The Pekingese beat out a stack net radical to win the top award . He ’ll celebrate with a filet mignon .
A decoratedPekingesenamed Wasabi has added the ultimate title to his prize case : Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show .
The extremely fluffy Wasabi , whose registered name is GCHG CH Pequest Wasabi , took home the top purity Sunday nighttime , issue from the final ring about a year and a one-half after winning the2019 American Kennel ( AKC ) Club National Championship .
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" He ’s just a wonderful click , and he ’s made right . He has showmanship ; he fits the breed standard , " handler and owner David Fitzpatrick said on the FOX broadcast Sunday . " He has that little extra something , that little glitter that sets a dog apart . "
Speaking of a little extra something , how ’s this for a solemnization ? " He can have a fillet mignon , and I ’ll have bubbly , " Fitzpatrick sound out .
After gain the toy chemical group Saturday , 3 - class - old Wasabi beat outwhippetBourbon ( hound),French bulldogMathew ( non - sporting),Old English sheepdogConnor ( herding),German shorthaired pointerJade ( sporting),SamoyedStriker ( working ) , andWest Highland white terrierBoy ( terrier ) for Best in Show honor Sunday night .
It was a competitive chemical group full of championship ancestry . Striker is theNo . 1 - rankeddog in the country while Jade is the girl of the 2016 Best in Show victor and Connor is theson of the 2013 Westminster runner - up .
Plus , Bourbon edged out Wasabi atlast yr ’s AKC ’s National Championship , but the Pekingese from East Berlin , Pa. , pull in the nod this meter around . Bourbon was named Reserve Best in Show ( runner - up ) for the second year in a row .
The 145th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was a departure from the previous 144 . Because of theCOVID-19 pandemic , the ball club moved the show from February to June and from Madison Square Garden in Manhattan to theLyndhurst Mansionin Tarrytown , N.Y. The judging was held in abig , fancy tenton the grounds .
Westminster is a conformation show , meaning the dogs are judge on how well they adhere to their stock ’s solidifying of written standards . ( The dogs do n’t compete to see who ’s the best - looking or cutest . )
Wasabi is the fifth Pekingese to win at Westminster since 1907 , which is as far back as the club ’s records go . He ’s have by Sandra Middlebrooks , Peggy Steinman , Iris Love , and Fitzpatrick .
Short and stocky Pekingese originally lived as the well - pampered pet of Chinese royalty . The lick pawl ' long , lion - esque coat require good deal of grooming , and if Wasabi is any meter reading , they do n’t get around too fast .
But , hey , it ’s pretty hard to move tight when you ’re lugging around a enceinte ol' prize . Congrats to Wasabi !
