The Breeder of the Year program honors breeders who have dedicated their lives to improving the health, temperament, and quality of purebred dogs.

• Breeder of the Year: Catherine Nelson, Pennywise Dandie Dinmont Terriers (from the Terrier Group)
• Sporting Group: Sandra Bell, San-Jo Cocker Spaniels
• Hound Group: Gayle Bontecou, Gayleward Scottish Deerhounds
• Working Group: Patricia Turner and Anna Quigley, Lajosmegyi Komondorok
• Toy Group: Dale Adams, Chindale Japanese Chin
• Non-Sporting Group: Cody Sickle, Cherokee Bulldogs
• Herding Group: Thomas and Nioma Coen, Macdega Shetland Sheepdogs

Lifetime Achievement Awards honor longtime fanciers of national repute who have made lasting contributions to the sport of purebred dogs.

• Michele L. Billings (Conformation)
• David Maurer (Companion Events)
• John Rabidou (Performance Events)

• Frenke (German Shepherd Dog), U.S. Army, handled by Sergeant Herman Haynes