In the 115 years that the Westminster Dog Show has named a Best in Show, one breed has won in two of every five years.

Monty's competition included a bichon frisé called Neal, a Skye terrier named Archer, a whippet and repeat runner-up known as Bourbon and a shih tzu called Comet who's been a finalist before.

Here's a list of every Best in Show winner at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show ahead of the 149th annual event this week.

The 149th edition of the famous Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is here, with various events scheduled over the next few days.

A Westminster win is considered the most prestigious award in the US dog show world. Each dog is judged according to how closely it matches the ideal for its breed.

About 2,500 dogs of all sizes have been put to the test at the 149th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, and Tuesday night, one of them will win the prestigious title of "Best in Show" at Madison Square Garden.

Five-year-old Monty, winner of the Working Group three straight years, was named Best in Show at the 149th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday.

Thousands of dogs. Hundreds of breeds. But a giant schnauzer named Monty beat them all to win Best in Show at the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night.

The Westminster Kennel Club show is considered the most prestigious dog show in the U.S. Monty, this year's top dog, made the finals for the third year in a row and won the American Kennel Club’s big show in December.