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The 150th edition of the Westminster Dog Show is underway.
The highly anticipated event took place at the Javits Center and will conclude at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. “Prove-It,” the Border Collie, cared for by Amber McCune, won the Westminster Masters Agility Championship on Saturday.
The conformation portion of the show began with best-of-breed judging at the Javits Center on Monday, and group judging continued Tuesday, on FS1, where the Best in Show award is awarded.
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FOX pit reporter Jamie Little smiles on pit road before the NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, on February 23, 2025. (David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
FS1 primetime coverage reporter Jamie Little spoke to Pak Gazette Digital about what it’s like to cover the event.
“It’s a great honor to be here to cover the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. It’s the largest dog show in the world. It’s the most prestigious. And then you add the fact that it’s the 150th. You have to let that sink in. This is the second longest sporting event after the Kentucky Derby,” Little told Pak Gazette Digital.
Little interviewed the first four winners on Monday and the 47-year-old said you can feel the intensity and emotions of those participating.
“You meet these families that have come here generation after generation with show dogs. We have a lot of stories. And that’s what makes this year special. We’re telling those stories, the background of the breeds that were here in the first year of the show in 1877 is pretty clear,” Little said.
“It’s always intense backstage in the staging area with the dogs, you always feel the energy. But last night, interviewing the first four winners we saw on Monday night, we saw tears. I saw tears two or three times because it means so much more.”
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Winning the Westminster Dog Show is always an honor, but there is something different about having the opportunity to win the 150th edition.
“I mean the fact that you have a chance to win 150th, I mean that’s something for the record books that you’ll never forget,” Little said.
Little has been covering the show for eight years and said she feels the event has only gotten bigger and the dogs have gotten better. He said even for those who don’t have a dog, the show is for everyone and is something everyone loves.
Last year was the first time in four years that the Westminster Dog Show returned to Madison Square Garden, returning for the first time since COVID-19. He said little about the importance of the event taking place in the most famous stadium in the world.
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A dog competes during the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show-Group Trial (Bloodhounds, Toys, Non-Sporting, Herding) and Westminster Legends Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, on February 2, 2026. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)
“My first year covering this show, we were at Madison Square Garden. It was like, ‘Oh my God.’ It’s that show or that movie that you watch ‘Best in Show.’ It’s like the bright lights, the cameras, the energy. And then with COVID-19, we had to move out of town and we went to a couple more places,” Little said.
“To be back at Madison Square Garden, that’s what everyone wants. They want that big venue. I mean, the amount of events that happen in this place and then they turn it into a dog ring, like a dog show, is incredible. But the energy and the lights, it’s just something special for the people watching, the sound of the audience, the dogs feed off of it.”
Little’s favorite part of the show is having the opportunity to interview the winners.
“I think my favorite part is just telling the stories of the dogs. I think these winners that come in and they’re excited because they’ve been trying for 20 years, and then their parents before them, their grandparents before them. And they work so hard every day to create these perfect specimens that they make. And to have them as winners of the show, it means the world to them. So I think anything, no matter what you’re covering, interviewing a winner is the best. And this is even better because then I have a dog that caress during the interview.”
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After covering the Westminster Dog Show, Little will shift gears and head down to cover the Daytona 500. He said the dog show is intense, but it’s different compared to the intensity that comes from NASCAR.
“I always joke with people that I’m on four legs and then I’m going to shift gears and go four-wheeling at Daytona. And it’s very different. I mean, you have the intensity of the dog show, but everyone is happy. They’re having fun. The dogs love their jobs. These dogs are treated better than most people. I mean, they’re living a life. They’re house pets or they’re therapy dogs. They do amazing things,” Little said.
“And then you take it to Daytona, where people are happy, but it’s intense. I mean, we’re going to see crazy accidents. It’s going to be intense. So, completely different worlds. It’s a lot of fun. I’ll go back to having my hair in a ponytail and headphones on. For the dog show, I’m wearing a fancy evening dress like I’m going, you know, to a wedding. It’s amazing. It’s fun to be able to do both.”
