6 Westminster Best in Show winner photos of Monty the Giant Schnauzer

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 11: Katherine Bernardin and her dog Monty the Giant Schnauzer, winner of Best in Show, during the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show – Junior Showmanship, Group Judging (Sporting, Working, Terrier) + Best in Show at Madison Square Garden on February 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club) ORG XMIT: 776280068 ORIG FILE ID: 2199037593

The 2025 Westminster Dog Show is over, and we have a Best in Show winner! This one joins the prestigious list of the winners of Best in Show in the 2000s.

Out of all the winners of the groups came Monty the Giant Schnauzer, who was declared Best in Show at Madison Square Garden defeating others like a Whippet, a German Shepherd, a Shih Tzu, a Bichon Frise, an English Springer Spaniel and Skye Terrier. It was an amazing bunch of dogs competing.

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Here are photos of the dog that won it all:

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 11: Katherine Bernardin and her dog Monty the Giant Schnauzer, winner of Best in Show, during the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show – Junior Showmanship, Group Judging (Sporting, Working, Terrier) + Best in Show at Madison Square Garden on February 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club) ORG XMIT: 776280068 ORIG FILE ID: 2199038058

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 11: Katherine Bernardin (L) and her dog Monty the Giant Schnauzer, winner of Best in Show, during the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show – Junior Showmanship, Group Judging (Sporting, Working, Terrier) + Best in Show at Madison Square Garden on February 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club) ORG XMIT: 776280068 ORIG FILE ID: 2199037564

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 11: Katherine Bernardin and her dog Monty the Giant Schnauzer, winner of Best in Show, backstage during the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show – Junior Showmanship, Group Judging (Sporting, Working, Terrier) + Best in Show at Madison Square Garden on February 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club ) ORG XMIT: 776280068 ORIG FILE ID: 2199035923

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 11: A handler walks her Giant Schnauzer dog and Working Group winner during the Best in Show of the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on February 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776277380 ORIG FILE ID: 2198414680
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 11: A handler walks her Giant Schnauzer dog and Working Group winner during the Best in Show of the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on February 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776277380 ORIG FILE ID: 2198414680

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 11: A handler walks her Giant Schnauzer dog and Working Group winner during the Best in Show of the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on February 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776277380 ORIG FILE ID: 2198414580
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 11: A handler walks her Giant Schnauzer dog and Working Group winner during the Best in Show of the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on February 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776277380 ORIG FILE ID: 2198414580

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