Prize Winner of Westminster Dog of The Year Award
In 2009, Andrew Mitchell won the top prize among Parliamentarians for the Westminster Dog of the Year Award, for his dog Molly. Judges said that Molly, a seven-year-old Welsh Springer Spaniel, had an "excellent condition and temperament", that she "stood out particularly because she is the ‘glue’ of her family", and that Mitchell was "an owner who shows commitment to responsible dog ownership".
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