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February 13, 11:02 PM
 
And its over!

I am elbowing my way down the corridors of MSG with everyone else leaving to go home. Flights for tomorrow morning are already cancelled and a few friends of mine will have to spend an extra day in New York!

James won again!! What a dog!! And Kelly Fitzgerald won again. She piloted Samantha another English Springer Spaniel a few years back to the same exciting win! I had to drop off a friend's attire across the street and the parties have already started.

I wish you all could have been here! I thank Westminster Kennel Club for the opportunity to be your eyes on the floor! I had a blast!

Sincerely,
Anna Stromberg

 
  Permalink | Posted by Anna Stromberg at 11:02 PM| Comments (57)  
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Hurray for the James Gang.
We have a rescued EES who's about 7 year old now.
I can just imagine her at a dog show, barking at every dog she sees.
(Sasha was never socalized)

 
  Posted by Ken |February 14, 2007  

I called it from my couch!
He is such a handsome fellow that even on TV he was my pick for Best In Show. Wait til I tell Wilson (a neighborhood Springer) he will be so proud.
Congratulations Diamond Jim and family!

 
  Posted by Mark |February 14, 2007  

Congratulations to James on a very well deserved win!!!! this was a great blog Anna, I hope you do it again next year!!! Although hopefully I will be there myself!!! Cheers!!!

 
  Posted by Katie V |February 14, 2007  

Congratulations James! You are a gorgeous dog and deserved the win!

 
  Posted by Bridgett |February 14, 2007  

Boring Boring Boring! It was predictable and boring. I mean the same handler with the same dog as in 2000, gimme a break! I watch every year hoping a hound will win. Only two or three wins for the group in how many years? That is just wrong and unfair. It's so boring watching the same breed win so many times. It is odd and seems like they already know who is going to win. Boring! I hope that someday the judges do thinking of their own.

 
  Posted by Marisa Maniscalco |February 14, 2007  

How fun to read Anna's blogs. This is one of the first Westminsters I have missed since I was 11. I could not be happier for James and Kelly both are great examples of our sport! (even if in 2000 Samantha did beat me Bebe!!)I have to admit it is much less stressful to watch from my couch rather then to be an assistent..but I will always miss the garden!!

 
  Posted by Lindsey LeClair |February 14, 2007  

I love dogs of all breeds, however have always taken affection to ESS's. Congrats to James (who ironically is the name of my dog's sire). He is a beautiful dog, and expresses all those wonderful qualities in a Springer that we owners love. Mine is enjoying the snowfall today.

 
  Posted by Peter Neilsen |February 14, 2007  

I love dogs of all breeds, however have always taken affection to ESS's. Congrats to James (who ironically is the name of my dog's sire). He is a beautiful dog, and expresses all those wonderful qualities in a Springer that we owners love. Mine is enjoying the snowfall today.

 
  Posted by Peter Neilsen |February 14, 2007  

Congratulations to James and the James gang! What a dream come true. I'm so proud to know a truly wonderful dog and his truly wonderful people!Live it up in the big apple!

 
  Posted by Lisa Sample |February 14, 2007  

Please tell me the name/breed of the large dark-colored dog with the longest ears. I would swear they said over 30 inches? It was competing on the 2nd nite.

Thanks, and a link to it's photo would help.

 
  Posted by Linda |February 15, 2007  

Fabulous show. Well-hosted on TV. I wish, however, that dogs were not introduced as "Akita, #123" but instead by the dog and handler's names. After all, everyone is congratulating James and not English Springer Spaniel #x!

 
  Posted by Geoff |February 15, 2007  

The minute I saw James was there I knew he'd win! A longtime ESS fan and pet portrait painter would love to be in line to paint James' portrait! Congrats to all!

 
  Posted by Doreen E. Lepore |February 15, 2007  

James IS beautiful, but I have to agree with above it would have been a whole lot more interesting if the Dandy Dinmont or the PBGV would have won. James sure looked tired on the Today show, happy but tired. And let's not forget to have a moment of silence for "Kirby", the champion of champions Papillon who passed away on Monday.

 
  Posted by Ann McDermott |February 16, 2007  

Is Best-in-show video somewhere on the internet?

 
  Posted by Lotta |February 16, 2007  

the post above is not mine and I'd like it removed.

 
  Posted by Doreen E. Lepore |February 16, 2007  

the comments are not posting with the authors. my original post is gone and the comment I just posted is attributed to Lotta. Doreen.

 
  Posted by Doreen E. Lepore |February 16, 2007  

ok - my comments are attributed to Goeff - you should delete this whole blog - it doesn't work.

 
  Posted by Doreen E. Lepore |February 16, 2007  

works for me

 
  Posted by Anonymous |February 22, 2007  

Hello.
Again, we want to thank all our dog lovers and breeder customers for making the weekned a wonderful success. We are already looking forward to the show next year. Over the years Alison has made many friends amoungst you all.
So, until next year, a vey happy and healthy 2007.
Tom and Alison Dwyer and staff.
Blarney Rock Pub
west 33rd street
Since 1969
Blarne

 
  Posted by Tom Dwyer |February 23, 2007  

I just found this video on some more coverage of the event, check it out: http://travelistic.com/video/show/2503

 
  Posted by jessica |February 27, 2007  

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  Posted by Jennifer |March 19, 2007  

Doesn't anyone find it curious that all the same people win over and over? In the last say... 20 years Michelle won BIS twice, Peter3 times, Kelly twice... This is so polluted it stinks! How can anyone take pride in their wins when it is just politics! Look at the handlers in the groups and it goes further... BIS winner Bill McFadden won the Terrier group and won BIS a few years ago... Sometimes great dogs win, but other times they honor breeders or certain handlers. Can you really wrap your mind around the thought that only these handlers have great dogs? Come on!

 
  Posted by CountryGirl |March 29, 2007  

Wish I'd been there with you! What a blast.

 
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