Show Dog of the Year 2026
Top 50 Leaderboard - Working Dog Group - North Island
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.
LEADER - Working Dog Group - North Island
Old English Sheepdog
Itl Ch NZ Gr Ch Aryakas Apollo at Snodragon (Imp GR)
(Rob & Carole Ellis / Nikolas Kanales / Matteo Autolitano)
Top 50 Leaderboard - Working Dog Group - North Island
No. 1
- Old English Sheepdog
Itl Ch NZ Gr Ch Aryakas Apollo at Snodragon (Imp GR) (Rob & Carole Ellis / Nikolas Kanales / Matteo Autolitano) (2833)
No. 2
- Old English Sheepdog
Aust Ch NZ Ch Perfu That Darn Cat (Imp Aust) (Mr C & Mrs S & Mr J & Ms K Moore) (1101)
No. 3
No. 4
- Bearded Collie
CIB NZ Sup Ch Lyntree Cosmic Hallelujah (Penny Brooks & Murray Brooks) (616)
No. 5
- Australian Shepherd
Am Gr Ch NZ Ch Ukulunga's Watermelon Moonshine Of Sublime (Imp USA) (B Falconer) (338)
No. 6
- Bearded Collie
NZ Ch Lyntree Star Chaser (Penny Brooks & Murray Brooks) (223)
No. 7
- Bearded Collie
NZ Ch Lyntree Comet's Landing (Kristen Hughes / Penny Brooks & Murray Brooks) (160)
No. 8
- White Swiss Shepherd Dog
NZ Ch Saffioraire Gives You Hell with Eishund (AI) (Imp Aust) (Nathalie Sperling) (155)
No. 9
- Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
NZ Ch Kelbryn Me Myself And I (AI) (Jalissa Gage / A Lacey / W O'Callaghan) (144)
No. 10
- Australian Shepherd
NZ Ch Ukulunga Ocean Boulevard (B Falconer) (96)
No. 11
- Swedish Vallhund
NZ Ch Osuno Eye Of The Storm (J Jorey) (82)
No. 12
- Belgian Shepherd Dog - Tervueren
NZ Ch Belgenbeau aka reflection at Quivera (Imp Aust) (Christie Mckennie) (70)
No. 13
- Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
NZ Ch Pengavin Throw Down Your Guns (G Calman & L Chalmers) (65)
No. 14
- German Shepherd Dog
Oakway Playin for Keeps (R & L Halliwell) (58)
No. 15
- German Shepherd Dog
NZ Sp Gr Ch Oakway Hardcore (Renee & Lenore Halliwell) (55)
No. 16
- White Swiss Shepherd Dog
CIB NZ Ch Iron Will Von King's Silbertal (Imp Ger) (Nathalie Sperling) (44)
No. 17
- Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
NZ Ch Neut Ch Anwyl Tell Me Im Dreaming (Imp Aust) (Anne Lacey & Wendy O'Callaghan) (43)
No. 18
- Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
NZ Ch Kelbryn Focus On The Light (AI) (Anne Lacey & Wendy O'Callaghan) (38)
No. 19
- Collie (Rough)
NZ Ch Collievale You're Gona Go Far (Kathryn Debenham) (27)
No. 20
- Collie (Rough)
Collievale Zis Way Is Up (Kathryn Debenham) (22)
No. 21
- Collie (Rough)
Coolabine Solar Flare (Imp Aust) (Kathryn Debenham) (16)