Robert was co–owned by Donna and Roger Herzig of Louisville, Kentucky, and Julia Gasow of Troy, Michigan.
[2] Immediately prior to Westminster, there is a series of specialty shows in New York to serve as warm–ups for the main competition.
[1] Prior to Westminster he had won the American Spaniel Club's event in December 1992 for the third year in a row, tying a previous record set in the 1930s.
Registry's Lonesome Dove was thought to be the favorite, it was Robert who was predicted to be her main opposition.
Salilyn 'N Erin's Shameless became the only offspring of a previous Westminster winner to win the same prize when she won Best in Show at the event in 2000.