AKC POINTING BREED GUN DOG CHAMPIONSHIPS
THE WALTER R . FLETCHER MEMORIAL AWARD
AWARDS
AKC POINTING BREED GUN DOG CHAMPIONSHIPS
Westminster was a sportsmen ’ s association at its inception , with members broadly interested in working their sporting dogs in the field . In fact , the Club ’ s emblem is a Pointer named Sensation that the club imported from England to strengthen breeding programs . To celebrate that history and promote today ’ s top pointing dogs , The Westminster Kennel Club donates trophies to the winners of the AKC Pointing Breed Gun Dog Championships . The country ’ s largest field trial open to pointing breeds , the 2023 event was held in Raymond , NE , and had two divisions , Horseback and Walking .
Award winner receives a $ 500 cash award and a reserved seat in the Press area for both nights of the 2024 dog show .
2023 Winner of the Westminster Kennel Club Cup
Pointing Breed Gun Dog Champion / Horseback Thor , officially known as FC McDermitt ’ s Thor
Breed Pointer Handler Diane Vater Owner Art McDermitt
2023 Winner of the Westminster Kennel Club Trophy
Pointing Breed Walking Gun Dog Champion / Walking Murphey , officially known as Hunt ’ em Ups Leave No Doubt
Breed German Shorthaired Pointer Handler Tim Owens Owner Tim & Brantley Owens
THE WALTER R . FLETCHER MEMORIAL AWARD
Sponsored by The Westminster Kennel Club , this annual Dog Writers Association of America award goes to the writer who best exemplifies continued positive press coverage of dog shows and the sport of purebred dogs in America . It ’ s named for Walter R . Fletcher , the long-time New York Times newspaper reporter who covered more than 40 Westminster Dog Shows . The 2024 Walter R . Fletcher Memorial Award winner receives a $ 500 cash award and a reserved seat in the Press area for both nights of the 2024 dog show .
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