President Dr. Donald Sturz demonstrates the judging process. (AP Video: John Minchillo) President of the Westminster Kennel ...

A giant schnauzer named Monty has won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Monty bested six other finalists ...

President of the Westminster Kennel Club Donald Sturz shows Fiona, his pet pekingese, during an interview with The Associated Press at The New Yorker hotel, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in New York.

Each of those competes against the others in its “group,” such as hounds or, for Pekingese, toy dogs. The seven group winners then face off for best in show. Westminster sequesters the best-in ...

The competitors can come in forms as different as a Chihuahua, a Great Dane, a Bulldog and a Greyhound. Each one is a champion, so how is a judge to decide which dog is Best in Show at the ...

(AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) Lumpy, a Pekingese dog, is judged during the 149th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) Comet, a Shih Tzu ...

the Peke-iness of a Pekingese. Image In a sign of how hard it is for golden retrievers to win at Westminster, Boujee is the top-ranked dog of her breed in the show but is ranked 77th overall by ...