We’re just hours away from finding out which dog will come away with Best in Show at the 149th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, but the seven who compete tonight will already be winners in their groups. Among the announced winners of their groups:
◾ Hound: Bourbon the Whippet
◾ Non-sporting: Neal the Bichon Frisé
◾ Toy: Comet the Shih Tzu
◾ Herding: Mercedes the German Shepard.
How to watch the Westminster Best of Show competition
The crowning moment of this year’s dog world take center stage in Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m. ET Tuesday night on FS1. It will also stream live on the Fox Sports app.
Which breeds have won at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show?
Nearly four dozen breeds have been honored in the 117 Best in Show competitions, but one breed, the wire fox terrier, has won throughout the decades. Terriers originally were bred to hunt vermin, but they now stalk best-in-show medals at Westminster. At least one breed of terrier – a broad category – has two of every five Best in Show honors.
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Thirty-three other breeds have won Best in Show, including several poodle breeds, several English springer spaniels and a bloodhound for the first time in 2022 competition.
In 2023, Buddy Holly, a petit basset griffon Vendéen, made history. Buddy Holly was the first of its breed to take top honors since Best in Show was first awarded in 1907. (No Best in Show was awarded in 1923.)
All the other breeds that have won Best in Show
Complete list of all of the Westminster Best in Show winners
While owners often spend thousands of dollars to prepare their dogs for the prestigious show, there is no monetary compensation for being the top dog. But they certainly don’t go home empty-handed, according to Westminster Kennel Club site.
What do Westminster Best in Show winners receive?
- A Pewter Trophy
- The Westminster Legen Trophy, a hand-engraved Steuben crystal bowl
- The James Mortimer Memorial Sterling Silver Trophy, if American-bred.
- Perpetual Sterling Silver Challenge Cup, if American-bred
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