Great Dane Club of America National Specialty 2026

The Great Dane Club of America hosts its 2026 National Specialty October 19–24, 2026, at the MeadowView Conference Resort & Convention Center in Kingsport, Tennessee. Six days run from agility and performance trials into the national conformation shows, with the futurity, Junior Showmanship, the AKC National Owner-Handled Series, and points for Reserve — and the Great Dane Club of Middle Tennessee adds an independent specialty on Sunday, October 25.

Enter the national

Superintendent

Foy Trent Dog Shows — entries via Foy Trent

Closing

Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 12:00 noon Central

Conformation first entry

$42.00

Conformation additional entry

$27.00

Puppy (6–9 & 9–12 mos.)

$27.00

Bred-By-Exhibitor

$27.00

Stud Dog / Brood Bitch (as 1st entry)

$42.00

Brace or Team (per unit, as 1st entry)

$42.00

Junior Showmanship

$15.00

Obedience / Rally

$42.00 first entry / $27.00 additional

RAE

$67.00

RACH

$94.00

Parades (Champions, Titleholders, Veterans)

$40.00

Six days built around the national: performance events open the week, then three days of conformation at the MeadowView.

The Great Dane Club of Middle Tennessee hosts an independent specialty on Sunday, October 25 at the same venue (separate premium list). Verified 2026

Your show-day schedule, saved by date.

The verified judging slate for the 2026 national specialty. Verified 2026

Thursday, Oct 22 — Regular Dog Classes, Veteran Dogs, Stud Dogs

Thomas J Davis

Friday, Oct 23 — Regular Bitch Classes, Veteran Bitches, Brood Bitches

Mrs. Jennifer Bell

Saturday, Oct 24 — Intersex, Brace & Team, Best Puppy, Best Bred-By-Exhibitor

James S Remaklus

Saturday, Oct 24 — Junior Showmanship

Thomas J Davis

Obedience & Rally

Aimee P. Kincaid · Louann Currey

Tuesday, Oct 20 — Futurity

Doug Toomey · BJ Barnhart (separate premium list)

Judges announced by the Great Dane Club of America for the 2026 national specialty.

Junior Showmanship is part of the national specialty week, on Saturday with the intersex competition. Verified 2026

Saturday, October 24

Junior Showmanship — Thomas J Davis · entry $15.00

No Pee Wee is listed in the 2026 premium.

The specialty spotlight for this event.

Event

Great Dane Club of America National Specialty 2026

Breed

Great Dane (Working Group)

Type

National specialty, hosted by the GDCA South Division

Host club

Great Dane Club of America, Inc.

Dates

October 19–24, 2026 — Kingsport, Tennessee

Sunday, October 25

Independent specialty by the Great Dane Club of Middle Tennessee (separate premium list) — judges not listed in the national premium Pending

Futurity

Doug Toomey · BJ Barnhart — Tuesday, October 20 (separate premium list)

AKC National Owner-Handled Series

Offered — points for Reserve available

Host hotel

The national specialty host hotel is the MeadowView Conference Resort & Convention Center, 1901 Meadowview Pkwy, Kingsport, TN 37660 — the show's home base for the week.

Room rate

$149.00 + tax per night (King or Queen) · limit 3 dogs per room · $50.00 one-time non-refundable pet fee

Reservation contact

Wanda Hepler — [email protected]

Airports

Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), 14 miles · Knoxville Airport (TYS), about 110 miles

RV parking

Contact

Jon Finck — [email protected] · Brian O’Donnell — [email protected]

Reservations

Contact Jon or Brian for availability or the waiting list; arrival instructions come with the RV parking confirmation

Show hours each day: 8:00 AM until a half hour after all judging is complete.

Official documents for the national specialty week. Verified 2026

• 2026 premium list (PDF) Verified 2026

Entries close Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 12:00 noon Central, at the superintendent’s office (Foy Trent Dog Shows).

• Official2026 premium list (PDF) — dates, venue, judges, fees
• OfficialFoy Trent Dog Shows show inventory — club, dates, city/state (ftshows.com)
• OfficialAKC National Specialties inventory (apps.akc.org) — dates and city cross-check