The 2023 National Dog Show Best in Show winner is a Sealyham terrier named Stache. Stache, a cream-colored male with long hair, beat out six other finalists at the annual canine competition. The event was hosted by the Kennel Club of Philadelphia and broadcast by NBC on Thanksgiving Day. Stache's handler, Margery Good, expressed her delight at his performance, stating that he stretched his little legs and hands and flew around the ring. Stache defeated a group of dogs that included a German shepherd, a Great Dane, a Chesapeake Bay retriever, a Shih Tzu, and an Azawakh. The second-place winner was a Dalmatian named Pumpkin. Over 2,000 dogs from more than 200 breeds and varieties participated in the show. Stache, whose registered name is GCHP Goodspice Efbe Money Stache, resides in Honey Brook, Pennsylvania. He was previously ranked as the No. 2 Terrier and No. 12 All-Breed show dog in America and has won 49 Best in Show prizes. The Sealyham terrier is described by the American Kennel Club as brave, spirited, and not as spiky as other small terriers. In other categories, the National Dog Show Sporting Group winner was a Chesapeake Bay retriever named Madison, the Working Group winner was Carson the Great Dane, and the Hound Group winner was an Azawakh named Yaro. The Herding Group winner was a German shepherd named Heathcliff, and the Toy Group winner was Comet the Shih Tzu. Purina estimates that over 20 million animal lovers watched the show. Fun facts about the National Dog Show include the participation of over 30,000 dogs throughout the years, with only the wire fox terrier and Scottish deerhound winning twice. Popular breeds like the golden retriever, Labrador retriever, and German shepherd have each won Best in Show once. Notably, two dogs with food-related names, Raisin the Doberman pinscher in 2003 and Whiskey the whippet in 2018, have captured the title.