A three-year-old Pekingese named Wasabi won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show last night (June 13th), the fifth time the toy breed has won the dog show world’s most prestigious competition.
The winner of the 145th #WKCDogShow Best in Show is Wasabi the Pekingese! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/81dz9sLAin
— Westminster Kennel Club (@WKCDOGS) June 14, 2021
Show judge Patricia Trotter said of Wasabi, “He stood there as though he was a lion.” The competition was held outside of New York City this year for this first time since its 1877 founding due to the pandemic.
Instead of its usual Madison Square Garden location, it took place outdoors at an estate in Tarrytown, about 25 miles north of Manhattan. It also took place in June instead of its usual time in February, and there were no members of the public.
