For the primary time, a pug has received the Greatest in Present title on the Nationwide Canine Present.
Vito the pug beat over 1,900 different canines on the present, which is hosted by the American Kennel Membership. This 12 months, the present was held on the Higher Philadelphia Expo Middle in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Vito first received the Toy Group, which consisted of 24 breeds, in keeping with NBC, which televises the present. He then competed in opposition to six different group winners to take residence the Greatest in Present title.
Vito is the primary pug to win the consideration. He weighs 18 kilos and is from North Carolina. Michael Scott, Vito’s handler, additionally took residence a grand prize of $20,000.
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A Welsh Terrier named Verde was named Reserve Greatest in Present.
200 and 5 breeds and varieties competed on this 12 months’s present, in keeping with NBC. That included one new addition: the Lancashire Heeler. The breed has been acknowledged in the UK since 1981, however solely joined the official listing of American Kennel Membership breeds earlier this 12 months.
2024 Nationwide Canine Present outcomes
These are the canines who received every breed group and took residence prime honors on the Nationwide Canine Present.
- Herding Group Winner: Rupert the Berger Picard
- Hound Group Winner: The Zit the Ibizan Hound
- Toy Group Winner: Vito the Pug
- Terrier Group Winner: Verde the Welsh Terrier
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- Non-Sporting Group Winner: JJ the Lhasa Apso
- Sporting Group Winner: Houston the Clumber Spaniel
- Working Group: Monty the Big Schnauzer
- Reserve Greatest in Present: Verge the Welsh Terrier
- Greatest in Present: Vito the Pug
Previous Nationwide Canine Present winners
The Nationwide Canine Present has been televised after the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for 23 years. Right here’s who took residence the highest honor in recent times.
