Show Dog of the Year 2025
Top by Group / Breed - New Zealand
Points are based on selected Group and In Show wins from any Championship show throughout New Zealand.
Points awarded are based on the number of entries in the Group or Show.
Group 1 - Toy Group - New Zealand
Group Leader - Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
CIB NZ Ch Nidra Celebration with Greygables (Janine King & Susan Pinnow) (120)
Group Leader - Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
CIB NZ Ch Nidra Celebration with Greygables (Janine King & Susan Pinnow) (120)
Top dog for each breed in the Toy Group in New Zealand
- Australian Silky Terrier
Am Ch NZ Ch Allegro Centara Seven Seas Of Rhye at Altmark (Imp USA) (Mrs Robyn Campbell) (35) - Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
CIB NZ Ch Nidra Celebration with Greygables (Janine King & Susan Pinnow) (120)
Group 2 - Terrier Group - New Zealand
Group Leader - Bull Terrier
Spr Ch & Spl Gr Ch Lobelia Gangsta Boo at Bramble ROM (P Graham) (711)
Group Leader - Bull Terrier
Spr Ch & Spl Gr Ch Lobelia Gangsta Boo at Bramble ROM (P Graham) (711)
Top dog for each breed in the Terrier Group in New Zealand
- Bull Terrier
Spr Ch & Spl Gr Ch Lobelia Gangsta Boo at Bramble ROM (P Graham) (711) - Jack Russell Terrier
NZ Ch Lynmar Just Picture it (Linda C Strongman) (278) - Staffordshire Bull Terrier
NZ Ch Myrah She Can Do Magic (Jorga Dixon & Bridgette Wadsworth) (51)
Group 3 - Gundog Group - New Zealand
Group Leader - Pointer
NZ Ch Chesterhope Jaggered Line (Lauren Morris & Diane O'Neill) (52)
Group Leader - Pointer
NZ Ch Chesterhope Jaggered Line (Lauren Morris & Diane O'Neill) (52)
Top dog for each breed in the Gundog Group in New Zealand
- Golden Retriever
NZ Ch Sandlewood The Locksmith (G Nelson / P Gordon / Xiaogang Tang) (48) - Hungarian Vizsla
NZ Ch Topgun True Heart's Kiss GOCOM (A Borchardt) (44) - Pointer
NZ Ch Chesterhope Jaggered Line (Lauren Morris & Diane O'Neill) (52)
Group 4 - Hound Group - New Zealand
Group Leader - Whippet
NZ Spr Ch Bonnymead Peaches NCream (Imp Aust) (Hank Faifua & Tony Fox) (125)
Group Leader - Whippet
NZ Spr Ch Bonnymead Peaches NCream (Imp Aust) (Hank Faifua & Tony Fox) (125)
Top dog for each breed in the Hound Group in New Zealand
- Azawakh
NZ Ch Grantulla Illighadad (Imp Aust) (Tracy Locke) (44) - Basset Hound
NZ Ch Hunterspark Mr Reddy Teddy (Wendy & Martin Hewitt) (62) - Whippet
NZ Spr Ch Bonnymead Peaches NCream (Imp Aust) (Hank Faifua & Tony Fox) (125)
Group 5 - Working Dog Group - New Zealand
Group Leader - German Shepherd Dog (Long Stock Coat)
NZ Ch Westfield Prime Suspect (Jon Field) (98)
Group Leader - German Shepherd Dog (Long Stock Coat)
NZ Ch Westfield Prime Suspect (Jon Field) (98)
Top dog for each breed in the Working Dog Group in New Zealand
- Australian Shepherd
Am Ch NZ Ch Airam Bayberry Wild Feather (Imp Usa) (B Falconer) (34) - German Shepherd Dog
NZ Sp Gr Ch Oakway Hardcore (Renee & Lenore Halliwell) (42) - German Shepherd Dog (Long Stock Coat)
NZ Ch Westfield Prime Suspect (Jon Field) (98)
Group 6 - Utility Group - New Zealand
Group Leader - Shiba Inu
NZ Spr & Aust Ch Rakurai Pretty Fly For A Red Guy (IID UK) (Imp AUST) (Jennifer Nield) (401)
Group Leader - Shiba Inu
NZ Spr & Aust Ch Rakurai Pretty Fly For A Red Guy (IID UK) (Imp AUST) (Jennifer Nield) (401)
Top dog for each breed in the Utility Group in New Zealand
- Leonberger
NZ Ch Schiehallion Burning Love (Ellie Davies) (39) - Portuguese Water Dog
Templegate Sargent Pepper (Scott Sandford) (38) - Shiba Inu
NZ Spr & Aust Ch Rakurai Pretty Fly For A Red Guy (IID UK) (Imp AUST) (Jennifer Nield) (401) - Siberian Husky
NZ Ch Alpine Speed Of Sound SDCH (Melanie Quinn) (47)
Group 7 - Non-Sporting Group - New Zealand
Group Leader - Keeshond
NZ Ch Neradmik Jimmy Stewart at Starkenburgh (Imp CAN) (Platinum Award of Merit) (Jeannette Wingels) (279)
Group Leader - Keeshond
NZ Ch Neradmik Jimmy Stewart at Starkenburgh (Imp CAN) (Platinum Award of Merit) (Jeannette Wingels) (279)
Top dog for each breed in the Non-Sporting Group in New Zealand
- French Bulldog
NZ Ch Astre Ashes From The Stars (R & P Lowe / A & S Chrisstoffels) (42) - Keeshond
NZ Ch Neradmik Jimmy Stewart at Starkenburgh (Imp CAN) (Platinum Award of Merit) (Jeannette Wingels) (279) - Lhasa Apso
Brynroi Bob Rescue Me (Anna Ancell and Don Gilchrist) (35)