National Dog Show 2021: See the best in show, group winners
National Dog Show 2021: See the best in show, group winners Claire the Scottish Deerhound, shown here in 2020, was named best in show at the 2021 National Dog Show. She also won the title last year. (Bill McCay/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
PHILADELPHIA — The National Dog Show, held at the Kennel Club of Philadelphia, has picked its best in show for 2021. Last year’s winner, Claire the Scottish Deerhound, was again crowned top dog in the weekend ceremony, which was broadcast on Thanksgiving Day.
Sporting group: Jade the German Shorthaired Pointer
Hound group: Claire the Scottish Deerhound
Nonsporting group: Winter the Bulldog
Herding group: Sasha the Pyrenean Shepherd
Photos: National Dog Show 2021 The National Dog Show, one of the most anticipated dog shows in the nation, returned Nov. 20 and 21, 2021, in Philadelphia. (Bill McCay/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Photos: National Dog Show 2021 The National Dog Show, one of the most anticipated dog shows in the nation, returned Nov. 20 and 21, 2021, in Philadelphia. (Bill McCay/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Photos: National Dog Show 2021 The National Dog Show, one of the most anticipated dog shows in the nation, returned Nov. 20 and 21, 2021, in Philadelphia. (Bill McCay/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Photos: National Dog Show 2021 The National Dog Show, one of the most anticipated dog shows in the nation, returned Nov. 20 and 21, 2021, in Philadelphia. (Bill McCay/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Photos: National Dog Show 2021 The National Dog Show, one of the most anticipated dog shows in the nation, returned Nov. 20 and 21, 2021, in Philadelphia. (Bill McCay/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Photos: National Dog Show 2021 The National Dog Show, one of the most anticipated dog shows in the nation, returned Nov. 20 and 21, 2021, in Philadelphia. (Bill McCay/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Photos: National Dog Show 2021 The National Dog Show, one of the most anticipated dog shows in the nation, returned Nov. 20 and 21, 2021, in Philadelphia. (Bill McCay/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Photos: National Dog Show 2021 The National Dog Show, one of the most anticipated dog shows in the nation, returned Nov. 20 and 21, 2021, in Philadelphia. (Bill McCay/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Photos: National Dog Show 2021 The National Dog Show, one of the most anticipated dog shows in the nation, returned Nov. 20 and 21, 2021, in Philadelphia. (Bill McCay/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Photos: National Dog Show 2021 The National Dog Show, one of the most anticipated dog shows in the nation, returned Nov. 20 and 21, 2021, in Philadelphia. (Bill McCay/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)