As Dr. Donald Sturz plans to transform experience with the WESTMINSTER PSOM

2025. Marks 149. Year of the Westminster show, the second longest sports event in the USA for such an event to withstand the test of time, its leadership must be – and be able to perform – strong vision.

We talked with the President of the Westminster breeder (WKC) Dr. Donald Sturz about its goals and ambitions for the future of Westminster dogs and which changes have already helped drink into fruition.

From Junior Showman President

Sturz is the PRESIDENT OF THE WKC from 2022. years, but its history with dogs shows the range of decades. As a child, Sturz was regular at Westminster, compete in junior competition as manager with family Golden Retriever Clyde each year starting ten years.

After handling the “retirement”, Sturz transferred to the verdict and finally called to judge on Westminster, where he rated a total ten times. Sturz ultimately called Westminster’s best in Show Judge 2022. year, where he made history by choosing Trumpet Blood as the first bloodstream To win the best in the show on Westminster.

Just a few short months after his death, the best in the show judge, Sturz is set up for the president of the WKC.

“Because of my long history with Westminster on so many different levels, it kind of find me that I could take this role of leadership and carry Westminster forward to the future,” says Sturz. “I’m so honored to have that opportunity.”

Making westminster available

With a few dogs Westminster under the belt, the Sturz is reflected in his extraordinary goals as well as the WKC’s latest victories.

“One of the things Westminster wanted to do was try to return to New York City,” says Sturz “that we were displaced, as we all had to deal with – so we found that we were all to deal with Covidu, so we found Outdoor sites in Terrytown. Then we were a little closer. We were in the tennis center (Billie Jean King Nacional), and now we have returned home to New York in the center of Javita and our original home Madison Square Garden. ”

Bring the dog output back to town helps to be more accessible. Thus an elevated internet presence, another club management priority and something Utorz calls “Westminster 365.”

“Another thing we have made a lot of effort to spread Westminster’s presence so that it is more than a one-off event, but that is something that people can communicate and contain all year round,” Slurz says. “We really expanded our social media presence and made a complete overhaul of Our website It is much more useful and much more engaged. “

Sturz becomes a nose in elitism

Maybe the biggest goal is Sturz as a president to distract the air of the elistism that tends to surround the dogs to redefine what the elite on Westminster means.

“People can have the wrong that there is this air of eligibility about the event and organization, and I wanted to distinguish that and the fact that it is an elite event,” says Sturz. “Yeah, this is the most important champions in the world – it’s the weakest event in a year of dog sports. I want it to be an elite event, everyone is invited. If you love dogs, we wish you here at Westminster. “

Westminster se 150 has 2026

For all lovers of our dogs, there is still a lot This year’s week westminster Left to enjoy, but it is never too late to start plans for 2026. – 150. The westminster anniversary. And surprises in the store for the next year are so bright, Sturz decided to keep them close to the vest.

“I think the surprise element is really important when you throw fun,” Sturz says.

You heard a man! It will be fun!