Westminster Dog Show 2017 Results: Best of Breed Winners and Monday Recap

There are few bigger events for canine lovers than the Westminster Dog Show.

The 2017 version got started Monday with over half of the Best in Show field already decided. After the morning session narrowed down the best in breeds in 119 different competitions, the best in groups were decided in hound, toy, non-sporting and herding breeds.

Here are the top dogs in action at the 141st annual event in New York City.

Best of Group: Hound	Breed	Name
Best of Group: Toy	Breed	Name
Best of Group: Non-Sporting	Breed	Name
Best of Group: Herding	Breed	Name
First	Norwegian Elkhound	GCH CH Vin-Melca's Daggarwood Delight
Second	Basset Hound	GCH CH Blossomhil's Topsfield Sanchu A Little Princess
Third	American Foxhound	GCH CH Kiarry's Stonewall Jackson
Fourth	Borzois	GCH CH Kiarry's Stonewall Jackson
First	Pekingese	GCHB CH Pequest Pickwick
Second	Pug	GCH CH Hill Country's Let's Get Ready To Rumble
Third	Chihuahua	GCH CH Sonnus Filho (Sanchez)
Fourth	Affenpinscher	GCHB CH Tamarin Tailback
First	Miniature Poodle	GCHB CH Danfour Avalon As If
Second	Boston Terrier	GCH CH Sabe's Simply Invincible
Third	Bichon Frise	GCH CH Belle Creek's All I Care About Is Love
Fourth	French Bulldog	GCH CH Haloridge's Cruisin The Open Sea
First	German Shephed	GCH CH Lockenhaus' Rumor Has It V Kenlyn
Second	Pulik	GCHB CH Cordmaker Mister Blue Sky
Third	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	GCH CH Coventry Allure At Wyndstar
Fourth	Border Collie	GCHP CH Majestic Elite Clever Endeavor

Full results by breed available at WestminsterKennelClub.org.

The hounds were up first, featuring 33 different breeds as the largest group in the entire competition.

Through a tough field, it was Duffy the Norwegian elkhound who came through with the victory. The four-year-old, owned by Patricia V. Trotter, beat out Sweetpea the basset hound for the win. An American foxhound and a borzois came in third and fourth in the group.

The American Kennel Club described the winning dog:

In the toy group, the pekingese won yet again just a few years after the breed hosted the Best in Show.

This time it was Chuckie, one of the youngest dogs in the field at under two years old. David Fitzpatrick is the breeder and owner of the competitor, captured by the Westminster Dog Show account:

Rumble the pug was the second-place finisher, while the chihuahua and the affenpinscher rounded out the top four.

Fox Sports 1 captured the well-trained miniature poodle who took home first place in the non-sporting group:

Aftin came through with the win in a varied group of dogs, beating the Boston terrier, bichon frise and French bulldog. 

The final group of the day was the herders, which saw Rumor defend her title from last year. The German shepherd beat out tough competition from the pulik, who finished in second place.

Fox Sports 1 showed the dog being impressively obedient:

This type of performance could lead her to being a top contender for the main award Tuesday night.

The winners will return to compete against the winners of the sporting, working and terrier breeds for the Best in Show award. Those breeds have generally provided the most winners at this competition, which makes the entire day of action important to watch.