Bringing the Pomsky Community Together!

The official term for dog shows, Conformation Events, evaluates dogs by how closely they resemble the breed’s standard. As we are developing the Pomsky breed, hosting these events will help us ensure that the breed continues to stay on track with the breed standard as defined by the American Pomsky Kennel Club® as found here (APKC Pomsky Breed Standard)

While a dog show may look like a beauty pageant, it serves a much higher purpose. Dogs are not being compared to each other; rather, they’re being measured by how closely they conform to the established standard.

Why? The closer a dog’s appearance is to the breed’s standard, the better that dog’s ability will be to produce puppies that meet the standard. This is also the reason why spayed or neutered dogs that do not have DNA proof are ineligible to compete in the Pomsky Standard Conformation dog shows.

EVENTS:

October 12-13, 2024 - Pittsburgh PA Registration will open soon.

📢 Calling all Pomsky Fanciers

Get ready for an exciting event from the APKC®! We hope you will join us at the first annual APKC® Regional Pomsky Show, October 12-13th, in Pittsburgh, PA.

The APKC® is proudly hosting our first conformation show, in which points will be tracked and awarded by the kennel club, to work toward titles. The judge expected to be in attendance is certified through AKC and FCI and will be following the currently published APKC® Pomsky standard.

The show aims to be inclusive — so long as your Pomsky is intact (not fixed) and can provide genetic testing results (Embark, Wisdom, Pawprint, etc.) we welcome you to compete, regardless of whether the dogs are registered with the APKC®. We hope to have a photographer on-site to assist with the photos needed to submit APKC® registrations during the event, for those interested.

We are also excited to take this opportunity to share knowledge and resources among breeders in our community, so we are currently developing a panel schedule to host discussions in which all will be welcome to participate, on topics related to the health and care of our Pomskies, and the future of the breed we are developing.

Want to help? We are still in need of volunteers to make this event a success! If you are interested in being a part of this experience, or there are additional events you would like to see or help with bringing to life at the show, we welcome you to put in an application. We'd love to chat about the roles we have available or additional programming within the Main Events ring. If you have specific suggestions send us an email, we’d love to hear them.

Stay tuned for more details on the main events to come.

New to Pomsky Shows?

We recognize many breeders/owners may be new to the dog show world, regulations, or expectations. To ease any jitters, especially for new breeders, we are working to put together a pre-show resource kit — once available you can expect to find links to these resources here on the site within the Show section, and we will publish announcements as these updates roll out to ensure everyone is kept up-to-date and informed. This kit is expected to include helpful video demonstrations of what would be expected of the dog and handler at the show, a checklist of what essentials to bring or buy, and a confirmed schedule of the expected groups and categories that will comprise the competition.

Where to register:
APKC® Website - Registration Page - Upcoming

Fees:
Attendance to spectate: Free
Show Registration per dog: $25

About the venue:
South Park Museum Building
2100 Brownsville Rd, South Park Township, PA 15129 US (MAP)

LODGING

Pet-friendly Hotel/Motel options:
Hampton Inn Pittsburgh/West Mifflin
Wingate by Wyndham
Extended Stay America

Jefferson Hills Motel
Econolodge Jefferson Hills

RV/Campground Options:
Pine Cove Beach Club RV Resort
Koa Campground

Contact the Organizers:
Event Manager: Nicole Warner (Emerald View Pomskies)
Director of Events: Stephanie Elliot (Platinum Pomskies)
Email: Shows@americanpomskykennelclub.org

Please send any questions and comments, and we will provide answers, address concerns, and offer support.

Thank you all and we look forward to seeing you at the show!