Show Dog of the Year 2023

Top dog for each breed in the Toy Group in New Zealand

• Affenpinscher
  NZ Ch We Will Rock U With Affitude (Kirsten Wylie) (3124)
  
  
• Bichon Frise
  NZ Ch Shandau High Resolution (Mrs D Brown) (2345)
  
  
• Biewer Terrier
  Cosmique I'm A Little Deva (Judith Henderson) (59)
  
  
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  NZ Ch & NZ Spl Gr Ch Chevalove Broardway Dancer (Imp AUST) (S Walker & K Munro) (1213)
  
  
• Chihuahua (Long Coat)
  NZ Ch Eltoro Fly the banner at Warlaven (Fleur Collings) (247)
  
  
• Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
  NZ Ch Salinacruz Prince of Bel-Air (Y Tester) (207)
  
  
• Chinese Crested Dog
  NZ Ch Koreke Peaky Blinder (A Porter & C Holloway) (32)
  
  
• Griffon Bruxellois
  NZ Ch Paris Tailor Made (Sandie Meads) (26)
  
  
• Havanese
  NZ Ch Hashki The Wow Factor (Imp AUST) (Noleen Campbell) (505)
  
  
• Italian Greyhound
  NZ Ch Tunamara Sugar Rush (Imp AUST) (C McPhail/ J Howell/ H Straka) (40)
  
  
• Japanese Chin
  NZ Ch Frostqueen Flying Tiger at Kino (Imp Aust) (Cathy Garvey-Webb) (361)
  
  
• Miniature Pinscher
  NZ Ch Pinquest Game On (Aimee Hamlin) (92)
  
  
• Papillon
  NZ Ch Felcore Summer Diamond (Phlippa Hancock) (1299)
  
  
• Pekingese
  NZ Ch Parkavon Master of Memorys (Dianne Rogers & Keith Brown) (560)
  
  
• Pomeranian
  NZ Gr Ch Tepampas Felix At Pomkin (G Landon) (120)
  
  
• Pug
  NZ Ch Glomar I Wasa Whoopsie (Penny Calman) (3436)

Top dog for each breed in the Terrier Group in New Zealand

• American Staffordshire Terrier
  AM Ch NZ Ch Zaliamstaff Dc Pherren's Star TKN (Imp) (Z Jordan) (159)
  
  
• Australian Terrier
  NZ Ch Tasdale Somethin T Talk About (Mark Lawrence & Catherine McManus) (129)
  
  
• Border Terrier
  NZ Ch Otterpond Shotgun Sally (Gloria Geraghty) (390)
  
  
• Bull Terrier
  NZ Gr Ch & Spl Gr Ch Lobelia Gangsta Boo at Bramble ROM (P Graham) (2789)
  
  
• Bull Terrier (Miniature)
  NZ Ch Boromir Gold Digger from Vortex ROM (Young/Holland/Flegg) (33)
  
  
• Cairn Terrier
  NZ Ch Oakway Dream It Possible (Lenore Halliwell) (3022)
  
  
• Fox Terrier (Smooth)
  Gchb Kamakris Mastermind (Imp) (C Tolley / Kamiron & Hunter Moates) (888)
  
  
• Jack Russell Terrier
  NZ Ch Jacknthebox Rumours Run Riot (Jo & Gerard Price / Anita-Kaye Malby) (2453)
  
  
• Kerry Blue Terrier
  Olizure Hotshot (AI) (Imp AUST) (Anastasia Shadrina) (191)
  
  
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  Myrah Simply Magic For Renegade (Kirsty Morton & Jorga Dixon) (647)
  
  
• Welsh Terrier
  Karabal Pistols at Dawn (Adam Feaver & Amelia Price-Gosman) (746)

Top dog for each breed in the Gundog Group in New Zealand

• American Cocker Spaniel
  NZ Ch Ebonn Tis Gotalike Itliketht (Debbie Hull) (84)
  
  
• Cocker Spaniel
  NZ Sup Ch Suedanka Shined My Halo (A Calman) (7590)
  
  
• English Springer Spaniel
  Penita Princess Ofth Universe (Imp AUST) (N & R Trainor) (4485)
  
  
• Flat Coated Retriever
  NZ Ch Extraordinary Black Brianta (Imp Czech) (Robyn Annand) (353)
  
  
• German Wirehaired Pointer
  Germanus Black In Bizniz With Hotwyr (Imp UK) (Rae Bank & Fiona Ellis) (182)
  
  
• Golden Retriever
  NZ Ch Glenaic The Point Is RN (Casey Mohi) (1067)
  
  
• Gordon Setter
  NZ Spr Ch Settmore Stormy Night At Azzaro (Imp AUST) (Kim Atkinson) (5428)
  
  
• Hungarian Vizsla
  Topgun Kiss And Tell (A Borchardt) (59)
  
  
• Irish Setter
  NZ Spr Ch Lanascol Was This The Answer (Carolyn Cederman) (1439)
  
  
• Labrador Retriever
  NZ Ch Croftsway Show Off (Julie Bedford) (2176)
  
  
• Lagotto Romagnolo
  Glenstar Rhythm of the Rain (D Hanson & A Price-Gosman) (1349)
  
  
• Pointer
  NZ Ch Chesterhope Born T Peform (Jacob Ashwell & Jordyn O'Neill) (1127)
  
  
• Weimaraner
  NZ Ch Greyflyte Pride Makes The Man (Jo Clough) (26)
  
  
• Welsh Springer Spaniel
  NZ Ch Brynmor Ladies League (Kelly Te Reo) (340)

Top dog for each breed in the Hound Group in New Zealand

• Afghan Hound
  Aust & NZ Ch Karakush On The Road Again (Imp AUST) (T Locke) (193)
  
  
• Basenji
  Jillayla Bewitched (Roz Cooper) (439)
  
  
• Basset Fauve de Bretagne
  NZ Ch Bayparque Dapper Dan (D & B Pender) (39)
  
  
• Basset Hound
  NZ Ch Hunterspark Here's Mr Harry (Martin & Wendy Hewitt) (847)
  
  
• Beagle
  CIB Aust Sup NZ Gr Ch Karakush Happy Little Vegemite (AI) (Imp Aust) (Karla Magnus & L Gibson) (1520)
  
  
• Borzoi
  NZ Ch Mayvale's Xtravagance (Mike Stewart & Wendy Finlayson) (77)
  
  
• Dachshund (Smooth Haired)
  Aust & NZ Ch Bekkri Rockin With Style (Imp Aust) (C Carter) (142)
  
  
• Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
  NZ Ch Treppenwitz Who’s My Papa (L Bray / S Gilbert & A Bray) (834)
  
  
• Foxhound
  NZ Ch Foxhunt Smooth Criminal At Sarangrave (Imp AUST) (Amorine Ward) (407)
  
  
• Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
  Weissenberg Black Knight (Kathy White) (78)
  
  
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
  NZ Ch Ujamaa Bucaneer (Imp AUST) (Deanna Pender) (1627)
  
  
• Sloughi
  Grantulla Noura (Imp Aust) (Tracy Locke) (53)
  
  
• Whippet
  NZ Sup Ch Benbridge Beauty and Madness at Arcon (Coral & Anita Henderson) (6756)

Top dog for each breed in the Working Dog Group in New Zealand

• Australian Kelpie
  NZ Ch Corindale Jettset'n'allblack (Susan Hughes) (36)
  
  
• Australian Shepherd
  Am Gr & NZ Ch Dreamstreets Where's Wally (Imp USA) (Bronwyn Falconer) (415)
  
  
• Bearded Collie
  NZ Grand Ch Lyntree Cosmic Hallelujah (Penny & Murray Brooks) (7015)
  
  
• Belgian Shepherd Dog - Tervueren
  Bellerouge Be Our Guest at Arjuna (Libby Clarke) (98)
  
  
• Border Collie
  NZ Ch Basara Shelby Baby Don’t Go (Mrs Tracey McIntosh) (215)
  
  
• Bouvier des Flandres
  Flandresfarm Nt M' First R'deo (T D Lawrence) (539)
  
  
• Collie (Rough)
  NZ Ch Fairenvy Cutting Edge (Imp AUST) (Angela Sime) (941)
  
  
• German Shepherd Dog
  NZ Ch Oakway Hardcore (Renee & Lenore Halliwell) (295)
  
  
• German Shepherd Dog (Long Stock Coat)
  Spl Gr Ch Oakway Black Magic (K Bray & Breeders) (242)
  
  
• Hungarian Puli
  NZ Ch Cordmaker Riding Rainbows (Stu Mintrom/Pip Graham/Kathryn Stewart) (814)
  
  
• Swedish Vallhund
  NZ Ch Osuno Battle Born (Andy Lawrie) (329)
  
  
• Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)
  NZ Ch Kawera Black Iced Sunrise At Pinemist (W O'Callaghan/D Cooper) (75)
  
  
• Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
  NZ Ch & Am Gr Ch Homespuns Simon Says (Imp USA) (L Chalmers & K McIntyre) (4021)
  
  
• White Swiss Shepherd Dog
  NZ Ch Iron Will von King's Silbertal (Imp GER) (Nathalie Sperling) (576)

Top dog for each breed in the Utility Group in New Zealand

• Alaskan Malamute
  Koolrunnings Winter Soldier (Lisa J/Dave F/Cath L/Meg H/Gina W) (113)
  
  
• Bernese Mountain Dog
  NZ Ch Schallenberg Thunder Bolt (Linda Jury) (1807)
  
  
• Boxer
  NZ Ch Kadence Drop It Like Its Hot (Carolyn Bassett & Aynsley Downie) (79)
  
  
• Bullmastiff
  NZ Ch Bodacious Sound of Silence (Tracey & Quentin Robinson) (176)
  
  
• Dobermann
  NZ Ch Martyn Down The Rabbit Hole (Lisa Cassidy & Martyn Slade) (2030)
  
  
• Leonberger
  NZ Ch Schiehallion Burning Love (Ellie Davies) (65)
  
  
• Newfoundland
  NZ Sup Ch Summerford’s All Fired Up Kelef (Imp Can) (Sonia Nicholson) (2834)
  
  
• Rottweiler
  NZ Ch Ubersein Fair Dinkum (Imp AUST) (Ms Wiki Te Tau) (3731)
  
  
• Samoyed
  NZ Ch Oscarbi Hell Yeh I'm A Rediboy (Helen Clark & Rob Barzey) (2474)
  
  
• Shiba Inu
  NZ Spr & Aust Ch Rakurai Pretty Fly For A Red Guy (IID UK) (Imp AUST) (Jennifer Nield) (5309)
  
  
• Siberian Husky
  NZ Ch Melandar Lacee SD (Desrae Beckett & Shona Prebble) (1176)
  
  
• St Bernard
  NZ Ch Lusanne Pax a Punch (Gary Neal & Sue Jobey) (650)

Top dog for each breed in the Non-Sporting Group in New Zealand

• Boston Terrier
  NZ Ch Devine N’All Th’Riot Places by Rossdhu (Nicole Harrison) (341)
  
  
• Bulldog
  Kakariki's Sir Wilson (Hunnie Taylor) (712)
  
  
• Chow Chow
  NZ Gr Ch Tsarjolan Bright Star Gazer (Janet Jenkins-Piggott) (1725)
  
  
• Dalmatian
  NZ Spr & NZ Spl Gr Ch Paceaway Tearz From Heaven At Zolandia (Imp AUST) (Pam Norman) (1432)
  
  
• French Bulldog
  NZ Ch Lechien First Edition At Frenwhip (A Walden) (566)
  
  
• Great Dane
  NZ Gr Ch Lapsewood Jack Sparrow (Gary Withers) (4441)
  
  
• Japanese Spitz
  NZ Ch Drakon The Master Of The Game (Lois Butler) (227)
  
  
• Keeshond
  NZ Ch Neradmik Jimmy Stewart at Starkenburgh (Imp CAN) (Platinum Award of Merit) (Jeannette Wingels) (410)
  
  
• Lhasa Apso
  Aust Sup CH Amesen Skyfall (AI) (IMP-AUST) (Christine & Georgia Nash) (2880)
  
  
• Poodle (Standard)
  NZ Ch Tai Yuan Studio Fifty Four (Stacy & Ashleigh Donaldson-Rogers /Dianne Rogers) (2818)
  
  
• Poodle (Miniature)
  Inchcolm Secret Society (Barbara Crocker) (67)
  
  
• Poodle (Toy)
  NZ Ch Gai Gamin What About Us (E Rowe & A Udy) (1243)
  
  
• Schipperke
  NZ Sup Ch Sanlyn Pickapocket (Sandra Macklin) (232)
  
  
• Shar Pei
  NZ Ch Wuyu Crinkled Star (P S Jamieson) (129)
  
  
• Tibetan Spaniel
  NZ Ch Jenang Oh So Dashing (Janet & Hayley McAleer) (177)
  
  
• Tibetan Terrier
  CIB NZ Ch Caerlaverock Mampa-Bumo (Brian & Louise Harris) (105)