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
CIB Itl Ch NZ Sup 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
CIB Itl Ch NZ Sup Ch Aryakas Apollo at Snodragon (Imp GR) (Rob & Carole Ellis / Nikolas Kanales / Matteo Autolitano) (4765)
No. 2
- Bearded Collie
CIB NZ Sup Ch Lyntree Cosmic Hallelujah (Penny Brooks & Murray Brooks & Alysha Judson) (1771)
No. 3
No. 4
- Old English Sheepdog
Aust Ch NZ Ch Perfu That Darn Cat (Imp Aust) (Mr C & Mrs S & Mr J & Ms K Moore) (1101)
No. 5
- Australian Shepherd
Am Gr Ch NZ Ch Ukulunga's Watermelon Moonshine Of Sublime (Imp USA) (B Falconer) (737)
No. 6
- Bearded Collie
NZ Ch Lyntree Comet's Landing (Kristen Hughes / Penny Brooks & Murray Brooks) (585)
No. 7
- White Swiss Shepherd Dog
NZ Ch A2O Ch Saffioraire Gives You Hell with Eishund (AI) (Imp Aust) (Nathalie Sperling) (544)
No. 8
- German Shepherd Dog
Oakway Playin for Keeps (R & L Halliwell) (399)
No. 9
- Bearded Collie
NZ Ch Lyntree Star Chaser (Penny Brooks & Murray Brooks & Paige Judson) (299)
No. 10
- Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
NZ Ch Kelbryn Me Myself And I (AI) (Jalissa Gage / A Lacey / W O'Callaghan) (144)
No. 11
- Belgian Shepherd Dog - Tervueren
NZ Ch Belgenbeau aka reflection at Quivera (Imp Aust) (Christie Mckennie) (127)
No. 12
- Australian Shepherd
NZ Ch Ukulunga Ocean Boulevard (B Falconer) (96)
No. 13
- German Shepherd Dog
NZ Sp Gr Ch Oakway Hardcore (Renee & Lenore Halliwell) (92)
No. 14
- Swedish Vallhund
NZ Ch Osuno Eye Of The Storm (J Jorey) (82)
No. 15
- Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
NZ Ch Neut Ch Anwyl Tell Me Im Dreaming (Imp Aust) (Anne Lacey & Wendy O'Callaghan) (78)
No. 16
- Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
NZ Ch Pengavin Throw Down Your Guns (G Calman & L Chalmers) (65)
No. 17
- White Swiss Shepherd Dog
CIB NZ Ch Iron Will Von King's Silbertal (Imp Ger) (Nathalie Sperling) (44)
No. 18
- Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
NZ Ch Kelbryn Focus On The Light (AI) (Anne Lacey & Wendy O'Callaghan) (38)
No. 19
- Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
Kawera JW Black Label (W O'Callaghan / A Lacey) (34)
No. 20
- Border Collie
NZ Ch Inka I’ll Be Judge At Fairenvy (Angela Sime & Nadine Brandt) (33)
No. 21
- Collie (Rough)
NZ Ch Collievale You're Gona Go Far (Kathryn Debenham) (27) - Border Collie
Merrinda Wild At Heart (Imp Aust) (Jo Goddard) (27)
No. 22
- Collie (Rough)
Collievale Zis Way Is Up (Kathryn Debenham) (22)
No. 23
- Collie (Rough)
Coolabine Solar Flare (Imp Aust) (Kathryn Debenham) (16)