AKC Conformation · Springfield, Missouri
Tri-State Kennel Club
October 28–November 4, 2026 — all-breed shows with breed-club specialty days in Springfield, Missouri
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Documents 📄 Premium List 📋 Judging Program — Oct 31–Nov 2 📋 Golden Retriever Specialty JP
Weekend at a glance
The Tri-State Kennel Club’s all-breed shows run Saturday through Monday, October 31–November 2, 2026, in Springfield, Missouri — bookended by an Akita Club puppy specialty on Wednesday, October 28, and Heartland Boston Terrier Club specialties on Wednesday, November 4. Springfield is Ozarks country and Bass Pro Shops’ hometown — worth a look if you get a free afternoon between the specialty days.
- Dates
- October 28–November 4, 2026
- Venue
- Missouri Entertainment & Events Center
- Host club
- Tri-State Kennel Club
- Format
- All-Breed
- Entries
- Registration closed (closed October 14, 2026)
More about this show
Listing reviewed · Dates & club verified via premium
- Dates
- Wednesday through Wednesday
- Venue
- Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, 3001 N Grant Ave, Springfield, MO 65803
- Format
- Three all-breed shows, plus specialty days on October 28 and November 4
- Entries
- 12:00 noon CT — Foy Trent Dog Shows Listing reviewed
Superintendent: Foy Trent Dog Shows
Registration closed
- Superintendent
- Foy Trent Dog Shows
- Closing
- October 14, 2026, 12:00 noon CT — Foy Trent Dog Shows
The days
All-breed days Saturday through Monday, with breed-club specialties on the Wednesdays on either end.
| Day | Show |
|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 28 | Akita Club — Puppy Specialty |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Tri-State Kennel Club — All-Breed, Junior Showmanship |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Tri-State Kennel Club — All-Breed, Junior Showmanship |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Tri-State Kennel Club — All-Breed |
| Wed, Nov 4 | Heartland Boston Terrier Club — Specialties |
We checked every day of the stretch: Thursday and Friday, October 29–30, and Tuesday, November 3 have no AKC conformation events listed in the Springfield, Missouri area.
Group and Best in Show judges for the three Tri-State Kennel Club all-breed days verified from the 2026 premium — see the breed judge finder below. Breed-level ring assignments come with the judging program. Listing reviewed
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Breed judge finder
Group-level judge assignments verified from the 2026 premium. Listing reviewed
Only verified assignments are listed here. We never guess judges.
Juniors
Junior Showmanship is offered Saturday, October 31 (#2026061709) and Sunday, November 1 (#2026061710). Monday, November 2 (#2026061714) does not offer Junior Showmanship, per the 2026 premium. Junior Showmanship judges: Saturday — Dr. Troy Clifford Dargin; Sunday — Mr. Robert L Robinson.
A 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy competition (#2026061711) runs Sunday only, judged by Dr. Troy Clifford Dargin, per the premium.
Specialties & supported entries
Designated specialties (Saturday): the American Hairless Terrier Club of America and the Newfoundland Club of America, Inc. — points for reserve available for both clubs. Designated specialty (Sunday): the Newfoundland Club of America, Inc. Concurrent specialty Saturday: the Golden Retriever Club of the Ozarks (conformation with NOHS, 100-entry limit; 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy competition). The AKC National Owner-Handled Series runs all three days. All verified from the 2026 premium.
Plan your visit
Find the venue
The venue
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, MO
Dog-friendly lodging
- University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center Springfield — 333 S John Q Hammons Pkwy, Springfield, MO. Call ahead to confirm pet policy.
- Bass Pro Shops Angler's Lodge — 621 W Sunshine St, Springfield, MO. Call ahead to confirm pet policy.
- Drury Inn & Suites Springfield, MO — 2715 N Glenstone Avenue, Springfield, MO. Call ahead to confirm pet policy.
- Moxy Springfield Downtown — 430 South Ave, Springfield, MO. Call ahead to confirm pet policy.
Always confirm the pet policy when booking.
Flying in
- SGF — Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF), approximately 5 miles northwest / about 15 minutes from downtown Springfield.
Restaurants
- Big Whiskey's American Restaurant & Bar (dog-friendly; outdoor seating; Lunch, Dinner) — 311 Park Central E, Springfield. American sports-bar comfort food with a large whiskey selection, in downtown Springfield.
- Lindberg's Tavern (dog-friendly; outdoor seating; Lunch, Dinner) — 318 W Commercial St, Springfield. Historic gastropub and live-music tavern a few minutes from downtown Springfield.
- Black Sheep Burgers & Shakes (dog-friendly; outdoor seating; Lunch, Dinner) — 209 E Walnut St, Springfield. Gourmet burgers, specialty fries and shakes a few minutes from downtown Springfield.
RV parks
- Caravan RV Park (full hookups; overnight stays) — Springfield, MO. Nightly, weekly, and monthly rates; all sites full hookups (water, sewer, 30/50 amp).
Attractions
- Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium — 500 W Sunshine St, Springfield, MO. 350,000-square-foot aquarium and wildlife museum adjacent to Bass Pro Shops.
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 Missouri Entertainment & Events Center at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, 3001 N Grant Ave, Springfield, MO 65803 — conformation in the East Hall, rally/obedience in the West Hall. Shows are indoors, unbenched; show hours 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM each day.
Sources
- SourceFoy Trent upcoming shows page (verified September 24, 2026)
- OfficialCurrent Foy Trent premium — Junior Showmanship offered Saturday–Sunday, October 31–November 1; not offered Monday, November 2 (verified September 24, 2026)
- AKCAKC Event Search — Springfield, MO area, October 28–November 4 (verified September 24, 2026)
- PREMIUMOfficial 2026 Tri-State Kennel Club premium list (PDF) — all-breed + obedience + rally, Oct 31–Nov 2; closes Oct 14.
- Official2026 judging program — Tri-State Kennel Club all-breed, Sat Oct 31–Mon Nov 2 (Foy Trent) Listing reviewed
- Official2026 judging program — Golden Retriever Club of the Ozarks specialty, Sat Oct 31 (Foy Trent) Listing reviewed
Results
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Best in Show
GCH 3Colors Shoulda Put A Ring On It CGC
Handler: Anna Mysliwiec
Owner: S Gipson & J McRae
Breeder: S Gipson, J McRae & L Hill
BIS judge: Robert L Robinson · Entry: 623 dogs
Reserve Best in Show: GCHS Flolin Andali Follow The Son — Papillon (handler: Brian Livingston)
Group winners
Sporting
Judge: Ken J Murray
2 GCH Dreamshadow’s Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This — Spaniel (Cocker) Black
Handler: Annette Norris
3 GCHG Firewater’s Bronco’s Bear Necessities CGC TKN — Retriever (Labrador)
Handler: Brian Livingston
4 GCH Tangleloft One Singular Sensation — Retriever (Golden)
Handler: Devon Kipp-Levy
Hound
Judge: Laurie King Telfair
2 CH Strad Stonewall All My Rowdy Friends — Basset Hound (OH)
Handler: R Haden
3 GCHG Raza Soda Pop Confusion JC — Saluki
Handler: Danielle Frykman
4 CH Anubis Alexander The Great — Pharaoh Hound
Handler: Thomas Katzenstein
Working
Judge: Lew Olson
2 GCHG Alpha Delta Kennel A Winter Storm Warning CGC TKN — Boerboel
Handler: Anne Claire Wilson
3 GCHP Impeccable’s Odysseus The Faithful CGCA — Mastiff
Handler: Terry Smith
4 GCHG Blackjack Livin’ The Dream — Bullmastiff
Handler: Paul Catterson
Terrier
Judge: Troy Clifford Dargin
2 CH Shiloh Morning & Teritail’s Connie Of Dragon Shield — Welsh Terrier (OH)
Handler: C Francis & T Lohmuller
3 GCH Blackacre Banrion — Irish Terrier
Handler: Devon Kipp Levy
4 CH Coppertop One Eyed Pirate — Australian Terrier
Handler: June Beckwith
Toy
Judge: Mrs. Judith A. Brown
1 GCHS Flolin Andali Follow The Son — Papillon
Handler: Brian Livingston
2 GCHB Topbrass Primetime — Chinese Crested (OH)
Handler: A Stapleton
3 GCHG Cuna Del Renacimiento Remember My Name — Poodle (Toy)
Handler: Sharon Svoboda
4 GCHB Valkyrie’s Lets Do The Timewarp Again — Chihuahua (Smooth Coat) (OH)
Handler: J Johnson & S Shackelton
Non-Sporting
Judge: Troy Clifford Dargin
2 Qazara America The Beautiful — French Bulldog
Handler: Diane Burvee
3 Mayhem’s The Future Is Here Wboston Pride — Boston Terrier (OH)
Handler: S Colliatie
4 CH Daradan’s Pedal To The Metal — Schipperke (OH)
Handler: D Wilcox & Dr M Kraus
Herding
Judge: Laurie King Telfair
2 CH Coventry Birds Of A Feather — Pembroke Welsh Corgi (OH)
Handler: S Leyerley, B Williams DVM, B Shelton & D Salow
3 CH Victory Winds Une Autre Histoire — Bearded Collie
Handler: June Beckwith
4 GCH Stonebrook’s Command Performance @ Normandy — Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Handler: Thomas Katzenstein
Results via Canine Chronicle (unofficial — subject to AKC confirmation).
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Best in Show
GCHG Alpha Delta Kennel A Winter Storm Warning CGC TKN
Handler: Anne Claire Wilson
Owner: R Hellman & Z Fares
Breeder: Z Fares & R Hellman
BIS judge: Laurie King Telfair · Entry: 610 dogs
Reserve Best in Show: GCH Vegas Valle’s Amazonian Warrior Princess — Beagle 13 inch (handler: Celso Schneider)
Group winners
Sporting
Judge: Mrs. Judith A. Brown
2 GCHB Coldwater Birds Of A Feather — Pointer (German Shorthaired) (OH)
Handler: D Boykin
3 GCHB Granmar Diamonds Sparkle At Chisholm Trail MH CGC — Brittany
Handler: Rachel Hanna
4 GCH Daykeyne Pop The Cork — Pointer (OH)
Handler: J & O Rutherford & T & M Bettis
Hound
Judge: Louise Palarik
2 GCH Devlynn’s In Lala Land — Whippet
Handler: Devon Kipp Levy
3 GCH 3Colors Shoulda Put A Ring On It CGC — Redbone Coonhound
Handler: Anna Mysliwiec
4 GCH Monarch’s Feeling Zesty — Basset Fauve de Bretagne
Handler: Lauren Mcilwraith
Working
Judge: Mrs. Judith A. Brown
2 GCHP Impeccable’s Odysseus The Faithful CGCA — Mastiff
Handler: Terry Smith
3 GCHG Vikingus King Olaf The Warrior — Standard Schnauzer
Handler: Brenda Lee Combs
4 GCH Shinto’s Heart Like A Truck At Elkheart — Akita
Handler: Erin Criqui
Terrier
Judge: Lew Olson
2 GCHB Liberty’s Flash For Beads @ Lace RN BCAT ATT — American Hairless Terrier (OH)
Handler: K & R Townsend
3 GCHB Bedlam’s Itty Bitty Is So Pretty — Norfolk Terrier (OH)
Handler: W & M Jones & R Gee
4 GCHB Big Grove’s Charlie Boy @Bok OHS RN FDC CA FCAT2 CGC TKN FITG — Teddy Roosevelt Terrier (OH)
Handler: L & J Bridges & E Swenson
Toy
Judge: Troy Clifford Dargin
2 CH Sharpfox I Am Just Me @Redbarns — Toy Fox Terrier (OH)
Handler: R & F Brown & E Banken
3 Gempom’s Prince Of Mischief — Pomeranian (OH)
Handler: J Stiles & M Davila
4 GCHS Flashfire’s Final Countdown V Bealls — Miniature Pinscher
Handler: Celso Schneider
Non-Sporting
Judge: Lew Olson
2 GCH Gilja And Bosart’s Parker Tailored Royal Zsa Zsa — Boston Terrier
Handler: Paul Catterson
3 CH Daradan’s Pedal To The Metal — Schipperke (OH)
Handler: D Wilcox & Dr. M Kraus
4 GCHG Improv Money To Burn At Valkyrie FCAT4 — Tibetan Spaniel
Handler: Christy Collins
Herding
Judge: Robert L Robinson
2 GCHG Dojo’s You Shook Me All Night Long — Belgian Sheepdog (OH)
Handler: D Hayes
3 CH Eclipse Legend Of Zelda — Berger Picard
Handler: Jenifer West
4 CH Coventry Birds Of A Feather — Pembroke Welsh Corgi (OH)
Handler: S Leyerley, B Williams DVM, B Shelton & D Salow
Results via Canine Chronicle (unofficial — subject to AKC confirmation).
Monday, November 2, 2026
Best in Show
GCHG Alpha Delta Kennel A Winter Storm Warning CGC TKN
Handler: Anne Claire Wilson
Owner: R Hellman & Z Fares
Breeder: Z Fares & R Hellman
BIS judge: Lew Olson · Entry: 462 dogs
Reserve Best in Show: GCHB Bobcat Party Like A Rockstar — Brussels Griffon (handler: Paul Catterson)
Group winners
Sporting
Judge: Robert L Robinson
2 GCHG Firewaters Broncos Bear Necessities CGC TKN — Retriever (Labrador)
Handler: Brian Livingston
3 CH Whiskey Hills Fly Me To The Moon — Bracco Italiano (OH)
Handler: K & T Libertore, N Ryan & R Wolfe
4 GCH Walking Beard Crazy Train To Whiskeytown — Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
Handler: Brian Livingston
Hound
Judge: Mrs. Judith A. Brown
2 GCH 3Colors Shoulda Put A Ring On It CGC — Redbone Coonhound
Handler: Anna Mysliwiec
3 Van-Mar Rogue Shield Agent Hawkeye Among The Stars DCAT — Beagle 15 inch (OH)
Handler: B McCrory
4 GCH Devlynns In Lala Land — Whippet
Handler: Devon Kipp Levy
Working
Judge: Robert L Robinson
2 GCHG Blackjack Livin’ The Dream — Bullmastiff
Handler: Paul Catterson
3 GCHP Impeccable’s Odysseus The Faithful CGCA — Mastiff
Handler: Terry Smith
4 GCHG Success Wild Card Of Good Fortune — Portuguese Water Dog
Handler: Jennifer West
Terrier
Judge: Ken J Murray
2 GCH Blackacre Banrion — Irish Terrier
Handler: Devon Kipp Levy
3 CH Shiloh Morning & Teritails Connie Of Dragon Shield — Welsh Terrier (OH)
Handler: C Francis & T Lohmuller
4 GCHB Big Groves Charlie Boy @Bok OHS RN FDC CA FCAT2 CGC TKN FITG — Teddy Roosevelt Terrier (OH)
Handler: L & J Bridges & E Swenson
Toy
Judge: Ken J Murray
2 GCHG Cuna Del Renacimiento Remember My Name — Poodle (Toy)
Handler: Sharon Svoboda
3 GCHS Flolin Andali Follow The Son — Papillon
Handler: Brian Livingston
4 Palaquins Light Before The Dawn — Shih Tzu
Handler: Barbara Brem
Non-Sporting
Judge: Mrs. Judith A. Brown
2 GCHG Improv Money To Burn At Valkyrie FCAT4 — Tibetan Spaniel
Handler: Christy Collins
3 Timari Telain Wont Back Down — Poodle (Miniature)
Handler: Sharon Svoboda
4 GCHS Adamant Roman Reign Domo Affogato Mr Gelato — Lowchen
Handler: Devon Kipp-Levy
Herding
Judge: Mrs. Judith A. Brown
2 CH Coventry Birds Of A Feather — Pembroke Welsh Corgi (OH)
Handler: S Leyerly, B Williams DVM, B Shelton & D Salow
3 GCH Kingsbury Bossis Gentleman Caller — Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Handler: Lauren Mcilwraith
4 GCHP Kokopellis N Kurpas Youre Bacon Me Crazy — Australian Cattle Dog
Handler: Gigi Griffith
Results via Canine Chronicle (unofficial — subject to AKC confirmation).