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) (2275)
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) (557)
No. 5
- Bearded Collie
NZ Ch Lyntree Star Chaser (Penny Brooks & Murray Brooks) (200)
No. 6
- White Swiss Shepherd Dog
NZ Ch Saffioraire Gives You Hell with Eishund (AI) (Imp Aust) (Nathalie Sperling) (155)
No. 7
- Australian Shepherd
NZ Ch Ukulunga Ocean Boulevard (B Falconer) (96)
No. 8
- Swedish Vallhund
NZ Ch Osuno Eye Of The Storm (J Jorey) (82)
No. 9
- Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
NZ Ch Pengavin Throw Down Your Guns (G Calman & L Chalmers) (65)
No. 10
- White Swiss Shepherd Dog
CIB NZ Ch Iron Will Von King's Silbertal (Imp Ger) (Nathalie Sperling) (44)
No. 11
- Belgian Shepherd Dog - Tervueren
NZ Ch Belgenbeau aka reflection at Quivera (Imp Aust) (Christie Mckennie) (40)
No. 12
- Collie (Rough)
NZ Ch Collievale You're Gona Go Far (Kathryn Debenham) (27)