There’s a new top dog at the Westminster Dog Show.

In 2022 and 2021, the dog show was held at the Lyndhurst Estate, a property along the Hudson River, about 25 miles north of Manhattan, in Tarrytown, New York,due to the pandemic. Before 2021, the Westminster Dog Show occurred at New York City’s Madison Square Garden for decades.

On Tuesday night, Buddy Holly —show name CH Soletrader Buddy Holly — triumphed over 2,500 dogs from more than 200 different breeds to win the title. The PBGV won the 2023 Westminster Dog Show alongside his owner and handler, Janice Hayes. Beth Sweigart judged the Best in Show round.

“I want to thank the dogs themselves, who give so much to our lives,” Sweigart told the Westminster Dog Show crowd before announcing the Best in Show winner.

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Handler Janice Hayes holds Buddy Holly the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen after winning the Best in Show award during the Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Best in Show at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York, on May 9, 2023. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

After winning the Hound Group earlier in the dog show, the 6-year-old PBGV from Palm Springs, California, moved on to Westminster’s Best in Show round with Winston the French Bulldog of the Non-Sporting Group, Rummie the Pekingnese from the Toy Group, Ribbon the Australian Shepherd from the Herding Group, Cider the English Setter from the Sporting Group, Monty the Giant Schnauzer the Working Group, and Trouble the American Staffordshire Terrier from the Terrier Group.

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Handler Janice Hays poses for photos with Buddy Holly, a petit basset griffon Vendéen, after he won best in show during the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Rummie, the Pekingese wins first place in the Toy Group at the 147th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Presented by Purina Pro Plan at Arthur Ashe Stadium on May 08, 2023 in New York City.

Other winners from Westminster weekend, which ran from May 6-9 this year, include Baker the Golden Retriever, who won the show’s Masters Obedience Championship, and Truant the Border Collie, who took home the Masters Agility Champion title.

Hayes, Buddy Holly’s handler, said the dog made her dreams come true with his Westminster win.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 08: Buddy Holly, the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, winner of the Hound Group competes at the 147th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Presented by Purina Pro Plan at Arthur Ashe Stadium on May 08, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)

“I never thought a PBGV would do this; I’ve been dreaming about this since I was 9 years old,” Hayes told FS1 after her win with Buddy Holly.

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Winners of Best in Show for the Westminster Dog Show traditionally follow up their big night with a morning visit to the Empire State Building, which illuminated purple and gold on Tuesday evening to celebrate the New York dog show. Buddy Holly will also enjoy a champion’s lunch on Wednesday at Tavern on the Green in Central Park.

source: people.com