The World Dog Show (WDS) is a Fédération Cynologique Internationale-sanctioned, four- to six-day-long international dog show, held yearly since 1971. It has been called "the most important dog show in the world".[1] The World Show includes agility, obedience, junior handler, conformation, and other events and demonstrations. Dogs who win in any category are awarded the title "World Winner".[2] The show places a special emphasis on rare and unusual dog breeds. It is one of the largest dog shows in the world, with shows attracting upwards of 10,000 entrants.[3] [4] It is held in a different country each year.[5]
The top title at the event is Certificat d'Aptitude au Championnat International de Beauté (French for 'Certificate of Aptitude at the International Championship of Beauty'), abbreviated CACIB, for which only purebred specimens of fully recognised, standardised breeds, not provisionally recognised or experimental breeds, may qualify. Some people feel that a win at the World Dog Show is worth more, reputation-wise, than the same win at the Westminster Kennel Club show.[6] Entries in the World Show are from Fédération Cynologique Internationale member clubs, and non-member clubs (such as the American Kennel Club) by invitation.[7]
| Name | Image | Breed | Year | Location | Number of entries | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||
| Donnar de Nordval | German Shepherd | 1972 | Brazil | 732 | [8] | ||
| 1973 | Dortmund, Germany | 4,900 | |||||
| Ungos de Laketania | Catalan Shepherd | 1974 | Paris, France | 2,800 | |||
| Sugar River Foxfire | Alaskan Malamute | 1975 | Rabat, Morocco | 500 | [9] | ||
| 1976 | Innsbruck, Austria | 4,478 | |||||
| Dark von der Bismarckquelle | Wire Fox Terrier | 1977 | Herning, Denmark | 3,800 | |||
| Cinko Duda Csebi | Puli | 1978 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||
| 1979 | Bern, Switzerland | 5,500 | |||||
| Beseeka Knight Errant of Silkstone | Whippet | 1980 | Verona, Italy | 4,300 | [10] | ||
| Saliha Deianira | Saluki | 1981 | Dortmund, Germany | 8,800 | |||
| Fujimiland Julia | Yorkshire Terrier | 1982 | Tokyo, Japan | 1,400 | [11] | ||
| Tigre | Spanish Mastiff | 1983 | Madrid, Spain | 3,000 | |||
| Kishniga's Diaghilev | Borzoi | 1984 | Acapulco, Mexico | 780 | [12] | ||
| Abrisa vom Felsenkeller | Saluki | 1985 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 10,000 | |||
| Abrisa vom Felsenkeller | Saluki | 1986 | Tulln, Austria | 7,952 | |||
| Northwind's Rising Star | Samoyed | 1987 | Tel Aviv, Israel | 1,200 | |||
| Northwind's Rising Star | Samoyed | 1988 | Lima, Peru | ||||
| Chouan Gimlet | Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen | 1989 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 9,400 | |||
| Chakpori's Mao | Lhasa Apso | 1990 | Brno, Czechoslovakia | 11,900 | |||
| Fanto vom Hirschell | German Shepherd | 1991 | Dortmund, Germany | 13,400 | |||
| Caligola di Ponzano | Neapolitan Mastiff | 1992 | Valencia, Spain | 6,600 | |||
| Eddie Tato von Norwalfer | Great Dane | 1993 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2,100 | |||
| Arctic Blue Senator | Siberian Husky | 1994 | Bern, Switzerland | 15,500 | |||
| Humphrey dos Sete Moinhos | Basset Hound | 1995 | Brussels, Belgium | 14,100 | |||
| Sanallah's Jerome | Afghan Hound | 1996 | Vienna, Austria/Budapest, Hungary | 11,600 | [13] | ||
| Afton's Absolut | American Cocker Spaniel | 1997 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 4,000 | |||
| Loteki Supernatural Being | Papillon | 1998 | Helsinki, Finland | 15,200 | [14] | ||
| Tacara's Santer Savar | Belgian Shepherd Tervueren | 1999 | Mexico City, Mexico | 4,000 | |||
| Giaccherebbe dell'Angelo del Summano | Bracco Italiano | 2000 | Milan, Italy | 15,200 | [15] | ||
| Atwater Crazy-Diamond Borgoleonardo | Newfoundland | 2001 | Porto, Portugal | 7,200 | |||
| Topscore Contradiction | Standard Poodle | 2002 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 14,500 | |||
| Propwash Syzygy | Australian Shepherd | 2003 | Dortmund, Germany | 18,700 | |||
| Double D Cinoblu's Masterpiece | Pug | 2004 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2,000 | |||
| Homero del Alcazar | Lhasa Apso | 2005 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3,100 | [16] | ||
| Axel del Monte Alago | Bracco Italiano | 2006 | Poznan, Poland | 21,000 | [17] | ||
| Smash JP Talk About | Toy Poodle | 2007 | Mexico City, Mexico | [18] | |||
| Efbe's Hidalgo At Goodspice | Sealyham Terrier | 2008 | Stockholm, Sweden | 20,600 | [19] | ||
| Northgate's As You Like It | Pharaoh Hound | 2009 | Bratislava, Slovakia | 21,830 | [20] | ||
| Smash JP Talk About | Toy Poodle | 2010 | Herning, Denmark | 19,300 | [21] | ||
| De Kaner's Wolverine Revenge | American Akita | 2011 | Paris, France | 21,600 | [22] | ||
| Shiraz California Dreamin' | Saluki | 2012 | Salzburg, Austria | 18,607 | [23] | ||
| Bottom Shaker My Secret | Old English Sheepdog | 2013 | Budapest, Hungary | 18,030 | [24] | ||
| Tricky Ricky From Yarrow-Hi Tech | Affenpinscher | 2014 | Helsinki, Finland | 21,247 | [25] [26] | ||
| Ops I did it again del Cuore Impavido | Bearded Collie | 2015 | Milan, Italy | 19,927 | [27] | ||
| Fine Lady S Zolotogo Grada | Black Russian Terrier | 2016 | Moscow, Russia | 19,295 | [28] | ||
| Queenie Eye Del Castel Levante | Great Dane | 2017 | Leipzig, Germany | [29] | |||
| Frosty The Snowman | Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen | 2018 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | [30] | |||
| Realline Final Boss | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | 2019 | Shanghai, China | [31] | |||
| Funhair Foxhound | Wire Fox Terrier | 2020 (held in: 2022) | Madrid, Spain | [32] | |||
| L'end Show Metti Surprise at Glare | Bedlington Terrier | 2021 | Brno, Czech Republic | [33] | |||
| Pepper’s Shades Of Joy | Shih Tzu | 2022 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
| Aquafortis Robel The One | Portuguese Water Dog | 2023 | Geneva, Switzerland | ||||
| Zaida Bint Muti Von Haussman | Afghan Hound | 2024 | Zagreb, Croatia | 14 850 |