Rising Star of the Year 2025

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Toy Group in South Island

• Affenpinscher
  Hear No Evil At Affitude (Kirsten Wylie) (460)
  
  
• Bichon Frise
  NZ Ch Marged Of Llywelin (A Tritschler & G Fausett) (30)
  
  
• Chihuahua (Long Coat)
  AmigoReal Sting Like A Bee with MadraChi (Belinda Stone) (130)
  
  
• Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
  NZ Ch Kitaco Beam Me Up Scotty (Dr Tracey Tonkin) (235)
  
  
• Chinese Crested Dog
  NZ Ch Franzell Alan Not Negotiable (Sam Macintosh) (205)
  
  
• Havanese
  Shado-Lans Hez Oscar Wina (AI) (Amanda Tritschler) (425)
  
  
• Italian Greyhound
  Amorosa Look To The Skye (Tania McLardy) (10)
  
  
• Japanese Chin
  NZ Ch Kino Daisy Deeva (C Garvey-Webb & K Morton) (40)
  
  
• Pekingese
  Ohlala Bam Bam At Parkavon (K Brown & A Ancell) (473)
  
  
• Pug
  Zuma's Show N Glow (Wendy Schwalger) (80)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Terrier Group in South Island

• American Staffordshire Terrier
  NZ Ch Zaliamstaff Dynamite Doll (Z Jordan / J Klenner) (180)
  
  
• Australian Terrier
  Montana The Show Must Go On (Nicole Adams & Aimee Pycroft) (120)
  
  
• Border Terrier
  Barton Janis Joplin (Irene Minchin) (35)
  
  
• Bull Terrier
  Raiden Colour Be Gone (K Joyce) (235)
  
  
• Bull Terrier (Miniature)
  Clanrae Brave Comanche (Rachel McKenzie) (100)
  
  
• Fox Terrier (Smooth)
  NZ Ch Charlemagne Hammer Time (C Tolley & J Dixon) (308)
  
  
• Irish Terrier
  Tasdale Master Of Malt (AI) (Diane Riley) (75)
  
  
• Norwich Terrier
  Norwester Kestrel (Jill Watson) (125)
  
  
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  Myrah Kiss My Glass (AI) (J Dixon & B Wadsworth) (140)
  
  
• West Highland White Terrier
  Whitebriar Jeep Wrangler (Robynne Trainor) (1033)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Gundog Group in South Island

• Clumber Spaniel
  Baswei Keepsake Rose (Helen Dupe) (45)
  
  
• Cocker Spaniel
  Corsair Imagine Dragons (Miss Beth Warman & Mrs Hayley Lang) (250)
  
  
• English Setter
  Ballymore Kissed By Fire (K Parnell / D Gibson & J James) (105)
  
  
• German Shorthaired Pointer
  Treufreund The Missing Piece (AI) NCS NIS (Sarah Asher) (115)
  
  
• Golden Retriever
  NZ Ch Sandlewood Sebastian Coe (P Gordon & S Fleming & G Nelson & X Tang) (145)
  
  
• Hungarian Vizsla
  NZ Ch Redmarley Apollo (Nelson Batt) (40)
  
  
• Labrador Retriever
  Cowanheights Iron Mike (Mr Simon Monson) (125)
  
  
• Lagotto Romagnolo
  NZ Ch Glenstar Setn Th World On Fire (Laura Harry & Desiree Hanson) (50)
  
  
• Pointer
  NZ Ch Chesterhope Jaggered Line (Lauren Morris & Diane O'Neill) (167)
  
  
• Weimaraner
  Weissenberg Image Of A lady at Wachtel-berg (Susan Allison) (575)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Hound Group in South Island

• Basset Hound
  NZ Ch Hunterspark Mr Reddy Teddy (Wendy & Martin Hewitt) (40)
  
  
• Borzoi
  NZ Ch Mayvale's Noble Princess (G McRae) (95)
  
  
• Dachshund (Long Haired)
  Black Watch King's Gambit (AI) (Sylvia Schmidt) (200)
  
  
• Dachshund (Smooth Haired)
  Aust Ch Adbesare Gift Wrapped In Red (AI) (Susan van der Pol) (121)
  
  
• Dachshund (Wire Haired)
  Szamor Gin And Bare It (Nicky Caddick) (160)
  
  
• Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
  NZ Ch Markwell Blurred Lines (Robert Manning) (290)
  
  
• Irish Wolfhound
  Fleetwood Stevie Nixs (Jenny Benjamin) (90)
  
  
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
  NZ Ch Jahari Im A Rising Star (Louise Ashworth) (120)
  
  
• Whippet
  NZ Ch Chemya Goin To B Kaos (Cherie Burton) (330)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Working Dog Group in South Island

• Australian Shepherd
  NZ Ch Trogun Cotton Eye Joe (T Gallavin) (215)
  
  
• Border Collie
  Fairenvy Sweetlikechoccy (Angela Sime) (125)
  
  
• Briard
  NZ Ch Aubrey’s Sea Monster (G I Jackson) (123)
  
  
• Collie (Rough)
  Fairenvy Kiss My Brass (Angela Sime) (280)
  
  
• German Shepherd Dog
  Rahkantra Dancing On Ice (Candyce Orchard) (85)
  
  
• German Shepherd Dog (Long Stock Coat)
  Westfield Rose (Jon Field) (195)
  
  
• Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)
  Copperleaf Starlit Dream (Ann Heffernan) (25)
  
  
• Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
  Merthyr Wanda Rollin Stone (L J Chalmers) (195)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Utility Group in South Island

• Anatolian Shepherd Dog
  Vadi's Twilight Tempest (K Exley & H Morrissey) (125)
  
  
• Boxer
  Valeska Who Gives A-Fox (L & D Harrison) (375)
  
  
• Italian Corso Dog
  Aeestate End Of An Era (Mandy Hibbs) (200)
  
  
• Rottweiler
  Empyre Royal Flush (S Orlowski) (245)
  
  
• Samoyed
  Sunshine Swiss Luzern (Anita Shugg & Danielle Fisher) (50)
  
  
• Schnauzer (Miniature)
  Savoir Hugo Boss of Myredbrits (Koren Sullivan) (155)
  
  
• Shiba Inu
  Rakurai Hey Now Ur An All Star (Jennifer Nield) (118)
  
  
• Siberian Husky
  Likira Trucker Don (Linda Young) (205)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Non-Sporting Group in South Island

• Bulldog
  Toarus Yellow Ledbetter (Tania Toa) (193)
  
  
• Chow Chow
  Weilion Heaven Sent (AI) (Gloria Jackson) (55)
  
  
• French Bulldog
  Hagen Simply Red (G Hagger & S Garrity) (325)
  
  
• Japanese Spitz
  Talbothights Time To Reign (Lois Butler & Ashleigh Milford) (55)
  
  
• Keeshond
  Keesridge Prince Of The Tides (Joanne M Glasson) (20)
  
  
• Lhasa Apso
  Brynroi Chloe's Dream (AI) (A Ancell) (625)
  
  
• Poodle (Standard)
  Tai Yuan Dirty Cash (A & S Donaldson Rogers / D Rogers) (100)
  
  
• Poodle (Miniature)
  River Magic at Matariki (Terence Lomax) (45)
  
  
• Poodle (Toy)
  Cotton Candy At Savoir (Deanna Jose) (85)
  
  
• Tibetan Spaniel
  Trossachs Midnight Shadow At Gwylim (E Beattie) (75)
  
  
• Tibetan Terrier
  NZ Ch Caerlaverock Pho Flying Solo (Brian & Louise Harris) (280)