Westminster Dog Show 2021: Wasabi the Pekingese Wins Best in ShowWasabi’s victory capped an unusual Westminster, held at a riverside estate in Westchester County instead of its usual home at Madison Square Garden because of the coronavirus pandemic. Image Wasabi the Pekingese was even more thrilled than his handler, David Fitzpatrick. Wasabi is the son of a champion Pekingese and the great-grandson of Malachy, the 2012 Best in Show winner who was also bred and shown by Wasabi’s owner and handler, David Fitzpatrick. His mother, Sushi, named after Fitzpatrick’s favorite restaurant on Michigan’s Mackinac Island, was a champion Pekingese as well. This year, Fitzpatrick said, he competed in only four sets of shows, pacing Wasabi to be ready for Westminster.

Source: International New York Times June 13, 2021 04:02 UTC