A female Scottish Deerhound Foxcliffe Hickory Wind (2005) from Virginia became Best in Show at Westminster 2011. Hickory was the first of her breed to win the title.
2012 Pekingese
The trophy went to a male Pekingese Palacegarden Malachy (born 2008) from Pennsylvania. Malachy came second a year before and was the crowd’s favorite at Westminster Best in Show 2012.
2013 Affenpinscher
A 12-year-old Toy Affenpinscher Banana Joe V Tani Kazari from the Netherlands was named Best in Show. Banana Joe knew all the commands in four languages.
2014 Fox Terrier
The winner of the dog show was the wire Fox Terrier Afterall Painting the Sky (2008). His handler G.Rangel called Sky 'the perfect dog' who knows what to do.
2015 Beagle
A female Beagle Tashtins Lookin For Trouble (2011) from Canada, known as Miss P, was crowned Best in Show 2015. Before that, Miss P had 19 wins at U.S. dog shows.
2016 German Shorthaired Pointer
A German Shorthaired Pointer “CJ” beat out 2,751 dogs to become the winner. CJ was born in 2013 under the name Vjk-Myst Garbonita's California Journey.
2017 German Shepherd Dog
The winner was a female German Shepherd Rumor Has It V Kenlyn (2011). “Rumor”, named after a song by Adele, was the second GSD to earn this honor.
2018 Bichon Frise
Flynn the Bichon Frise (2013) took home the victory at the Westminster 2018. His full name is Belle Creek's All I Care About is Love, and he likes getting groomed.
2019 Wire Fox Terrier
In 2019, the title was awarded to Kingarthur Van Foliny Home, a Wire Fox Terrier (2011). King's victory made him the 15th dog of this breed that was crowned.
2020 Standard Poodle
Siba the black female Standard Poodle from Pennsylvania became the 144th Best in Show. Siba (2016) competed under the name Stone Run Afternoon Tea.