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The 2023 Junior Showmanship finals crowned its Best Junior this weekend at the AKC National Championship week in Florida. See who won Best Junior.

16-year-old Caleigh Novak from Castle Rock, Colorado, currently splits her time between home and working for a professional handler in Minnesota.

At 15, Samantha Abels of Plainfield, IL is currently ranked as the No. 4 junior handler in the country - but her ambitions don't stop with the rankings.

Ever wonder if you can go from watching dog shows on TV to competing at big shows yourself? Well that's exactly what Junior Handler Ashlyn Navis did.

At 10 years old, Olivia Merrill is an active Junior Handler of over eight years. After a house fire, the dog show community helped her family rebuild.

At age 16, Jada Sawhney is already an accomplished dog sports competitor, who recently competed with her dogs in the 2023 AKC Agility Premier Cup.

Sixteen-year-old Izzy Burg of Onalaska, Wisconsin has already become an established owner-handler and has even begun her own breeding program.

After starting at 10-years-old, Junior Handler Delana Eschenbach is a 13-year-old from Ohio, who will be participating in the 2023 AKC Rally National Championship.

This year 89 junior handlers from around the country have come to New York with their dogs to compete in the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show....

Eighteen-year-old Dea Godlevsky has just recently aged out of junior showmanship, but she's made her mark on the sport with her achievements as a Junior Handler.