David Fitzpatrick holds his dog, Wasabi, the Pekingese that won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show last month. (Kathy Willens/Associated Press) Pekingese named Wasabi is tops at Westminster JENNIFER PELTZ | Associated Press TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — The flavor of the year at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show: Wasabi.
A Pekingese named Wasabi won best in show in June, notching a fifth-ever win for the unmistakable toy breed. A whippet named Bourbon repeated as runner-up.
Waddling through a small-but-mighty turn in the ring, Wasabi nabbed U.S. dogdom’s most prestigious prize after winning the big American Kennel Club National Championship in 2019. “He has showmanship.