After coming close in the last two years, Monty the giant schnauzer won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night, leaving handler and co-owner Katie Bernardin almost too emotional to speak. “He always tries so hard, and we’re just proud of him,” she told the crowd at Madison Square Garden.

In the 115 years that the Westminster Dog Show has named a Best in Show, one breed has won in two of every five years.

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.

A Westminster win is considered the most prestigious award in the US dog show world. Each dog is judged according to how closely it matches the ideal for its breed.

The 149th edition of the famous Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is here, with various events scheduled over the next few days.

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

Five-year-old Monty, winner of the Working Group three straight years, was named Best in Show at the 149th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday.

The Westminster Kennel Club show is considered the most prestigious dog show in the U.S. Monty, this year's top dog, made the finals for the third year in a row and won the American Kennel Club’s big show in December.