• Conformation show
  Conformation show
  Conformation shows, also referred to as breed shows, are a kind of dog show in which a judge familiar with a specific dog breed evaluates individual purebred dogs for how well the dogs conform to the established breed type for their breed, as described in a breed's individual breed standard.A...
  
  , the most-common meaning of "dog show", in which dogs are rated for how well their appearance conforms to a standard
• Obedience trial
  Obedience trial
  An obedience trial is a dog sport in which a dog must perfectly execute a predefined set of tasks when directed to do so by his handler. According the American Kennel Club obedience regulations...
  
  
  • Obedience training
    Obedience training
    Obedience training usually refers to the training of a dog and the term is most commonly used in that context. Obedience training ranges from very basic training, such as teaching the dog to reliably respond to basic commands such as "sit", "down", "come", and "stay", to high level competition...
    
    
• Dog agility
  Dog agility
  Dog agility is a dog sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. Dogs run off-leash with no food or toys as incentives, and the handler can touch neither dog nor obstacles...
  
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• Sheepdog trial
  Sheepdog trial
  A Sheepdog trial is a competitive dog sport in which herding dog breeds move sheep around a field, fences, gates, or enclosures as directed by their handlers. Such events are particularly associated with hill farming areas, where sheep range widely on largely unfenced land...
  
  
• Field trial
  Field trial
  A field trial is a competitive event at which hunting dogs compete against one another. There are field trials for retrievers, pointing dogs and flushing dogs. Field trials are usually organized by kennel clubs or other gun dog organizations...
  
  
• Novelty show
  Novelty show
  A Novelty Show is a competition or display in which exhibits or specimens are in some novel; striking or differing in some way from that which is usual for the type of competition....
  
  
• Specialty show
  Specialty show
  A specialty show is a dog show which reviews a single breed, unlike other dog shows, particularly conformation shows, which are generally referred to as "all-breed" because they are open to all breeds recognized by the sponsoring kennel club....
  
  
• Tracking trial
  Tracking trial
  A Tracking trial is an event to encourage dogs to make use of their strongest facility, the ability to follow a scent trail. The competition emulates the finding of a lost person or article in a situation where the performance of the dog can be fairly assessed...
  
  
• World's Ugliest Dog Contest
  World's Ugliest Dog Contest
  World’s Ugliest Dog Contest is an annual contest held in Petaluma, California, U.S., as part of the Sonoma-Marin Fair, to decide which of the dogs entered in the contest is the ugliest...
  
  , a dog show for ugly dogs
• Dog Show, a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live

See also

• Dog sports
• Best of Breed
  Best of Breed
  Best of Breed is the title given to the dog who has been judged the best representative specimen of its breed at a conformation show.Dogs compete in a hierarchical fashion at each show, where winners at lower levels are gradually combined to narrow the winners until the final round, where Best in...
  
  
• Best in Show (film)
  Best in Show (film)
  Best in Show is a 2000 independent film that follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show. The film focuses on the slightly surreal interactions among the various owners and handlers as they travel to the show and compete. Much of the dialogue was improvised.Christopher Guest directed; he also...
  
  
• General Specials
  General Specials
  General Specials are dog competitions in which the Best of Breed winners return to compete for Best in Group; these Group winners then return to compete for the title Best in Show....
  
  
• Breed Groups (dog)