The final throes of an amazing series of events come to their conclusion on Tuesday when the Best in Show will be awarded at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
What started as more than 2,500 dogs across 200 breeds are down to just seven. Winners have been allocated to the seven main categories of hound, toy, non-sporting, working, sporting, terrier and herding.
Those dogs now compete to triumph like Sage, the Miniature Poodle, did at last year’s Best in Show. This time around, the competition will be among Bourbon the Whippet, Neal the Bichon Frisé, Comet the Shih Tzu, Mercedes the German Shepherd, and winners from the sporting, working, and terrier groups. Results for those groups are yet to be announced.
Follow along for all of the action at Tuesday’s Westminster Dog Show Best in Show event.
When is the Westminster Dog Show Best in Show?
The Westminster Kennel Club Best in Show event takes place on Tuesday, Feb. 11 with the TV broadcast airing on FS1.
All times Eastern.
- Pre-show coverage: 7-7:30 p.m.
- Best in Show: 7:30-11 p.m.
Westminster Dog Show TV channel: How to watch Best in Show
- TV channel: FS1
FS1 will have TV coverage from Madison Square Garden on the crucial Day 2 of the event. That includes a pre-show kicking off at 7 p.m. ET, followed immediately by the main event in the Best in Show.
Westminster Dog Show stream: How to stream Best in Show
All FS1 and FS2 telecasts will be available for subscribers of the FOX Sports app. You can also catch the event on Fubo, which offers a free trial for new subscribers.
Watch Westminster Dog Show on Fubo
Group Winners: Best in Show dogs
The Best in Show will compete among these fine dogs from the seven groups.
Hound Group: Bourbon the Whippet
Non-Sporting Group: Neal the Bichon Frisé
Toy Group: Comet the Shih Tzu
Herding Group: Mercedes the German Shepherd
The Sporting Group, Working Group, and Terrier Group winners will be named on Tuesday before the judges award the Best in Show prize.
What is the 2025 Westminster dog show schedule?
Tuesday, Feb. 11: Preliminary judging continues in the remaining three groups (Javits Center), with the top finishers advancing to the Best of Breed competition. (Madison Square Garden).
Best in Show honors will be announced after the judging concludes on Tuesday night.
Dog Show Day 2
- 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
- Breed Judging (Sporting, Working, Terrier)
- Junior Showmanship Preliminaries
- 7-11 p.m. ET, Madison Square Garden
- Group Judging (Sporting, Working, Terrier)
- Junior Showmanship Finals
- Best In Show
The dog show will be broadcast on FS1 and FS2.
Where is the 2025 Westminster dog show being held?
This year, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show returns to Madison Square Garden and the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.
For the past two years, it has been held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center – site of the U.S. Open – in nearby Flushing Meadows, New York, with the Best in Show winner crowned on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Westminster was previously held at Madison Square Garden until 2020, but moved to the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, New York in 2021 and 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic. — Steve Gardner
What breeds are in the competition?
More than 2,500 dogs from 201 different breeds will take part in this year’s Westminster Dog Show.
The participating dogs are divided into seven categories:
- Hound
- Toy
- Non-sporting
- Working
- Sporting
- Terrier
- Herding
The first four groups are judged on Monday; the remaining three are judged on Tuesday.
How does judging work?
The seven different breed groups are evaluated based on the standard set by their parent club, meaning competing dogs aren’t compared to other competitors but to the ideal proportions, weight and size, head shape, gait and other qualities of the breed.
Once a dog wins its breed, it is judged within its group. Group winners then move on to the Best in Show category. — Steve Gardner
Who won Best in Show last year?
“Sage,” the Miniature Poodle, won the Best in Show honor at the 148th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show last May, beating over 2,500 dogs of more than 200 different breeds for the ultimate prize. Sage, a three-year-old from Houston, Texas, was handled by Kaz Hosaka in the final show of his career.
Sage was the first poodle to win Best in Show since 2020. — Steve Gardner
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