Rising Star of the Year 2026

No. 1

• Beagle
  Karabal Too Lit to Quit (Amelia Price-Gosman & Adam Feaver) (251)

No. 2

• Irish Wolfhound
  Fleetwood Stevie Nixs (Jenny Benjamin) (145)

No. 3

• Whippet
  NZ Ch Kana-Ka Chatting On The Phone (Jackie Newton-Williams) (136)

No. 4

• Dachshund (Long Haired)
  Mornoble Straregic Moves (Helen Pattinson) (120)

No. 5

• Dachshund (Wire Haired)
  Kissdachs Hamilton (Nicky Caddick / Dr Leslie Weston) (113)

No. 6

• Dachshund (Wire Haired)
  Szamor Gin And Bare It (Nicky Caddick) (106)

No. 7

• Dachshund (Long Haired)
  NZ Ch Black Watch Queen's Gambit (AI) (Sylvia Schmidt) (80)

No. 8

• Whippet
  Kana-Ka The Butler Did It (Jackie Newton-Williams) (75)

No. 9

• Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
  NZ Ch Markwell Blurred Lines (Robert Manning) (70)

No. 10

• Basenji
  Merikaez Gotta Love The Boy (Christine Small) (65)

No. 11

• Dachshund (Long Haired)
  Ruselen Cuppuccino (Helen Pattinson / E Miller-Brown) (55)

No. 12

• Whippet
  Danubia Merely A Monarch (Martina Boor) (46)

No. 13

• Dachshund (Smooth Haired)
  Cerberus Mercury Rising (Susan van der Pol) (45)

No. 14

• Cirneco Dell'Etna
  Rosardi Saveria Palazzolo (Nicky Taylor) (45)

No. 15

• Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
  UK Far Away Design Of Markwell (R Manning) (40)

No. 16

• Whippet
  Chemya Show No Mercy (Cherie Burton) (40)
• Whippet
  Kana-Ka My Old Rusty Bucket (Jackie Newton-Williams) (40)

No. 17

• Whippet
  Benbridge Kant Stop Fate (AI) (Hank Faifua & Tony Fox) (40)

No. 18

• Dachshund (Smooth Haired)
  Cerberus Decorum (Susan van der Pol) (35)

No. 19

• Borzoi
  Bortique Nightmare On Elm St (AI) (Imp Aust) (Christine Small) (35)
• Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
  NZ Ch Cara Mia of Pentaki (Martin Hewitt) (35)

No. 20

• Dachshund (Long Haired)
  Ruselen Caramel Latte (Sarah Reardon) (25)
• Dachshund (Wire Haired)
  Cayugaridge Cosmos (Imp Aust) (Chris Wilson) (25)
• Basset Hound
  Hunterspark Miss Elspeth (Martin & Wendy Hewitt) (25)

No. 21

• Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
  Danubia Secret Tiger At Markwell (R W Manning) (25)

No. 22

• Afghan Hound
  Imzardi Nica Super Nova Star (Sarah Reardon) (20)

No. 23

• Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
  Razorsedge Maximus At Pentaki (Martin Hewitt / Raelene Guthrie) (20)

No. 24

• Whippet
  Irawaru On Your Radar (F C Watson & C M Jordan) (15)
• Basenji
  Merikaez Quite By Accident (Christine Small) (15)
• Dachshund (Wire Haired)
  Szamor Long Shot (Nicky Caddick) (15)
• Dachshund (Long Haired)
  Black Watch King's Gambit (AI) (Sylvia Schmidt) (15)

No. 25

• Whippet
  NZ Ch Chemya Goin To B Kaos (Cherie Burton) (10)

No. 26

• Dachshund (Long Haired)
  Mornoble All Bets Are Off (Helen Pattinson) (5)
• Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
  Amazing Grace of Pentaki (Martin Hewitt) (5)
• Afghan Hound
  Imzardi Rigel Star of Orion (Sarah Reardon) (5)
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
  NZ Ch Jahari Im A Rising Star (Louise Ashworth) (5)