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

After coming close in the last two years, Monty the giant schnauzer won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night, leaving handler and co-owner Katie Bernardin almost too emotional to speak. “He always tries so hard, and we’re just proud of him,” she told the crowd at Madison Square Garden.

Monty, a Giant Schnauzer residing in Chaplin, Connecticut, won best in show at the 149th Annual Westminster Dog Show in New York City on Tuesday, Feb. 11.