2018 National Dog Show features 2 new breeds

THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA -- Pictured: (l-r) Nederlandse Kooikerhondje,...
THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA -- Pictured: (l-r) Nederlandse Kooikerhondje, Bergamasco Shepherd, John O'Hurley, Papillon, David Frei, Great Dane, Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen -- (Photo by: Simon Bruty)(NBC15)
Published: Nov. 21, 2018 at 7:32 PM CST
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Two new breeds are entering the ring in an annual Thanksgiving tradition on NBC.

The Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen (GBGV) and Nederlandse Kooikerhondje will be among more than 2,000 canines in the 2018 National Dog Show.

The American Kennel Club (AKC) describes the GBGV as "a sweet-faced, long-eared fellow in a shaggy coat." It is part of the hound group .

The Nederlandse Kooikerhondje is in the sporting group. The AKC describes the breed as "sporty, eye-catching fellow with a silky all-weather coat of white with red patches."

The National Dog Show is hosted by actor John O'Hurley and AKC-licensed judge David Frei. Olympians Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir will offer viewers a look behind the scene.

The National Dog Show airs after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC15 at Noon on Thursday. An encore presentation will air Saturday at 7:00 p.m.

    Herding Group
  • Australian Cattle Dog
  • Australian Shepherd
  • Bearded Collie
  • Beauceron
  • Belgian Malinois
  • Belgian Sheepdog
  • Belgian Tervuren
  • Bergamasco
  • Berger Picard
  • Border Collie
  • Bouvier des Flandres
  • Briard
  • Canaan Dog
  • Cardigan Welsh Corgi
  • Collie (Rough)
  • Collie (Smooth)
  • Entlebucher Mountain Dog
  • Finnish Lapphund
  • German Shepherd Dog
  • Miniature American Shepherd
  • Norwegian Buhund
  • Old English Sheepdog
  • Pembroke Welsh Corgi
  • Polish Lowland Sheepdog
  • Puli
  • Pumi
  • Pyrenean Shepherd
  • Shetland Sheepdog
  • Spanish Water Dog

    Hound Group
  • Afghan Hound
  • American Foxhound
  • Basenji
  • Basset Hound
  • Beagle (13 inches)
  • Beagle (15 inches)
  • Black and Tan Coonhound
  • Bloodhound
  • Bluetick Coonhound
  • Borzoi
  • Cirneco dell’Etna
  • Dachshund (Longhaired)
  • Dachshund (Smooth)
  • Dachshund (Wirehaired)
  • English Foxhound
  • Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen (New breed in 2018)
  • Greyhound
  • Harrier
  • Ibizan Hound
  • Irish Wolfhound
  • Norwegian Elkhound
  • Otterhound
  • Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
  • Pharaoh Hound
  • Plott
  • Portuguese Podengo Pequeno
  • Rhodesian Ridgeback
  • Saluki
  • Scottish Deerhound
  • Whippet

    Non-Sporting Group
  • Bichon Frise
  • Boston Terrier
  • Bulldog
  • Chinese Shar-Pei
  • Chow Chow
  • Coton de Tulear
  • Dalmatian
  • French Bulldog
  • Keeshond
  • Lhasa Apso
  • Löwchen
  • Poodle (Standard)
  • Shiba Inu
  • Schipperke
  • Tibetan Spaniel
  • Tibetan Terrier
  • Xoloitzcuintli

    Sporting Group
  • Brittany
  • Chesapeake Bay Retriever
  • Clumber Spaniel
  • Cocker Spaniel (ASCOB)
  • Cocker Spaniel (Black)
  • Cocker Spaniel (Parti-Color)
  • Curly-Coated Retriever
  • English Cocker Spaniel
  • English Setter
  • English Springer Spaniel
  • Field Spaniel
  • Flat-Coated Retriever
  • German Shorthaired Pointer
  • German Wirehaired Pointer
  • Golden Retriever
  • Gordon Setter
  • Irish Red & White Setter
  • Irish Setter
  • Irish Water Spaniel
  • Labrador Retriever
  • Lagotto Romagnolo
  • Nederlandse Kooikerhondje (New breed in 2018)
  • Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
  • Pointer
  • Spinone Italiano
  • Sussex Spaniel
  • Vizsla
  • Weimaraner
  • Welsh Springer Spaniel
  • Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
  • Wirehaired Vizsla

    Terrier Group
  • Airedale Terrier
  • American Hairless Terrier
  • American Staffordshire Terrier
  • Australian Terrier
  • Bedlington Terrier
  • Border Terrier
  • Cairn Terrier
  • Cesky Terrier
  • Dandie Dinmont Terrier
  • Glen of Imaal Terrier
  • Irish Terrier
  • Kerry Blue Terrier
  • Lakeland Terrier
  • Miniature Bull Terrier
  • Miniature Schnauzer
  • Norfolk Terrier
  • Norwich Terrier
  • Parson Russell Terrier
  • Rat Terrier
  • Russell Terrier
  • Scottish Terrier
  • Sealyham Terrier
  • Skye Terrier
  • Smooth Fox Terrier
  • Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
  • Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  • Welsh Terrier
  • West Highland White Terrier
  • Wire Fox Terrier

    Toy Group
  • Affenpinscher
  • Brussels Griffon
  • Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  • Chinese Crested
  • English Toy Spaniel (B&PC)
  • English Toy Spaniel (KC&R)
  • Havanese
  • Italian Greyhound
  • Japanese Chin
  • Long Coat Chihuahua
  • Maltese
  • Miniature Pinscher
  • Papillon
  • Pekingese
  • Pomeranian
  • Pug
  • Shih Tzu
  • Silky Terrier
  • Smooth Coat Chihuahua
  • Toy Fox Terrier
  • Toy Manchester Terrier
  • Toy Poodle
  • Yorkshire Terrier

    Working Group
  • Alaskan Malamute
  • Akita
  • Bernese Mountain Dog
  • Black Russian Terrier
  • Boerboel
  • Boxer
  • Bullmastiff
  • Cane Corso
  • Doberman Pinscher
  • Dogue de Bordeaux
  • German Pinscher
  • Giant Schnauzer
  • Great Dane
  • Great Pyrenees
  • Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
  • Komondor
  • Leonberger
  • Mastiff
  • Neapolitan Mastiff
  • Newfoundland
  • Portuguese Water Dog
  • Rottweiler
  • Saint Bernard
  • Samoyed
  • Siberian Husky
  • Standard Schnauzer