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When does the Westminster Dog Show start?

The best doggos are on TV and the internet all weekend. Here’s when to watch them.

Pink the Cocker Spaniel during the 8th Annual Masters Agility Championship at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on June 11, 2021 at the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, New York. Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images

The 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is already underway from Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, New York, as the preliminaries of the Masters Agility Championship have already been completed. But the ribbons for the best dog in all all 209 breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club will be handed out over the next two days as well.

The Westminster breed show, which is what you normally think of in dog shows with a judge choosing a dog in a ring, runs from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ET Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13. All the action can be streamed live at westminsterkennelclub.org, and you can check out the competition for all 209 breeds that divide into seven groups.

Some of the breed shows will also air live on FS2 from 1 p.m. ET to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and live stream on Fox Now and Fox Sports apps as well for those with a cable, satellite, or streaming login. Results will also be entered here once official.

The Finals of the Masters Agility Championship will take place from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. ET Saturday, June 12 on Fox, and can also be streamed stream on the Fox Now and Fox Sports apps. , but this might be the most fun competition for the casual viewer.

Herding, Hound, Non-Sporting and Toy groups will be shown live from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 12 on FS1, with streaming on Fox Now and Fox Sports apps.

Sporting, Terrier, and Working groups will air 7:30 p.m. ET to 11 p.m. on Fox TV Sunday, June 13, as well as Fox Now and Fox Sports apps.

The Sunday broadcast will conclude with the big one: The awarding of the Westminster Dog Show Best in Show for 2021.