ST. PAUL, Minn. — More than 1,000 hopeful pups are competing for the title of Best in Show at the Saint Paul RiverCentre this weekend. The 2025 Land O'Lakes Kennel Club Dog Show kicks off Thursday.

But until now, farmdogs couldn't enter the traditional breed-by-breed judging that leads to best in show prizes at events including the prominent Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York.

The American Kennel Club announced a new addition to ... a cameo appearance at televised competitions like the National Dog Show and AKC National Championship in the coming months.

“I couldn't stand to think a young dog could potentially spend the rest of her life in kennels,” said Joanne Baker, the new owner of Sarah, a lurcher Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate ...

The rescue dog had spent over 1,000 days and the last three Christmases in kennels before finding her home. She was described as a “sweet-natured dog who initially comes across as shy but then ...