Overview
- On Feb. 3, a career-spanning video for O'Hara played on the Madison Square Garden jumbotron ahead of the Terrier Group judging during the show's final night.
- The tribute spotlighted her Cookie Fleck character and ended with the message, "A true legend, timeless talent and icon."
- Crowds packed the Norwich terrier judging at the Javits Center and fans widely shared clips online, calling the moment deeply moving.
- Longtime collaborators Eugene Levy and Christopher Guest issued public remembrances, with Levy reflecting on their decades of work together and Guest calling the loss devastating.
- The 150th Westminster concluded with Penny, a 4-year-old Doberman Pinscher, winning Best in Show, as coverage also noted O'Hara died Jan. 30 at 71 after a brief illness.