Rising Star of the Year 2025

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Toy Group in New Zealand

• Affenpinscher
  NZ Ch Hear No Evil At Affitude (Kirsten Wylie) (788)
  
  
• Bichon Frise
  Joyau Eyes Are On Me (Anne Batiste) (300)
  
  
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  Old Rowley Michaelina (Bill & Bronwyn Murdoch) (345)
  
  
• Chihuahua (Long Coat)
  NZ Ch Salinacruz Van Damme with MadraChi (Y Tester) (355)
  
  
• Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
  NZ Ch Salinacruz Sharp And Smart (Y Tester) (460)
  
  
• Chinese Crested Dog
  NZ Ch Franzell Alan Not Negotiable (Sam Macintosh) (205)
  
  
• Griffon Bruxellois
  NZ Ch Paris Having a Good Time (Pauline Bayliss) (85)
  
  
• Havanese
  Shado-Lans Hez Oscar Wina (AI) (Amanda Tritschler) (700)
  
  
• Italian Greyhound
  Amorosa Look To The Skye (Tania McLardy) (10)
  
  
• Japanese Chin
  NZ Ch Kino Spanner In The Works (Cathy Garvey-Webb) (426)
  
  
• Miniature Pinscher
  NZ Ch Tauriel's King Of The North (Nadine Brandt) (305)
  
  
• Papillon
  NZ Ch Sailoz Blade Runner (Phlippa Hancock) (286)
  
  
• Pekingese
  Ohlala Bam Bam At Parkavon (K Brown & A Ancell) (611)
  
  
• Pomeranian
  Tepampas On The Road Again To Thyme (Gloria Landon) (185)
  
  
• Pug
  Asay Take A Chance On Me (Ann Van Gijs) (225)
  
  
• Yorkshire Terrier
  NZ Ch Bozliwia Princess Belvedere (Kelly Bennett) (10)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Terrier Group in New Zealand

• American Staffordshire Terrier
  NZ Ch Zaliamstaff Dynamite Doll (Z Jordan / J Klenner) (200)
  
  
• Australian Terrier
  NZ Ch Tasdale Hooray For Hazel (Diane Riley) (140)
  
  
• Border Terrier
  Mossrose Man Of The Moment (Mossrose Kennels) (238)
  
  
• Bull Terrier
  Lobelia's Gangsta Queen B is Royale-Tay (Mr Ben Taylor) (805)
  
  
• Bull Terrier (Miniature)
  Itibull Wytch of Flo Foolery (L Gilmer) (370)
  
  
• Cairn Terrier
  Oakway Sweet but Spicy with Westwood (J Croft & R Halliwell) (225)
  
  
• Fox Terrier (Smooth)
  NZ Ch Charlemagne Hammer Time (C Tolley & J Dixon) (308)
  
  
• Fox Terrier (Wire)
  Evahill Im A Little T Pot (Jude Campbell) (110)
  
  
• Irish Terrier
  Frensham Smokin Oak (R Drummond) (115)
  
  
• Jack Russell Terrier
  Jacknthebox Sharp Dressd Man (Jo & Gerard Price & Anita-Kaye Malby) (330)
  
  
• Norwich Terrier
  Norwester Kestrel (Jill Watson) (175)
  
  
• Parson Russell Terrier
  NZ Ch Charizelle Image On Ice (Giselle Jeannes) (25)
  
  
• Scottish Terrier
  Braemore Flynn-BuTheLake (Wendy Hicks) (75)
  
  
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  Lidaby The Gambler (Lisa Martel) (659)
  
  
• West Highland White Terrier
  Whitebriar Jeep Wrangler (Robynne Trainor) (1158)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Gundog Group in New Zealand

• Clumber Spaniel
  Baswei Keepsake Rose (Helen Dupe) (65)
  
  
• Cocker Spaniel
  Corsair Imagine Dragons (Miss Beth Warman & Mrs Hayley Lang) (300)
  
  
• Curly Coated Retriever
  NZ Ch Glenord We Didnt Start Th Fire (Bryan Scarrett) (30)
  
  
• English Setter
  Ballymore Kissed By Fire (K Parnell / D Gibson & J James) (105)
  
  
• English Springer Spaniel
  Wybourne The Power Of One with Arawhiti (Kelly Clement) (300)
  
  
• Flat Coated Retriever
  NZ Ch Annaglyn Czech Mate AI (S Black & R Annand) (1140)
  
  
• German Shorthaired Pointer
  Treufreund The Missing Piece (AI) RN NCS NIS (Sarah Asher) (115)
  
  
• Golden Retriever
  Sandlewood Loch Lochy (G Nelson / K Jackson / S Fleming / P Gordon) (165)
  
  
• Gordon Setter
  Settmore Double Down Baby (Mr J Moore & Mrs K Moore) (185)
  
  
• Hungarian Vizsla
  NZ Ch Redmarley Apollo (Nelson Batt) (40)
  
  
• Irish Setter
  NZ Ch Lanascol Let The Music Play (Carolyn Cederman) (836)
  
  
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  La Vida Amelialand (Franchell Crook) (25)
  
  
• Labrador Retriever
  NZ Ch Croftsway Must-Wear Shades (Julie Bedford) (440)
  
  
• Lagotto Romagnolo
  NZ Ch Glenstar Dancin With Th Devil (Carolyn Cederman & Desiree Hanson) (430)
  
  
• Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
  Lonegum Portobello Belle (Michelle Lynch) (80)
  
  
• Pointer
  NZ Ch Chesterhope Jaggered Line (Lauren Morris & Diane O'Neill) (167)
  
  
• Weimaraner
  Weissenberg Image Of A lady at Wachtel-berg (Susan Allison) (615)
  
  
• Welsh Springer Spaniel
  NZ Ch Brynmor Queen Bee (Kelly Te Reo) (245)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Hound Group in New Zealand

• Afghan Hound
  NZ Ch Black Velvet At Farrah (Tracy Locke) (80)
  
  
• Basenji
  Glamcurls Glitter In My Veins (Joanne Day) (120)
  
  
• Basset Fauve de Bretagne
  Bayparque Whiskey Sour (Jill Brooker) (295)
  
  
• Basset Hound
  NZ Ch Bayparque Hide N Seek (Lonay Price) (415)
  
  
• Beagle
  NZ Ch Sarangrave Wen Stars Collide (Amorine Ward) (537)
  
  
• Black and Tan Coonhound
  Roxhunters Firestarter (Louise Horrocks) (50)
  
  
• Borzoi
  NZ Ch Mayvale's Noble Princess (G McRae) (115)
  
  
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  Rosardi Saveria Palazzolo (Nicky Taylor) (25)
  
  
• Dachshund (Long Haired)
  Black Watch King's Gambit (AI) (Sylvia Schmidt) (220)
  
  
• Dachshund (Smooth Haired)
  NZ Ch Kendax Tagetes Erecta Linn (M Kennedy & P Kennedy) (250)
  
  
• Dachshund (Wire Haired)
  Szamor Gin And Bare It (Nicky Caddick) (160)
  
  
• Dachshund (Miniature Long Haired)
  LaEchelon Taonui Queen Tui (Donna Scragg) (210)
  
  
• Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
  NZ Ch Markwell Blurred Lines (Robert Manning) (290)
  
  
• Foxhound
  Sarangrave Brind N Dangerous (Amorine Ward) (380)
  
  
• Irish Wolfhound
  Fleetwood Stevie Nixs (Jenny Benjamin) (105)
  
  
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
  Jahari A Star Is Born (Yvette Burroughs) (310)
  
  
• Whippet
  NZ Ch Arjuna Rebel Rebel (Libby Clarke) (718)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Working Dog Group in New Zealand

• Australian Kelpie
  Southspirit Making Waves (Imp Aust) (Ashleigh Jenkins-Hoult) (130)
  
  
• Australian Shepherd
  NZ Ch Trogun Cotton Eye Joe (T Gallavin) (215)
  
  
• Bearded Collie
  NZ Ch Lyntree Star Chaser (Penny Brooks & Murray Brooks) (775)
  
  
• Belgian Shepherd Dog - Groenendael
  NZ Ch Raemoir Cloud Raider (Sharon Taylor & Glenn O'Keeffe) (30)
  
  
• Belgian Shepherd Dog - Tervueren
  NZ Ch Raemoir You Cant Argue (Kirsty Houghton) (125)
  
  
• Border Collie
  Fairenvy Dreams Come True at Stonehaven (Nadine Brandt) (595)
  
  
• Briard
  NZ Ch Aubrey’s Sea Monster (G I Jackson) (123)
  
  
• Collie (Rough)
  Fairenvy Shine Lika Diamond (Angela Sime) (463)
  
  
• German Shepherd Dog
  Deringolsta Yr the Rebel (G & D Ingham) (390)
  
  
• German Shepherd Dog (Long Stock Coat)
  Westfield Super Trouper (A Field & J Field) (205)
  
  
• Old English Sheepdog
  Itl Ch NZ Ch Aryakas Apollo at Snodragon (Imp GR) (Rob & Carole Ellis / Nikolas Kanales / Matteo Autolitano) (312)
  
  
• Shetland Sheepdog
  Beaucourt Black Market (Cheryl Aalen) (15)
  Beaucourt All That Glitters (Cheryl Aalen) (15)
  
  
• Swedish Vallhund
  NZ Ch Osuno Eye Of The Storm (J Jorey) (215)
  
  
• Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)
  NZ Ch Plantation The Jokes On Me (W O'Callaghan) (306)
  
  
• Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
  NZ Ch Merthyr Wanda Rollin Stone (L J Chalmers) (295)
  
  
• White Swiss Shepherd Dog
  NZ Ch Saffioraire Gives You Hell with Eishund (AI) (Imp Aust) (Nathalie Sperling) (749)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Utility Group in New Zealand

• Akita
  NZ Ch Centaine Dance On Air (Andria Gibson) (5)
  NZ Ch Miskas Honeybee (Andria Gibson) (5)
  
  
• Anatolian Shepherd Dog
  Vadi's Twilight Tempest (K Exley & H Morrissey) (125)
  
  
• Bernese Mountain Dog
  NZ Ch Toffen Jasper at Schallenberg (Linda Jury & Elspeth Nicoll) (271)
  
  
• Boxer
  Valeska Who Gives A-Fox (L & D Harrison) (611)
  
  
• Bullmastiff
  Bodacious Most Wanted (Tracey & Quentin Robinson) (60)
  
  
• Dobermann
  Martyn The Winning-Smile (Martyn, Lisa, & Cassidy Slade) (45)
  
  
• Dogue de Bordeaux
  Doguewood Blue Moon Rises (Heather Wood & Dallas Wood) (15)
  
  
• Italian Corso Dog
  Aeestate End Of An Era (Mandy Hibbs) (220)
  
  
• Leonberger
  Lyonzred Rum N Raisin-tipple (J Thomas) (75)
  
  
• Newfoundland
  Amoreruby Star Of The Sea (Imp Aust) (S Buis) (50)
  
  
• Portuguese Water Dog
  NZ Ch Templegate Sargent Pepper (Scott Sandford) (125)
  
  
• Rottweiler
  Runciman Born To Reign (Mary Pearce) (335)
  
  
• Samoyed
  Samayah Galaxy Defender (AI) (A Andrew & L Abramich) (486)
  
  
• Schnauzer (Miniature)
  Megaztar Cross Ocean to Savoir (Imp Aust) (Deanna Jose) (180)
  
  
• Shiba Inu
  Rakurai Hey Now Ur An All Star (Jennifer Nield) (188)
  
  
• Siberian Husky
  Likira Trucker Don (Linda Young) (255)
  
  
• St Bernard
  Lusanne Tullamore Dew (Rachel McDonald & Alastair McDonald) (250)

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

• Boston Terrier
  Devine Sirius-sassitude With Rossdhu (AI) (Nicole Harrison & Donna Griffiths) (140)
  
  
• Bulldog
  Ngakautoa Cant Forget Dre (Chad Kerapa) (560)
  
  
• Chow Chow
  Weilion Heaven Sent (AI) (Gloria Jackson) (55)
  
  
• Dalmatian
  Cristabo Slave To Love (Carla Peck) (523)
  
  
• French Bulldog
  Hagen Simply Red (G Hagger & S Garrity) (390)
  
  
• German Spitz (Mittel)
  Leveisha Desert Gold (AI) (Jo Goddard) (100)
  
  
• Great Dane
  NZ Ch Auroranui Positive Vibes (Mark Pycroft) (613)
  
  
• Japanese Spitz
  NZ Ch Mondial Let’s Be Frank at Pricetige (Lonay Price) (265)
  
  
• Keeshond
  Calivale State of the Art (Imp Aust) (Reuben Dixon) (235)
  
  
• Lhasa Apso
  Brynroi Chloe's Dream (AI) (A Ancell) (675)
  
  
• Poodle (Standard)
  Tai Yuan Dirty Cash (A & S Donaldson Rogers / D Rogers) (155)
  
  
• Poodle (Miniature)
  River Magic at Matariki (Terence Lomax) (75)
  
  
• Poodle (Toy)
  Savoir Map Of Moments (Deanna Jose) (130)
  
  
• Schipperke
  Sanlyn Creating Chaos (Rachel McDonald) (255)
  
  
• Shih Tzu
  Mannagum Sing To T Wind (Laura Twomey) (160)
  
  
• Tibetan Spaniel
  Ktrio Try N Rain On My Thunda (Jane Burke) (265)
  
  
• Tibetan Terrier
  NZ Ch Caerlaverock Pho Flying Solo (Brian & Louise Harris) (280)
  
  
• Xoloitzcuintle (Standard)
  NZ Ch Amasa The Black Knight at Koruridge (Elizabeth and Tivon Coles) (410)