There’s
a
new
top
dog
in
America.
At
the
2024
National
Dog
Show
on
Nov.
28, Vito
the
pug
not
only
won
hearts,
but
also
the
title
of
best
in
show.
The
2-year-old
pup
became
the
first
of
his
breed
to
take
the
prize.
Vito
triumphed
over
around
2,000
other
dogs
from
205
breeds
at
the
annual
Thanksgiving
Day
canine
competition.
He
was
chosen
as
the
best
of
his
breed,
before
being
deemed
the
frontrunner
in
the
toy
dog
category.
From
there,
he
went
tail
to
tail
with
other
winners
of
the
show
groups:
Houston
the
Clumber
Spaniel,
Monty
the
giant
schnauzer,
Zit
the
Ibizan
hound,
Rupert
the
Berger
Picard,
JJ
the
Lhasa
Apso
and
Verde
the
Welsh
terrier—who
was
named
reserve
best
in
show
as
the
runner-up
to
Vito.
“I’m
so
proud
of
him,”
Vito’s
co-owner
Carolyn
Koch
told
NBC
News,
adding
that
pugs
are “her
breed.”
As
for
how
Vito
wowed
the
judges?
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