Monty the Giant Schnauzer Wins Working Group At The 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

The Giant Schnauzer of Ocean City, NJ handled by Katherine Bernardin and owned by Sandra Nordstrom, Katherine Bernardin, and Cherlann Ambrose won the Working Group under judge Dr. Niks?a Lemo of Zagreb, Croatia, at the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show presented by Purina Pro Plan held at Madison Square Garden, “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” on Tuesday, February 11.

Monty, a 5-year-old male officially known as GCHG CH Hearthmore’s Wintergreen Mountain RI CGC TKN FITB, took top honors among the 32 dogs entered in the Working Group. Westminster sees over 2,500 entries in conformation, with two days of Best of Breed judging from Monday, February 10 – Tuesday, February 11 held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, culminating with the Group and Best in Show competitions at New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden.

Photo by Getty Images for The Westminster Kennel Club