Top Dog! Pekingese Named Wasabi Wins Westminster Show

Pekingese "Wasabi" walks with its handler in the Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in Tarrytown, N.Y., on June 13, 2021. Kathy Willens/AP Photo

TARRYTOWN, N.Y.—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 unmistakable toy breed. A whippet named Bourbon repeated as runner-up.