FOX Sports' John Strong, Jenny Taft preview Westminster Dog Show
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The 149th edition of the Westminster Dog Show is almost here.
The highly anticipated event returns to New York City live from the Javits Center and Madison Square Garden for the first time in five years.
The 12th Annual Master Agility Championship is Saturday from 4:30-7p.m. ET on FOX.
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Fox Sports announcers John Strong and Jenny Taft prior to the United States playing Uruguay at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium July 1, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (John Dorton/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)
After watching the Super Bowl on FOX on Sunday, the conformity part of the show begins with best of breed judging from the Javits Center Monday, Feb. 10, from 1-4 p.m. ET on FS2. Group judging then begins at 7 p.m. ET on FS1 in Madison Square Garden.
Group judging will continue on Tuesday, Feb. 11, on FS1, where best in show is awarded.
The host of FS1’s primetime coverage, Jenny Taft, and Fox Sports play-by-play announcer John Strong talked with Fox News Digital about the upcoming Westminster Dog Show and its history.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the festivities.
"This is the 149th edition. I mean this is the second-oldest continuous sporting event in American history. So, there is an incredible amount of history to this and, obviously, next year will be big to celebrate the 150th edition," Strong said.
For anybody in the dog show world, winning at Westminster is like winning the Super Bowl.
"There is no greater title than Westminster. There is no greater show than Westminster. There is no greater honor for a dog, breeder, handler, owner than best in show at


