`` Junior Showmanship is an extremely worthy project and should be earnestly encouraged ''!!

This is the third time in 28 years of Junior Showmanship at Westminster that a lady Handler has judged the Class.

( The purpose of the Junior Showmanship Competition is to teach and encourage Juniors to become good sportsmen.

Superintendents at dog shows state it is becoming more difficult to obtain a licensed Handler to Judge Junior Showmanship Competition.

The founder of the Junior Showmanship Competition the late Leonard Brumby, Sr. ( for whom the trophy is named after at Westminster ) was an outstanding Handler and believed a Junior should have an opportunity to exhibit in a dog show starting with the Junior Showmanship Division.

The Airedale Terrier Club of America and the Kerry Blue Terrier Club of America have under consideration donating trophies to the boys or girls who win with their breeds in Junior Showmanship Competition at any Show.

The American Pointer Club is still continuing to donate trophies to Juniors who win at Junior Showmanship Classes with Pointers.

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Competition in Junior Showmanship ( for handlers ages 8 – 18 ) has been held since 1934.

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A related competition is Junior Showmanship during which young dog handlers are judged on their showmanship skills regardless of the quality of the dog they use for the competition.