Best In Show Winners
See Gallery below for photos of all Westminster Best In Show winners (BIS was awarded for the first time in 1907).
1907 - 1909
Ch Warren Remedy, Fox Terrier (Smooth)
| YEAR | JUDGE(S) | BREED | DOG | OWNER(S) |
| 1907 | *Not Recorded | Smooth Fox Terrier | Ch. Warren Remedy | Winthrop Rutherfurd |
| 1908 | *Not Recorded | Smooth Fox Terrier | Ch. Warren Remedy | Winthrop Rutherfurd |
| 1909 | *Not Recorded | Smooth Fox Terrier | Ch. Warren Remedy | Winthrop Rutherfurd |
| 1910 | *Not Recorded | Smooth Fox Terrier | Ch. Sabine Rarebit | Sabine Kennels |
| 1911 | *Not Recorded | Scottish Terrier | Ch. Tickle Em Jock | A. Albright, Jr. |
*In 1907, a panel of 10 judges decided Best in Show. Neither the names of the judges nor the number of them were otherwise recorded for 1907 through 1911. | ||||
| 1912 | Dr. Henry Jarrett and Messrs. Ralph C. English, Charles Lyndon | Airedale Terrier | Ch. Kenmare Sorceress | William P. Wolcott |
| 1913 | Dr. Henry Jarrett and Messrs. G. Muss-Arnolt, Theodore Offerman, Referee | Bulldog | Ch. Strathtay Prince Albert | Alex H. Stewart |
| 1914 | Mr. Midgeley Marsden | Old English Sheepdog | Ch. Slumber | Mrs. Tyler Morse |
| 1915 | Dr. Henry Jarrett | Wire Fox Terrier | Ch. Matford Vic | George W. Quintard |
| 1916 | Messrs. Charles G. Hopton, Frank F. Dole, Vinton P. Breese, Fred Senn, W. H. Whittem | Wire Fox Terrier | Ch. Matford Vic | George W. Quintard |
| 1917 | Mr. George S. Thomas | Wire Fox Terrier | Ch. Conejo Wycollar Boy | Mrs. Roy A. Rainey |
| 1918 | Messrs. Vinton P. Breese, Charles G. Hopton, George S. Thomas, Referee | Bull Terrier (White) | Ch. Haymarket Faultless | R. H. Elliot |
| 1919 | Messrs. Harry T. Peters, Theodore Offerman, J. Willoughby Mitchell | Airedale Terrier | Ch. Briergate Bright Beauty | G. L. Davis |
| 1920 | Messrs. Thomas S. Bellin, William E. Warner, Norman K. Swire | Wire Fox Terrier | Ch. Conejo Wycollar Boy | Mrs. Roy A. Rainey |
| 1921 | Messrs. Norman K. Swire, Charles G. Hopton, and Dr. J. D. De Mund, Referee | Cocker Spaniel (Parti-Color) | Ch. Midkiff Seductive | William T. Payne |
| 1922 | Messrs. G. Muss-Arnolt, Vinton P. Breese, Theodore Offerman | Airedale Terrier | Ch. Boxwood Barkentine | Frederic C. Hood |
| 1923 | There was no BEST IN SHOW award in 1923. The American Kennel Club barred interbreed competition for 1923 except in the Miscellaneous Class. Comprehensive new rules for Group & Best in Show judging were adopted effective for 1924. | |||
| 1924 | Messrs. Norman K. Swire, Walter H. Reeves | Sealyham Terrier | Ch. Barberryhill Bootlegger | Bayard Warren |
| 1925 | Messrs. Walter S. Glynn, Theodore Offerman, Robert A. Ross, Ralph C. English | Pointer | Ch. Governor Moscow | Robert F. Maloney |
| 1926 | Messrs. J. Robinson Beard, C. Frederick Neilson, W. L. McCandlish, Walter H. Reeves, Tyler Morse | Wire Fox Terrier | Ch. Signal Circuit of Halleston | Halleston Kennels |
| 1927 | Messrs. C. Fred Neilson, Enno Meyer, John G. Bates, G. V. Glebe, Dr. Carleton Y. Ford | Sealyham Terrier | Ch. Pinegrade Perfection | Frederic C. Brown |
| 1928 | Mrs. R. F. Mayhew and Messrs. Alfred Delmont, Otto H. Gross, C. Frederick Neilson, J. Bailey Wilson | Wire Fox Terrier | Ch. Talavera Margaret | R. M. Lewis |
| 1929 | Dr. Carleton Y. Ford | Collie (Rough) | Laund Loyalty of Bellhaven | Mrs. Florence B. Ilch |
| 1930 | Mr. W. L. McCandlish | Wire Fox Terrier | Ch. Pendley Calling of Blarney | John G. Bates |
| 1931 | Mr. Tyler Morse | Wire Fox Terrier | Ch. Pendley Calling of Blarney | John G. Bates |
| 1932 | Hon. Townsend Scudder | Pointer | Ch. Nancolleth Markable | Giralda Farms |
| 1933 | Mrs. Hartley Dodge | Airedale Terrier | Ch. Warland Protector of Shelterock | S. M. Stewart |
| 1934 | Dr. Henry Jarrett | Wire Fox Terrier | Ch. Flornell Spicy Bit of Halleston | Halleston Kennels |
| 1935 | Mr. Alfred B. Maclay | Poodle (Standard) | Ch. Nunsoe Duc de la Terrace of Blakeen | Blakeen Kennels |
| 1936 | Mr. C. Frederick Neilson | Sealyham Terrier | Ch. St Margaret Mignificent of Claredale | Claredale Kennels |
| 1937 | Mr. George S. West | Wire Fox Terrier | Ch. Flornell Spicy Piece of Halleston | Halleston Kennels |
| 1938 | Mr. John G. Bates | English Setter | Daro of Maridor | Maridor Kennels |
| 1939 | Mr. George S. Thomas | Doberman Pinscher | Ferry v Rauhfelsen of Giralda | Giralda Farms |
| 1940 | Dr. Samuel Milbank | Cocker Spaniel (Black) | Ch. My Own Brucie | H. E. Mellenthin |
| 1941 | Mr. Joseph Patterson Sims | Cocker Spaniel (Black) | Ch. My Own Brucie | H. E. Mellenthin |
| 1942 | Mr. Herman E. Mellenthin | West Highland White Terrier | Ch. Wolvey Pattern of Edgerstoune | Mrs. J. G. Winant |
| 1943 | Mr. Gerald M. Livingston | Poodle (Miniature) | Ch. Pitter Patter of Piperscroft | Mrs. P. H. B. Frelinghuysen |
| 1944 | Mr. Theodore Crane | Welsh Terrier | Ch. Flornell-Rare-Bit of Twin Ponds | Mrs. Edward P. Alker |
| 1945 | Mr. George S. West | Scottish Terrier | Ch. Shieling’s Signature | Mr. & Mrs. T. H. Snethen |
| 1946 | Mr. William Prescott Wolcott | Wire Fox Terrier | Ch. Heatherington Model Rhythm | Mr. & Mrs. T. H. Carruthers, III |
| 1947 | Mr. David Wagstaff | Boxer | Ch. Warlord of Mazelaine | Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Kettles, Jr. |
| 1948 | Dr. Samuel Milbank | Bedlington Terrier | Ch. Rock Ridge Night Rocket | Mr. & Mrs. William A. Rockefeller |
| 1949 | Mr. Thomas H. Carruthers, III | Boxer | Ch. Mazelaine Zazarac Brandy | Mr. & Mrs. John Phelps Wagner |
| 1950 | Mr. George H. Hartman | Scottish Terrier | Ch. Walsing Winning Trick of Edgerstoune | Mrs. J.G. Winant |
| 1951 | Mr. W. Ross Proctor | Boxer | Ch. Bang Away of Sirrah Crest | Dr. & Mrs. R. C. Harris |
| 1952 | Mr. Joseph Patterson Sims | Doberman Pinscher | Ch. Rancho Dobe’s Storm | Mr. & Mrs. Len Carey |
| 1953 | Mr. James A. Farrell, Jr. | Doberman Pinscher | Ch. Rancho Dobe’s Storm | Mr. & Mrs. Len Carey |
| 1954 | Mr. Virgil D. Johnson | Cocker Spaniel (A.S.C.O.B.) | Ch. Carmor’s Rise and Shine | Mrs. Carl E. Morgan |
| 1955 | Mr. Albert E. Van Court | Bulldog | Ch. Kippax Fearnought | John A. Saylor, MD |
| 1956 | Mr. Paul Palmer | Poodle (Toy) | Ch. Wilber White Swan | Bertha Smith |
| 1957 | Mrs. Beatrice H. Godsol | Afghan Hound | Ch. Shirkhan of Grandeur | Sunny Shay & Dorothy Chenade |
| 1958 | Mr. William W. Brainard | Poodle (Standard) | Ch. Puttencove Promise | Puttencove Kennels |
| 1959 | Mr. Thomas H. Carruthers, III | Poodle (Miniature) | Ch. Fontclair Festoon | Dunwalke Kennels |
| 1960 | Mr. George H. Hartman | Pekingese | Ch. Chik T’Sun of Caversham | Mr. & Mrs. C. C. Venable |
| 1961 | Dr. Joseph E. Redden | Poodle (Toy) | Ch. Cappoquin Little Sister | Miss Florence Michelson |
| 1962 | Mr. Haywood R. Hartley | West Highland White Terrier | Ch. Elfinbrook Simon | Wishing Well Kennels |
| 1963 | Mr. Virgil D. Johnson | English Springer Spaniel | Ch. Wakefield’s Black Knight | Mrs. W. J. S. Borie |
| 1964 | Mr. Len Carey | Whippet | Ch. Courtenay Fleetfoot of Pennyworth | Pennyworth Kennels |
| 1965 | Mr. Robert A. Kerns | Scottish Terrier | Ch. Carmichaels Fanfare | Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. Stalter |
| 1966 | Mr. James A. Farrell, Jr. | Wire Fox Terrier | Ch. Zeloy Mooremaide’s Magic | Marion G. Bunker |
| 1967 | Mr. Percy Roberts | Scottish Terrier | Ch. Bardene Bingo | E. H. Stuart |
| 1968 | Mr. Major B. Godsol | Lakeland Terrier | Ch. Stingray of Derryabah | Mr. & Mrs. James A. Farrell, Jr. |
| 1969 | Mr. Louis J. Murr | Skye Terrier | Ch. Glamoor Good News | W. Goodman & Mrs A Goodman |
| 1970 | Miss Anna K. Nicholas | Boxer | Ch. Arriba’s Prima Donna | Dr. & Mrs. P. Pagano & Dr. T. Fickes |
| 1971 | Mr. Oliver Carley Harriman | English Springer Spaniel | Ch. Chinoe’s Adamant James | Milton E..Prickett |
| 1972 | Mr. William W. Brainard, Jr. | English Springer Spaniel | Ch. Chinoe’s Adamant James | Milton E. Prickett |
| 1973 | Mrs. Augustus Riggs | Poodle (Standard) | Ch. Acadia Command Performance | Edward Jenner & Jo Ann Sering |
| 1974 | Mr. Len Carey | German Shorthaired Pointer | Ch. Gretchenhof Columbia River | Richard P. Smith |
| 1975 | Mr. Harry T. Peters, Jr. | Old English Sheepdog | Ch. Sir Lancelot of Barvan | Mr. & Mrs. R. Vanword |
| 1976 | Mr. William W. Brainard, Jr. | Lakeland Terrier | Ch. Jo Ni’s Red Baron of Crofton | Mrs. V. K. Dickson |
| 1977 | Mr. Haworth F. Hoch | Sealyham Terrier | Ch. Dersade Bobby’s Girl | Pool Forge Kennels |
| 1978 | Mrs. James Edward Clark | Yorkshire Terrier | Ch. Cede Higgins | Barbara A. & Charles W. Switzer |
| 1979 | Mr. Henry H. Stoecker | Irish Water Spaniel | Ch. Oak Tree’s Irishtocrat | Mrs. Anne E. Snelling |
| 1980 | Mr. E. Irving Eldredge | Siberian Husky | Ch. Innisfree’s Sierra Cinnar | Kathleen Kanzler |
| 1981 | Mr. Langdon L. Skarda | Pug | Ch. Dhandys Favorite Woodchuck | Robert A. Hauslohner |
| 1982 | Mrs. Robert V. Lindsay | Pekingese | Ch. St Aubrey Dragonora of Elsdon | Mrs. Anne E. Snelling |
| 1983 | Mr. Derek G. Rayne | Afghan Hound | Ch. Kabiks The Challenger | Chris & Marguerite Terrell |
| 1984 | Mrs. Maynard K. Drury | Newfoundland | Ch. Seaward’s Blackbeard | Seaward Kennels, Reg. |
| 1985 | Mr. Elsworth S. Howell | Scottish Terrier | Ch. Braeburn’s Close Encounter | Sonnie & Alan Novick |
| 1986 | Mrs. George John Wanner | Pointer | Ch. Marjetta’s National Acclaim | Mrs. A. R. Robson & Michael Zollo |
| 1987 | Mr. Louis Auslander | German Shepherd Dog | Ch. Covy Tucker Hill’s Manhattan | S. Braunstein & J. Firestone |
| 1988 | Mrs. Michele Billings | Pomeranian | Ch. Great Elms Prince Charming, II | Skip Piazza & Olga Baker |
| 1989 | Mrs. Bernard Freeman | Doberman Pinscher | Ch. Royal Tudor’s Wild As The Wind | R. & C .Vida, B. Wilhite, A. & S. Korp |
| 1990 | Mr. Frank T. Sabella | Pekingese | Ch. Wendessa Crown Prince | Edward B. Jenner |
| 1991 | Mrs. Dorothy Welsh | Poodle (Standard) | Ch. Whisperwind On A Carousel | Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Hartsock |
| 1992 | Mr. Melbourne T. L. Downing | Wire Fox Terrier | Ch. Registry’s Lonesome Dove | Marion W. & Samuel B. Lawrence |
| 1993 | Mrs. Barbara F. Heller | English Springer Spaniel | Ch. Salilyn’s Condor | D. & R. Herzig, MD & J. Gasow |
| 1994 | Mr. Walter F. Goodman | Norwich Terrier | Ch. Chidley Willum The Conqueror | Ruth Cooper & Patricia Lussier |
| 1995 | Dr. Jacklyn E. Hungerland | Scottish Terrier | Ch. Gaelforce Post Script | Dr. J. Kinnarney & Dr. V. Huber |
| 1996 | D. Roy Holloway | Clumber Spaniel | Ch. Clussexx Country Sunrise | Judith & Richard Zaleski |
| 1997 | Mrs. Dorothy N. Collier | Standard Schnauzer | Ch. Parsifal Di Casa Netzer | Rita Holloway & Gabrio Del Torre |
| 1998 | Dr. N. Josephine Deubler | Norwich Terrier | Ch. Fairewood Frolic | Sandina Kennels |
| 1999 | Mr. Edd Embry Bivin | Papillon | Ch. Loteki Supernatural Being | John Oulton |
| 2000 | Mr. Chester F. Collier | English Springer Spaniel | Ch. Salilyn ‘N Erin’s Shameless | C. Blain, F. Sunseri & J. Gasow |
| 2001 | Miss Dorothy M. MacDonald | Bichon Frise | Ch. Special Times Just Right | C. Ruggles, E. McDonald, F. Werneck |
| 2002 | Mr. W. Everett Dean, Jr. | Poodle (Miniature) | Ch. Surrey Spice Girl | Ron L. Scott & Barbara Scott |
| 2003 | Mrs. Irene Bivin | Kerry Blue Terrier | Ch. Torums Scarf Michael | Marilu Hansen |
| 2004 | Mr. Burton J. Yamada | Newfoundland | Ch. Darbydale’s All Rise Pouch Cove | Peggy Helming & Carol Bernard Bergmann |
| 2005 | Mrs. Lynette Saltzman | German Shorthaired Pointer | Ch. Kan-Point’s VJK Autumn Roses | L. & R. Stark & C. Cronk & V. Nunes-Atkinson |
| 2006 | Mr. James G. Reynolds | Bull Terrier (Colored) | Ch. Rocky Top’s Sundance Kid | Barbara Bishop & W. F. Poole & N. Shepherd & R. P. Pool & Dorothy Cherry |
| 2007 | Dr. Robert A. Indeglia | English Springer Spaniel | Ch. Felicity’s Diamond Jim | Teresa Patton & Allen Patton & R. Dehmel & D. Hadsall |
| 2008 | Dr. J. Donald Jones | Beagle (15 Inch) | Ch. K-Run’s Park Me In First | Caroline Dowell & Eddie Dziuk & Jon Woodring & Kathy Weichert |
| 2009 | Mrs. Sari Brewster Tietjen | Sussex Spaniel | Ch. Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee | Cecilia Ruggles & Beth Dowd & Scott Sommer |
| 2010 | Mr. Elliott B. Weiss | Scottish Terrier | Ch. Roundtown Mercedes Of Maryscot | Amelia Musser |
| 2011 | Mr. Paolo Dondina | Scottish Deerhound | GCH. Foxcliffe Hickory Wind | Sally Sweatt & Cecilia L. Dove & Dr. R. Scott Dove |
| 2012 | Mrs. Cindy Vogels | Pekingese | GCH. Palacegarden Malachy | Iris Love & S. Middlebrooks & D. Fitzpatrick |
| 2013 | Mr. Michael J. Dougherty | Affenpinscher | GCH. Banana Joe V Tani Kazari | Zoila Truesdale & Mieke Cooymans |
| 2014 | Ms. Betty Regina Leininger | Wire Fox Terrier | GCH. Afterall Painting The Sky | Victor Malzoni, Jr. & Torie Steele & S. & M. Olund & D. Ryan |
| 2015 | Hon. David Merriam | Beagle (15 Inch) | Ch. Tashtins Lookin For Trouble | Eddie Dziuk & Lori Crandlemire & Kaitlyn Crandlemire |
| 2016 | Dr. Richard Meen | German Shorthaired Pointer | GCH Vjk-Myst Garbonita’s California Journey | Valerie Nunes-Atkinson & Alice Manning & Yvonne Hassler-Deterding |
| 2017 | Mr. Thomas H. Bradley, 3d. | German Shepherd Dog | GCH Lockenhaus’ Rumor Has It V Kenlyn | Deborah Stern & Pamela Buckles & Patti Dukeman & Pamela McElheney & Kent Boyles |
| 2018 | Mrs. Betty-Anne Stenmark | Bichon Frise | GCHP Belle Creek’s All I Care About Is Love | Patrina & Bruce Odette & Lindsay Van Keuren & Lorrie Carlton & Larry Letsche DVM |
| 2019 | Mr. Peter Green | Wire Fox Terrier | GCHB CH King Arthur Van Foliny Home | Victor Malzoni Jr |
| 2020 | Mr. Robert H. Slay | Standard Poodle | GCHP CH Stone Run Afternoon Tea | Connie S Unger & William Lee |
| 2021 | Mrs. Patricia Craige Trotter | Pekingese | GCHG CH Pequest Wasabi | Sandra Middlebrooks & Peggy Steinman & Iris Love & D Fitzpatrick |
| 2022 | Dr. Don Sturz | Bloodhound | GCHB Flessner's Toot My Own Horn | Chris & Bryan Flessner & Heather Helmer & Tina Kocar |
| 2023 | Ms. Elizabeth Sweigart | Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen | CH Soletrader Buddy Holly | Janice Hayes & Lizzie Cadmore & Cathy Oneill & Donna Moore |