The 2024 National Dog Show was won by Pug Vito. Check out all the results from this year’s competition.

For the first time, a pug has won Best in Show at the National Dog Show.

Vito the pug beat out over 1,900 other dogs at the show, hosted by the American Kennel Club. This year the show was held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. According to NBC, which televises the show, Vito initially won the Toy Group, which consisted of 24 breeds. He then competed against six other group winners and took the Best in Show title.

Vito is the first pug to receive this honor. He weighs 18 pounds and is from North Carolina. Michael Scott, Vito’s handler, also took home a grand prize of $20,000.

A Welsh Terrier named Verde was named Reserve Best in Show.

According to NBC, two hundred and five breeds and varieties took part in this year’s exhibition. This also included a new addition: the Lancashire Heeler. The breed has been recognized in the UK since 1981, but was only added to the American Kennel Club’s official list of breeds earlier this year.

Results of the 2024 National Dog Show

These are the dogs that won every breed group and took home top honors at the National Dog Show.

• Herding Group winner: Rupert the Berger Picard
• Winner of the hunting dog group: The Ibizan dog Zit
• Toy Group Winner: Vito the Pug
• Terrier Group Winner: Verde, the Welsh Terrier

• Non-Sporting Group Winner: JJ the Lhasa Apso
• Sporting Group Winner: Houston the Clumber Spaniel
• Working group: Monty the Giant Schnauzer
• Reserve Best in Show: Verge the Welsh Terrier
• Best in Show: Vito the Pug

Past National Dog Show Winners

For 23 years, the National Dog Show has been televised after the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Here you can find out who took home the highest award in recent years.

• 2023: Stache (Sealyham Terrier)
• 2022: Winston (French Bulldog)
• 2021: Claire (Scottish Deerhound)
• 2020: Claire (Scottish Deerhound)
• 2019: Thor (Bulldog)
• 2018: whiskey (whippet)
• 2017: Newton (Brussels Griffon)
• 2016: Gia (Greyhound)
• 2015: Charlie (Skye Terrier)