Emmy Award-winning actress Jane Lynch portrayed over-the-top dog show diva Christy Cummings in Best in Show. She recently spoke with Parade Pets on the film's 25th anniversary, the popularity of the National Dog Show, and a very special prize that was inspired by “the film’s star we did not see coming.”

So with Best in Show turning 25 and the 24th annual National Dog Show Presented by Purina set to air on NBC on Nov. 27 after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Lynch, 65, thought it was the perfect time to partner with Purina and bring back one of Best in Show 's most iconic characters, Busy Bee.

This Thursday, people around the country will be celebrating Thanksgiving with family time, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and NFL football. There's also the most important event of the day: The National Dog Show. Nearly 2,000 dogs across 205 breeds participate in the annual parade of good pups, and this year's event is extra special.

In celebration of the "Best in Show" movie's 25th anniversary, the actress discusses her love of senior dogs and the "pure surrender" of laughter.

In honor of the film that inspired the National Dog Show, fans now have the chance to claim their own iconic Busy Bee dog toy in the MyPurina App ST. LOUIS, Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- When the National Dog Show,

For those who grew up with the whistle of a shepherd and the shuffle of a determined collie on a Sunday evening, the project arrives steeped in nostalgia.

Before the National Dog Show taped in Philadelphia, it held an off-book barking contest. Here’s what barking tells us about dogs.