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Right after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, WRAL News will air  "The National Dog Show."

IN THE FREEZER FOR 3 TO 4 MONTHS WHILE STILL KEEPING MOST OF ITS QUALITY AND FLAVOR. >> RIGHT AFTER TOMORROW MORNING'S MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE. WRAL WILL GO TO THE DOGS. CANINES TAKE OVER AS THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW HITS THE AIR. MARK BARGER HAS A PREVIEW. >> I KNOW EVERYONE HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVEN BEFORE THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW GETS UNDERWAY. I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN A CUBICLE. THERE IS BACKSTAGE ONE FOR CO HOST JOHN O'HURLEY TAKEN TO THE RING. >> SO YOUR BEST STUFF TODAY. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS AND IT'S KIND OF SOCIAL DAY FOR US AS WELL. A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY BY THE NAME OF WINSTON, THE FRENCH BULLDOG. ANSWER ONE LAST YEAR'S BEST IN SHOW TITLE REALLY IS A CHARMER AND GETS PEOPLE EXCITED AND SO MUCH. SO NOT JUST WINSTON FRENCHIES ARE NOW THE NUMBER ONE REGISTERED BREED IN CASEY. NEARLY 200 BREEDS AND 1800 OF THE NATION'S TOP DOGS WILL BE VYING FOR THIS YEAR'S TITLE, INCLUDING ONE VERY POPULAR BREED. >> THAT HAS YET TO BREAK THROUGH GOLDING'S OF PEOPLE WORRIED. >> WE'RE GOING LOBBYING FOR THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER. WELL, AND WE HEAR THAT A LOT FROM PEOPLE TO, YOU KNOW, WHEN'S THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER GOING TO WIN ONCE THE LAB GOING TO WIN? AND JOHN AND I ARE LOBBYING AND DOING ALL WE CAN. BUT THE JUDGES DON'T ALWAYS LISTEN TO US. >> TO SEEN THE SHOW'S POPULARITY GROW OVER. 22 YEARS, MAKING IT A THANKSGIVING TRADITION RIGHT UP THERE WITH TURKEY PARADES AND FOOTBALL TODAY BEEN COINED THE DOGS UNTIL SO WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THE OUT OF GRANDPA ZAHN'S UNTIL 2 O'CLOCK. AND THEN YOU CAN WATCH AS WELL. THE CELEBRATION CONTINUES FOR A CANINE CHAMP MARK BARGER, NBC NEWS. >> AND JUST KEEP IT ON WRAL. YOU CAN WATCH THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA ON WRAL AT NOON TOMORROW. IT WILL BE RIGHT AFTER THIS YEAR'S MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE AND THAT COVERAGE BEGINS AT

'National Dog Show' airs Thanksgiving Day at noon on WRAL 

The National Dog Show hosted by Purina will have its 21st annual Thanksgiving show at noon. WRAL will be streaming the dog show Thursday at noon.

HOUR. >> NBC WILL RING IN THE 21ST SEE OF CELEBRATING MAN'S BEST FRIEND WITH THE FAMILY FAVORITE HOLIDAY SPECIAL. THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA. AND JOINING US NOW IS TO THE HOST JOHN O'HURLEY AND DAVID FREI. GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH ISN'T JOHN, I WILL START WITH YOU FIRST. MET WITH WILL BRING ANOTHER FANTASTIC YOU EXCELLENT DOG THAT WHAT CAN WE EXPECT IN THE SEA IS DOG SHOW. >> WELL, WE WILL BE EXPECTING AN AUDIENCE 30 MILLION PLUS TO WATCH. THIS IS GLOBALLY. NOW WE HAVE EXPANDED PAST THE SHORES OF THE U.S. AND IT'S NOW BECOME A WONDERFUL INTERNATIONAL PIECE OF ENTERTAINMENT. IT'S BEEN JUST A WONDERFUL SUCCESS BECAUSE WE LOVE OUR DOGS. AMERICA HAS A LOVE AFFAIR WITH DOGS. AND THIS IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO CELEBRATE THAT OCCASION. BUT IT'S 195 DIFFERENT WILL BE THIS IS ONE OF THE 3 NEW BREEDS THAT WILL BE SHOWING. DAVID, YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN WHO YOU ARE WHEN YOU'RE LEFT. THIS IS RIGHT OR HE'S A MOVIE WHICH IS A HUNGARIAN HURTING NOGGIN. UNI. NEW THE NEW TO RECOGNITION FACTOR IN THE. >> AND THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB. THE MOVIE 2 OTHER NEW BREEDS THAT WE HAVE THE BRACCO ITALIANO, THE ITALIAN POINTING DOWN, WHICH IS A LARGER SORT OF THE SUBSTANTIVE KIND OF SPORTING DOG THAT ONCE THE BIRDS AND THE TOY DOG THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE RUSSIAN TOY. IF YOU IMAGINE A A CHIHUAHUA WITH BIG PAPI ON IT'S REALLY CAUGHT EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION THAT IT'S AN ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE TALK. BUT THAT MAKE MAKE NO MISTAKE. IT'S A FOOT WARMER. IT'S A TINY LITTLE. IT'S A TINY LITTLE TOY. >> HAS A BIG PERSONALITY. SO WE HAVE 3 NEW AND AS I SAY, IT WILL JOIN ALL OF THE OTHER DOGS. WE HAVE 7 OF THE TOP 10 DOGS IN THE COUNTRY SHOWING THE FIRST AND SECOND TO ARE THERE AS WELL. SO IT'S ANYBODY'S GAME AND WE'LL SEE WHO SHOWS UP TO SHOW. SO THIS IS A QUESTION FOR BOTH OF YOU. WHAT DO YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT EACH? HE HOSTS THE SHOW. >> WELL, FOR ME, IT'S THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK UP AND DOWN THE AISLES AMONG ALL OF THESE DOGS, THE OWNERS OF GREATER THIS IS A FAMILY AFFAIR AND IF YOU GO OUT INTO THE PARKING LOT, YOU'LL SEE IT'S STACKED WITH ARE THESE AND THESE ARE FAMILIES THAT JUST MOVED FROM SHOW TO SHOW TO SHOW. SO IT'S A IT'S A WONDERFUL EVENT. AND IT'S A IT'S JUST A WHEN YOU ARE AROUND DOGS, EVERYBODY SMILING. SO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT 10 TO 20,000 PEOPLE WE HAVE IN THE ARENA AROUND 20,000 OR 2000 DOGS AND EVERYBODY'S HAPPY. AND IT'S JUST NICE TO TO BE AROUND DOGS ALL DAY LONG. AND WHEN YOU'RE WATCHING THE SHOW IT'S KIND OF NICE TO THINK THAT AT THE END OF 2 HOURS, YOU CAN LOOK AROUND THE ROOM AND SAY THAT WAS 2 HOURS WELL SPENT. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE GOING WHEN HE WE LOVE THEM ALL AND IT'S LET'S SEE WHAT EVERY DAY'S A NEW DAY IN THE DOG SHOW WORLD. AND AS FAR AS COMPETITION GOES, BUT >> WHICHEVER DOGS HAVING THE BEST DAY. BUT YOU KNOW, MICHAEL JORDAN DIDN'T SCORE 48 POINTS IN TIME OUT. SO DOGS HAVE THEIR GOOD DAYS AND BAD DAYS AND THEY'RE GREAT. YES. AND THE DOG IS HAVING A GREAT DAY AND HAS IT'S A MOMENT OF INSPIRATION IN THE TIME THAT THE JUDGE IS LOOKING AT IT. THEN THE THAT MIGHT BE THE DOG ENDS UP AT THE TOP OF THE PILE IS OR WHEN THE DAY'S OVER A VERY TOO. BUT YOU CAN WATCH THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY PURINA RIGHT HERE

National Dog Show hosted by Purina celebrates 21st annual Thanksgiving show

The National Dog Show will air Nov. 25, 2021 on WRAL-TV at noon. Don't miss it! 

OR A MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT BY OTHER COUNTRIES. >>> GET READY FOR POPULAR THANKSGIVING DAY TRADITIONS ON WRAL. WE HAVE THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE, THEN THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW. MARK BARGER HAS A PREVIEW OF THE DOG SHOW. >> Reporter: TIME TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH POOCHES AGAIN, THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL DOG SHOW. >> WHEN WE BEGAN IN 2002, WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE 19 MILLION PEOPLE SURPRISE US AND WATCH OUR SHOW. TODAY WE EXPECT AUDIENCES OF UP TO 30 MILLION WATCHING THE SHOW. >> Reporter: LAST YEAR HAD CARDBOARD CUTOUTS FOR FANS AND EVEN THE HOSTS WERE REMOTE. THIS YEAR MORE THAN 200 DOG BREEDS WILL BE TAKING PART, INCLUDING THE NEWEST, THE FEVER TERRIER. >> LOOKS LIKE THE YORKIE BUT IT'S GOT WHITE IN IT, LITTLE LARGER. I'M SURPRISED IT TOOK THEM SO LONG TO GET TO THE PARTY. >> Reporter: IDEAL SPECIMENS STRUTTING THEIR STUFF AND TRYING TO CHARM THE JUDGES. >> THEY ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A BIT OF CHARISMA AND PERSONALITY IN THE RING. IT'S A DOG SHOW, AND YOU'VE GOT TO SHOW. >> Reporter: GETTING AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE BACKSTAGE PREPARATIONS, 14-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM. >> REMEMBER WHAT I'VE ALWAYS TOLD YOU, IF YOU PICK THROUGH ALL THIS HAIR AND ONLY FIND ONE EYE, YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG END OF THE DOG. >> WHEN IT'S ALL OVER, HUG YOUR DOG AND SAY YOU'RE MY BEST IN SHOW DOG. >> Reporter: NO JUDGING NEEDED

Thanksgiving 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the National Dog Show 

Tomorrow marks 20th anniversary of Dog Show 

Get a sneak peek at the National Dog Show, which has become a Thanksgiving Day tradition over the past 19 years.

happy Thanksgiving one and all 19 years in the national dog shows become a Thanksgiving Day tradition. It's really remarkable that we're looking at your number 19. Uh, normally, I kill shows a lot quicker than that, but host John O. Hurley and analyst David Fry have seen the canine cavalcade captivate millions. Everybody looks loves to look a little doggy eyes when you're playing around with remote on Thanksgiving Day and you see those little puppy eyes, you'll stop and walk. In fact, for 2020 TV is the only way Doggy disciples conceited way don't have any Spectators this year. We can't allow any Spectators in, so we're doing cutouts like they do it all. The sporting events that in person ban extends to the host who are working from home. This will be the first time in 19 years that we've actually gotten a taste of turkey and the, uh, in the four walls of our our own neighborhoods. The dog handlers, meanwhile, are masked up prepping their pooches outdoors. It's about the dog, and that's, I think, the best handlers. They get invisible and they know what their dog is all about, and they just stay out of the way. More than 500 dogs down from the normal 2000 all champions of their breeds will vied to follow in the footsteps of last year's winner, Thor, who was best in show. The dog tells you I own the ground, I stand over and I'm in charge and I'm the best there ever, Waas Old dog show judge once told me. He says, It's a dog show and you gotta show Grabbing the holiday spotlight. Mark Bargor, NBC News.

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