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.

Every dog at this week's Westminster Kennel Club show is a champion. So how does a judge decide which is best in show?

Kimber, an Australian Cattle Dog, competes in the Masters Agility Championship Finals during the 149th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

The all-time winningest dog-owner team remains Heart, a Labrador retriever, and her trainer/owner Linda Brennan from Columbia, Warren County. Starting with the very first obedience competition, the duo soared to victory so many times — five — that they retired the trophy and could no longer compete at Westminster after 2020.

A local Xenia woman to judge the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Known as ‘America’s most prestigious dog show’ the Westminster show will be in Manhattan and begin on Monday, Feb. 10. Lasting three days,

Might Mercedes, the German shepherd who was Westminster’s runner-up last year, become top dog this time? Or could this be the year for Monty the giant schnauzer, who was a Westminster finalist the last two years,

The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show returns to Madison Square Garden for its 149th year, marking its first time back since 2020. President Dr. Donald Sturz demonstrates the judging process. (AP Video

The 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show started Saturday at the Javits Center in New York City. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian met some of its top dogs and those who are just there for fun.

They are among the most popular dogs in the United States, but at the biggest dog show in the world, they are never (never!) best in show.