Meet Monty, giant schnauzer who made Westminster history

Monty, a giant schnauzer from New Jersey, with his owner and handler Katie Bernardin at the 2025 Westminster Kennel Club dog ...
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Bourbon the Whippet won Reserve Best in Show, Westminster's runner-up prize, at the dog show on Feb. 11 Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.
At the Westminster Dog Show, dogs are royalty. Humans are but their loyal, sometimes frantic, attendants.
Monty, a giant schnauzer who hails from Ocean City at the Jersey Shore, was named Best in Show at the 2025 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Feb. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York.