While still young, Vito, who is owned by Carolyn Koch of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the No. 1 pug in all show systems and the No. 2 toy dog in the U.S., according to NBC.

Vito the Pug won Best in Show at the 23rd annual National Dog Show Presented by Purina, which aired on Nov. 28 after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. The confident canine, registered show name GCHG ...

Vito, a pug from Chapel Hill, N.C., beat out more than 1,900 dogs representing more than 200 breeds and varieties that competed in this year's event.

Vito, a pug from Chapel Hill, N.C., beat out more than 1,900 dogs representing more than 200 breeds and varieties that competed in this year's event.

NBC said Vito earned Koch and co-owners Joy Barbieri and Rebecca Movall of Stanfordville, New York, a $2,000 prize. The winner of last year’s National Dog Show was a Sealyham terrier named Stache.

Those who want to watch Vito's win again — or see it for the first time — can tune in to an encore presentation of the 2024 National Dog Show Presented by Purina on Sunday, Dec. 1 from 4-6 p.m ...

Vito's Best in Show win at the 2024 National Dog Show caps off a stellar few years for the Pug and his handler, Michael Scott. In 2023, Vito won Best of Breed at the AKC National Show.

Vito, a two-and-a-half-year-old pug from North Carolina, made history by winning the 92nd annual National Dog Show in the US, becoming the first pug to secure the title in two decades. Competing ...