seating; Lunch, Dinner) — 6040 Daybreak Cir, Clarksville, MD 21029. Neighborhood sports bar with crab cakes and burgers and a covered patio that welcomes leashed dogs.
  • The White Oak Tavern (dog-friendly; outdoor seating; Lunch, Dinner) — 10030 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Farm-to-table gastropub and beer garden with a dog-friendly patio and a special dog menu.

Attractions

Venue guide — shared by every show at this location. Last verified 2026-09-25. Per-show details for this weekend (RV, admission, grooming) are below.

The venue

The shows are held at the Howard County Fairgrounds, 2210 Fairgrounds Rd., West Friendship, MD 21794 (confirmed in the 2026 premium list).

Hotels from the 2026 premium

Pet-friendly hotels

  • Turf Valley Resort — 2700 Turf Valley Rd., Ellicott City, MD (410) 465-1500
  • Red Roof Inn Washington, DC — 8000 Washington Blvd., Jessup, MD (410) 690-3238
  • LaQuinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham — 7300 Crestmount Rd., Jessup, MD (410) 799-1500
  • Country Inn & Suites by Radisson — 1717 W. Nursery Rd., Linthicum Heights, MD (410) 981-9997
  • Red Roof Inn PLUS+ Baltimore — 827 Elkridge Landing Rd., Linthicum Heights, MD (667) 401-4667
  • Clarion Inn — 5400 Holiday Dr., Frederick, MD (240) 439-8932
  • Holiday Inn Baltimore — 815 Elkridge Landing Rd., Linthicum Heights, MD (410) 691-1000 (pet fee; ~30 min to show site)
  • Red Roof Inn — 7306 Parkway Dr. S., Hanover, MD 21076 (410) 690-3163 (15 miles)
  • Red Roof Inn — 12525 Laurel Bowie Rd., Laurel, MD 20708 (301) 498-8811 (18 miles)
  • La Quinta Inn BWI — 1734 W. Nursery Rd., Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 (410) 859-2333

Some restrictions may apply; dogs should not be left in rooms unsupervised. Always confirm the pet policy when booking. Listing reviewed

Sources

  • OfficialAKC event listings — Fall Fest Cluster
  • OfficialFall Fest Cluster 2025 judging program (venue reference only)
  • Official2026 premium list (PDF) (Fall Fest Cluster — Catonsville Kennel Club & National Capital Kennel Club, Howard County Fairgrounds)
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Results

Friday, October 9, 2026

Best in Show

GCHB Yarrow Venerie Rambling Man

Norfolk Terrier · Dog

Handler: Ernesto Lara
Owner: S Ingram, Z Truesdale, D Eggert & Yarrow & Venerie Kennels
Breeder: K Aurelius & P Beale

BIS judge: Ms. Claire Wisch Abraham · Entry: 767 dogs

Reserve Best in Show: GCH Majessa When Stars Align With Confection — Poodle (Standard) (handler: Elizabeth Reynolds)

Group winners

Sporting 110 entered

Judge: John P Wade

1 GCH Travelda’s And Then Came You — Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)
Handler: Jason Bailey

2 GCHB Eastern Waters Mountain Man Burtwizzle RI JH CGC TKN — Retriever (Chesapeake Bay) (OH)
Handler: R Boyd, C Meyer & A & T McAllister

3 GCH Northern Lights Over Windy Hill — Retriever (Flat-Coated)
Handler: Angela Lloyd

4 GCH Truewind N Quantrel’s Star Lord — Weimaraner (OH)
Handler: N Todd

Hound 55 entered

Judge: Helene Nietsch

1 GCH Dixiedachs On The Rocks SW CGCA CGCU — Dachshund (Wirehaired)
Handler: Frederico Ortiz

2 GCH Carousel Rock2 The Eye Of The Tiger — Afghan Hound
Handler: Paul Clas

3 GCHB Kisa Maringa Don’t Think Just Do — Basenji (OH)
Handler: M Caporaso & K Byrd

4 GCH Whirlaway’s Darby Queen CGC — Rhodesian Ridgeback (OH)
Handler: C Kitsch & J Lazowski

Working 186 entered

Judge: Rick Blanchard

1 GCHS Kalan’s High Octane Power TKN — Akita
Handler: Rebecca Clas-Kirzner

2 GCHB Middle Star Living On A Prayer FDC CGCA CGCU STR TKN VSWB — Black Russian Terrier
Handler: Trisha Spare

3 GCHB Taja’s Save The Drama For Yer Mama BCAT CGC — Siberian Husky (OH)
Handler: M Arab

4 GCH Sforzandos Mariachi — Leonberger (OH)
Handler: M & S Townsend

Terrier 72 entered

Judge: Troy Clifford Dargin

1 GCHB Yarrow Venerie Rambling Man — Norfolk Terrier
Handler: Ernesto Lara

2 GCH Whiskybae Haslemere Westpride When Stars Collide — Scottish Terrier
Handler: Rebecca Cross

3 CH First Class Silverwood Fantasy Life Of A Showgirl — Bedlington Terrier (OH)
Handler: H & C Foti

4 CH Goodspice Efbe Neverending Story — Sealyham Terrier
Handler: Margery Good

Toy 115 entered

Judge: Marie Ann Falconer

1 GCHB Showboats Etched In Steele @ SFR CM34 — Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka (OH)
Handler: D Howington, S Rives, K Jesseph & E Melzer

2 GCH Andi My Cousin Vinny At Foursquare — Pug
Handler: Jason Bailey

3 GCHB Hallmark Jolei Pie In The Sky — Shih Tzu
Handler: Luke Ehricht

4 GCHB Zona Rosa’s It Never Entered My Mind — Havanese
Handler: David Stout

Non-Sporting 108 entered

Judge: Gregg G Kantak

1 GCH Majessa When Stars Align With Confection — Poodle (Standard)
Handler: Elizabeth Reynolds

2 GCHG Delamer Summer Sand Elle — Schipperke
Handler: Krista Nuovo-Roe

3 CH Sitze-Gous You Can Call Me Al — Chow Chow (OH)
Handler: B Buell

4 GCH White Arctic Polar Prince Arctos — Coton de Tulear (OH)
Handler: B Cohl, R Katz & G Gunnarsson

Herding 120 entered

Judge: Marie Ann Falconer

1 GCH Chatham’s Tea And A Timtam CD RN PT FDC CAX FCAT CGC TKN — Collie (Rough)
Handler: Nick Joines

2 GCH Sagi Smarter Than Ewe — Briard (OH)
Handler: A Greitzer

3 GCHP Riverside Boss Is Bets On CA FCAT — Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Handler: Erika Lanasa

4 GCH Ganadore’s Forever In Blue Jeans — Australian Shepherd
Handler: Heather Bremmer Bednar

Results via Canine Chronicle (unofficial — subject to AKC confirmation).

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Best in Show

GCHP Crystal Fountain Tanqueray At Snoebear

Siberian Husky · Dog

Handler: Tim Terella
Owner: H Shimizu & T & M Terella
Breeder: H Shimizu

BIS judge: Ms. Marie Ann Falconer · Entry: 1013 dogs

Reserve Best in Show: GCHB Hallmark Jolei Pie In The Sky — Shih Tzu (handler: Luke Ehricht)

Group winners

Sporting 135 entered

Judge: Claire Wisch Abraham

1 GCHG Clussexx Texaz Heaven Hell or Houston — Spaniel (Clumber)
Handler: Alexis Ditlow

2 GCH Travelda’s And Then Came You — Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)
Handler: Jason Bailey

3 GCHB Eastern Waters Mountain Man Burtwizzle RI JH CGC TKN — Retriever (Chesapeake Bay) (OH)
Handler: R Boyd, C Meyer & A & T McAllister

4 CH Moonshine’s Here Comes The Storm — Wirehaired Pointing Griffon (OH)
Handler: J & D Frazier & K Carson

Hound 93 entered

Judge: John P Wade

1 GCHB Dikerdachs Horatio — Dachshund (Longhaired)
Handler: Angela Lloyd

2 GCHB Kisa Maringa Don’t Think Just Do — Basenji (OH)
Handler: M Caporaso & K Byrd

3 GCH Dixiedachs On The Rocks SW CGCA CGCU — Dachshund (Wirehaired)
Handler: Frederico Ortiz

4 CH Afterhours Whisper CGC — Basset Fauve de Bretagne
Handler: Margery Good

Working 233 entered

Judge: Helene Nietsch

1 GCHP Crystal Fountain Tanqueray At Snoebear — Siberian Husky
Handler: Tim Terella

2 CH Tybrushe’s Come Fly With Me @ Glenmere — Boxer (OH)
Handler: P Holzapfel & S McAvoy

3 GCH Adesa’s Winter Snow Moon Over Licorice Fern CD RN BCAT DN — Bernese Mountain Dog (OH)
Handler: B Kinley-Blewett & R Harrison

4 GCH Mistic’s Smokin Gun — Standard Schnauzer (OH)
Handler: C Filer

Terrier 85 entered

Judge: Douglas A Johnson

1 CH Carat Of Ice De La Pomme — West Highland White Terrier
Handler: Rebecca Cross

2 GCHB Yarrow Venerie Rambling Man — Norfolk Terrier
Handler: Ernesto Lara

3 GCH Whiskybae Haslemere Westpride When Stars Collide — Scottish Terrier
Handler: Rebecca Cross

4 GCHB Darwyn’s Black Magic — Welsh Terrier
Handler: Katheryn Murray

Toy 151 entered

Judge: Troy Clifford Dargin

1 GCHB Hallmark Jolei Pie In The Sky — Shih Tzu
Handler: Luke Ehricht

2 GCHG Rexroth KimRo Valentina — Miniature Pinscher
Handler: Kimberly Calvacca

3 GCH Thaway’s Tyrion Jr — Chihuahua (Long Coat)
Handler: Shea O’Connell

4 CH Fenice Hard Habit To Break — Papillon
Handler: Ellen Perry

Non-Sporting 145 entered

Judge: John P Wade

1 GCH Three Rivers The Lion King — Chow Chow
Handler: Ralph Silva

2 GCH Majessa When Stars Align With Confection — Poodle (Standard)
Handler: Elizabeth Reynolds

3 GCHG Delamer Summer Sand Elle — Schipperke
Handler: Krista Nuovo-Roe

4 Tripitaka Tail From The Crypt — Tibetan Terrier (OH)
Handler: S & C Lydon

Herding 162 entered

Judge: Christopher T Moore

1 GCHS Bagatelle Moonday Good Morning — Old English Sheepdog
Handler: Cliff Steele

2 GCHP Riverside Boss Is Bets On CA FCAT — Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Handler: Erika Lanasa

3 CH Shaizach Beshert — Shetland Sheepdog (OH)
Handler: M Ricci & R Jarit

4 GCH Okarina Du Crepuscule Des Loups BN RN — Belgian Sheepdog (OH)
Handler: M Ricci

Results via Canine Chronicle (unofficial — subject to AKC confirmation).

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Best in Show

GCHG Clussexx Texaz Heaven Hell or Houston

Spaniel (Clumber) · Dog

Handler: Alexis Ditlow
Owner: C Dorris & J Hickey
Breeder: C Dorris, D Johnson & J Hubbard

BIS judge: Dr. Valeria Rickard · Entry: 977 dogs

Reserve Best in Show: GCH Whiskybae Haslemere Westpride When Stars Collide — Scottish Terrier (handler: Rebecca Cross)

Group winners

Sporting 135 entered

Judge: Helene Nietsch

1 GCHG Clussexx Texaz Heaven Hell or Houston — Spaniel (Clumber)
Handler: Alexis Ditlow

2 GCH Travelda’s And Then Came You — Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)
Handler: Jason Bailey

3 GCH Tivoliz Hippo Hippo Hooray — Vizsla
Handler: Jenny Carpenter

4 Sandbar V Nextgen Take Me To The River — Retriever (Chesapeake Bay) (OH)
Handler: J Posey & A Levy

Hound 82 entered

Judge: Douglas A Johnson

1 GCHS Allihan Takara Total Eclipse — Saluki
Handler: Jason Bailey

2 GCHB Dikerdach’s Horatio — Dachshund (Longhaired)
Handler: Angela Lloyd

3 GCHB Kisa Maringa Don’t Think Just Do — Basenji (OH)
Handler: M Caporaso & K Byrd

4 GCH Dixiedachs On The Rocks SW CGCA CGCU — Dachshund (Wirehaired)
Handler: Frederico Ortiz

Working 213 entered

Judge: Abigail S. Patrizio

1 CH Devael Track The Action — Bernese Mountain Dog
Handler: Kasey Black

2 GCHP Crystal Fountain Tanqueray At Snoebear — Siberian Husky
Handler: Tim Terella

3 GCHB Major’s Ancient Archer — Boxer
Handler: Steve Stewart

4 GCH Pouch Cove Kon Tiki — Portuguese Water Dog
Handler: Michael Scott

Terrier 76 entered

Judge: Christopher T Moore

1 GCH Whiskybae Haslemere Westpride When Stars Collide — Scottish Terrier
Handler: Rebecca Cross

2 CH Goodspice Efbe Neverending Story — Sealyham Terrier
Handler: Margery Good

3 GCHB Coventry’s Watchman @ Highland — Norwich Terrier
Handler: Margery Good

4 Mar Vista Call My Agent — Airedale Terrier
Handler: Katheryn Murray

Toy 138 entered

Judge: John P Wade

1 GCHB Hallmark Jolei Pie In The Sky — Shih Tzu
Handler: Luke Ehricht

2 GCHB Kaylen’s Girl Power — Chinese Crested
Handler: Michelle Scott

3 GCHG Rexroth KimRo Valentina — Miniature Pinscher
Handler: Kimberly Calvacca

4 GCH Thaways Tyrion Jr. — Chihuahua (Long Coat)
Handler: Shea O’Connell

Non-Sporting 147 entered

Judge: Marie Ann Falconer

1 GCHG Delamer Summer Sand Elle — Schipperke
Handler: Krista Nuovo-Roe

2 GCH Majessa When Stars Align With Confection — Poodle (Standard)
Handler: Elizabeth Reynolds

3 CH Infinity Star Boondocks Top Hat N Tails — Lowchen (OH)
Handler: L Brown & J Davis

4 GCH Suze Finest Gem — Boston Terrier (OH)
Handler: S Roberts

Herding 155 entered

Judge: Bonnie L Money

1 GCHS Bagatelle Moonday Good Morning — Old English Sheepdog
Handler: Cliff Steele

2 GCH Okarina Du Crepuscule Des Loups BN RN — Belgian Sheepdog (OH)
Handler: M Ricci

3 GCH Ori Of Brunswick Von Adhem PT CGC TKN — Entlebucher Mountain Dog (OH)
Handler: R & R Robertson

4 GCHB Forest Koro El Reino De Kori — Mudik (OH)
Handler: T Hoffmann

Results via Canine Chronicle (unofficial — subject to AKC confirmation).