Monty is officially America ’s dog .

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Over 2,500 dogs traveled to New York City for the149th Annual Westminster Dog Show , but only one could be crown " Best in Show " Tuesday night . The winner of Best in Show for 2025 is Monty the giant schnauzer .

A handler poses with her Giant Schnauzer dog and Best in Show winner of the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Sho

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This is Monty ’s third year in a row as a unspoilt in Show finalist at Westminster , but this class , Monty is the champion .

" He always tries so severely , and I ’m just so proud of him , " Monty ’s proprietor / handler Katherine " Katie " Bernardin says . " The puppy did the damn thing , "

Reserve Best in Show , AKA the runner - up for 2025 , is Bourbon , a nine - year - sure-enough female whippet from Georgia , and her proprietor / handler Cheslie Pickett Smithey . Bourbon was the old dog to be named Best of Group at Westminster this year .

: A handler enters to the ring with her Whippet dog and Reserve Best in Show (runner-up)

Bourbon the whippet and her handler enter the Best in Show ring.Andres Kudacki / Getty Images

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Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show were chosen byMrs . Paula Nykielfrom Washington , Missouri . Nykiel has been a dog show judge since 1990 , and the 2025 Best in Show guess engagement is Nykiel ’s 9th at Westminster . Additionally , she was named Judge of the Year at the 2023 Show Dogs of the Year Awards .

About Best in Show

This class at Westminster was extra competitory , with over 2,500 hotdog across 213 breed varieties compete for the Best in Show titleover two daysandthree repetition Group winners from 2024 make the final exam . So , how does one decide?Westminster Kennel Club President Dr. Donald Sturzoffered some perceptivity . “I judgedBest in Show in 2022 , and people always ask ' What does it take to be Best in Show ? ' " Sturz say . “ I always say , ' a great dog having a not bad night . ' "

Final Group Results

Here are all the Best in Show finalists of the 149th Annual Westminster Dog Show .

  • Denotes Best in Show

    • Denotes Reserve Best in Show

150th Westminster Dog Show

The 149th Annual Westminster Dog Show has formally fare to a close , but next yr ’s Westminster Week — the 150th anniversary of Westminster — is a can’t - miss issue , rumour to be pack to the lip with surprises and funfor man and pet alike .

Stay tuned for information on how to attend the hundred-and-fiftieth Annual Westminster Dog Show in 2026 !