Monty the giant schnauzer was named Best in Show Tuesday night, capping off the 149th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

NEW YORK, NY (WTVG) - A local dog and its human won big at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this week. Comet, a Shih Tzu, was the winner of the Toy Group. The 4-year-old dog took center stage at Madison Square Garden this week with its handler, Luke Ehricht, of Monclova. The judge picked Comet as winner of the Toy Group over 25 other dogs.

Monty won the prize for Top Dog in the Country on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in New York City's Madison Square Garden after coming close twice before. His win made history. Never before had a Giant Schnauzer won the title of Westminster’s Best in Show.