David Fitzpatrick of York County and his 2-year-old Pekingese named Pequest Rum Dum, or “Rummie,” won Reserve Best in Show on Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show ...

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Genes matter. Quite a bit. Such was the inescapable conclusion at the 145th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Sunday night, when Wasabi, a 13 ½-pound Pekingese with a ...

Wasabi, a Pekingese, rests on the winner's podium with its trophy and ribbons after winning Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Tarrytown, N.Y. (AP ...

Wasabi, a fuzzy Pekingese with a black and brown face and soulful eyes, was the top dog in New York on Monday, posing at the Empire State Building a day after winning the Best in Show category at ...

Westminster wins run in Wasabi’s family. The 3-year-old dog’s grandfather, Malachy, won best in show in 2012 with Wasabi’s handler, David Fitzpatrick of East Berlin, Pennsylvania.

A Pekingese walks with its handler in the Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Tarrytown, N.Y. The dog won the blue ribbon in Best in Show.

Wasabi, a Pekingese, rests on the winner’s podium with its trophy and ribbons after winning best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. (Kathy Willens / Associated Press) “He can ...

A Pekingese named Wasabi was declared the winner of the Westminster dog show held in June this year outside of New York City due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Pekingese walks with its handler in the Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Tarrytown, N.Y. The dog won the blue ribbon in Best in Show.

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The flavor of the year at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show: Wasabi. A Pekingese named Wasabi won best in show Sunday night, notching a fifth-ever win for the ...