Rising Star of the Year 2025

No. 1

• Samoyed
  Sunshine Swiss Zermat (Ken & Anita Shugg) (305)

No. 2

• Boxer
  NZ Ch Kadence Stryke It (Aynsley Downie) (305)

No. 3

• Samoyed
  Samayah Galaxy Defender (AI) (A Andrew & L Abramich) (271)

No. 4

• Bernese Mountain Dog
  NZ Ch Toffen Jasper at Schallenberg (Linda Jury & Elspeth Nicoll) (271)

No. 5

• Rottweiler
  Runciman Born To Reign (Mary Pearce) (250)

No. 6

• St Bernard
  Lusanne Tullamore Dew (Rachel McDonald & Alastair McDonald) (190)

No. 7

• Samoyed
  NZ Ch Kalisa Holding Out For A Hero (E Clausen & J Kernohan) (175)

No. 8

• Rottweiler
  Waitiro Sub Zero (Cathy Duder) (160)

No. 9

• Rottweiler
  NZ Ch Amajah Red Rose (Sharlene Storey) (160)

No. 10

• Siberian Husky
  Subahka Ragnar (Sophie Belcher, Deane & Heather Wald) (150)

No. 11

• Boxer
  NZ Ch Kadence Stash DaBling (Aynsley Downie) (145)

No. 12

• Samoyed
  NZ Ch Kalisa Holding Onto The Light (E Clausen & J Kernohan) (140)
• Bernese Mountain Dog
  Imagin The Creamy Guiness (M, N & R Gadsdon & J Doyle) (140)

No. 13

• Samoyed
  NZ Ch Vanzam Sin City (Kristen Hughes & Karli Watson) (140)

No. 14

• Schnauzer (Miniature)
  Pascabel's Diaminz R Foreva (C Pasquale) (120)

No. 15

• Bernese Mountain Dog
  Imagin Pour Dczns Bst Stories (M N R Gadsdon) (100)

No. 16

• Samoyed
  Kelljass Snow Charm (AI) (Sharon Kelly) (90)

No. 17

• Rottweiler
  Amajah Show Me Da Money (Sharlene Storey) (90)

No. 18

• Bernese Mountain Dog
  Imagin Top Up My Beer (M, N & R Gadsdon) (85)

No. 19

• Boxer
  Valeska Going Almadin TK (Lloyd Harrison & Dorothy Harrison) (85)

No. 20

• Rottweiler
  NZ Ch Kalten's Running On Faith (Tracy Gempton) (80)

No. 21

• Rottweiler
  Amajah Catching Fire (Sharlene Storey) (75)

No. 22

• Rottweiler
  Amajah My Silver Lining (Sharlene Storey) (65)

No. 23

• Bullmastiff
  Bodacious Most Wanted (Tracey & Quentin Robinson) (60)

No. 24

• Portuguese Water Dog
  NZ Ch Templegate Sargent Pepper (Scott Sandford) (50)

No. 25

• Bullmastiff
  Malabek The Hot Chick (Clair Riddiford) (50)
• Newfoundland
  Amoreruby Star Of The Sea (Imp Aust) (S Buis) (50)

No. 26

• Boxer
  NZ Ch Talhea That Will Do Me (Zoe Irons) (40)

No. 27

• Siberian Husky
  NZ Ch Koruridge The Dark Goddess from Alyeshka (Elizabeth Coles & Tivon Coles) (40)

No. 28

• Schnauzer (Miniature)
  Schnauzinn Quik Silva (Dayle Olding) (30)

No. 29

• Leonberger
  NZ Ch Aroar Kiss The Blarney Stone (J McRae) (25)

No. 30

• Bullmastiff
  NZ Ch Bodacious Unstoppable (Tracey & Quentin Robinson) (20)

No. 31

• Rottweiler
  Kauriland Firestorm at Gamechanger (Cindy Taylor) (20)

No. 32

• Anatolian Shepherd Dog
  Vadi's Naughty but Nice (H Morrissey) (15)
• Bullmastiff
  Bodacious Bounty Hunter (Tracey & Quentin Robinson) (15)

No. 33

• Dogue de Bordeaux
  Doguewood Queens Of Aces (Heather Wood & Dallas Wood) (10)

No. 34

• Dogue de Bordeaux
  Doguewood Blue Moon Rises (Heather Wood & Dallas Wood) (5)
• Akita
  NZ Ch Centaine Dance On Air (Andria Gibson) (5)
• Akita
  NZ Ch Miskas Honeybee (Andria Gibson) (5)