Show Dog of the Year 2026

Top dog for each breed in the Toy Group in North Island

• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  Thistlebrook Lil Bit Of Spice (Nadine Bisset) (142)
  
  
• Chihuahua (Long Coat)
  El-Toro Pocket Rocket (Bev Ward) (88)
  
  
• Japanese Chin
  NZ Ch Kino Spanner In The Works (Cathy Garvey-Webb) (94)
  
  
• Maltese
  Aust Ch Soyeux Jey (Lyndsay Searle) (61)
  
  
• Miniature Pinscher
  NZ Ch Tauriel's King Of The North (Nadine Brandt) (48)
  
  
• Papillon
  NZ Ch Sailoz Blade Runner (Phlippa Hancock) (233)
  
  
• Pekingese
  NZ Ch Parkavon Master of Memorys (Dianne Rogers & Keith Brown) (118)
  
  
• Pug
  NZ Ch Triseter Mopsi Willow (Imp Aust) (P Calman & V Robertson) (366)

Top dog for each breed in the Terrier Group in North Island

• Border Terrier
  Mossrose Man Of The Moment (Mossrose Kennels) (489)
  
  
• Bull Terrier
  NZ Ch Lobelia's Gangsta Queen B is Royale-Tay ROM (Mr Ben Taylor) (162)
  
  
• Cairn Terrier
  Oakway Anythings Possible (Lenore Halliwell) (44)
  
  
• Jack Russell Terrier
  NZ Sup Ch CIB Jacknthebox Rumours Run Riot (Jo & Gerard Price & Anita-Kaye Malby) (586)

Top dog for each breed in the Gundog Group in North Island

• Cocker Spaniel
  NZ Sup Ch Suedanka U Only Need One (A Calman) (83)
  
  
• English Springer Spaniel
  Aust Gr Ch NZ Ch Anvilhart And The Beat Goes On (Tegan, Susie & Kaye Birchall) (80)
  
  
• Flat Coated Retriever
  NZ Ch Annaglyn Czech Mate AI (S Black & R Annand) (82)
  
  
• Golden Retriever
  NZ Ch Sandlewood Sgt Pepper (Nelson / Gordon / Fleming / Jackson) (379)
  
  
• Hungarian Vizsla
  NZ Ch Topgun Kiss And Tell PLCOM (A Borchardt) (85)
  
  
• Irish Setter
  NZ Ch Lanascol Let The Music Play (Carolyn Cederman) (1256)
  
  
• Labrador Retriever
  NZ Gr Ch Croftsway Show Off (Julie Bedford) (83)
  
  
• Lagotto Romagnolo
  NZ Ch Glenstar Dancin With Th Devil (Carolyn Cederman & Desiree Hanson) (127)
  
  
• Pointer
  NZ Ch Chesterhope Can’t Kick T Habit (D O’Neill / A & S Donaldson Rogers) (59)
  
  
• Welsh Springer Spaniel
  NZ Ch Brynmor Queen Bee (Kelly Te Reo) (34)

Top dog for each breed in the Hound Group in North Island

• Beagle
  Aust Sup Ch & NZ Ch Almanzor Wind Me Up Watchme Go (Imp Aust) (AI) (Kestrel & Jason Moore) (1153)
  
  
• Borzoi
  NZ Ch Mayvale's Love Story (AI) (Wendy Finlayson) (486)
  
  
• Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
  Pretty-Devine of Markwell (R W Manning) (30)
  
  
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
  NZ Ch Usakose Do What You Do Do Well At Jahari (Y Burroughs) (100)
  
  
• Whippet
  NZ Ch Arjuna Rebel Rebel (Libby Clarke) (194)

Top dog for each breed in the Working Dog Group in North Island

• Bearded Collie
  CIB NZ Sup Ch Lyntree Cosmic Hallelujah (Penny Brooks & Murray Brooks) (333)
  
  
• Collie (Rough)
  Collievale You're Gona Go Far (Kathryn Debenham) (27)
  
  
• Old English Sheepdog
  Itl Ch NZ Ch Aryakas Apollo at Snodragon (Imp GR) (Rob & Carole Ellis / Nikolas Kanales / Matteo Autolitano) (1830)
  
  
• Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
  NZ Ch Pengavin Throw Down Your Guns (G Calman & L Chalmers) (65)
  
  
• White Swiss Shepherd Dog
  NZ Ch Saffioraire Gives You Hell with Eishund (AI) (Imp Aust) (Nathalie Sperling) (61)

Top dog for each breed in the Utility Group in North Island

• Bernese Mountain Dog
  NZ Gr Ch Schallenberg Thunder Bolt (Linda Jury) (53)
  
  
• Boxer
  NZ Ch Kadence Stryke It (Aynsley Downie) (90)
  
  
• Leonberger
  NZ Ch Schiehallion Burning Love (Ellie Davies) (39)
  
  
• Rottweiler
  NZ Ch Kalten's Running On Faith (Tracy Gempton) (56)
  
  
• Samoyed
  NZ Ch Samayah Galaxy Defender (AI) (A Andrew & L Abramich) (850)
  
  
• Siberian Husky
  NZ Ch Subahka Ragnar (Deane & Heather Wald) (44)

Top dog for each breed in the Non-Sporting Group in North Island

• Boston Terrier
  NZ Sup Ch Devine N'All Th'Riot Places by Rossdhu (AI) (Nicole Harrison) (1093)
  
  
• Bulldog
  NZ Ch Ngakautoa Cant Forget Dre (Chad Kerapa) (79)
  
  
• Dalmatian
  NZ Ch Charizelle Blue Sky' Majic (G Jeannes) (63)
  
  
• French Bulldog
  NZ Ch Astre Ashes From The Stars (R & P Lowe / A & S Chrisstoffels) (81)
  
  
• Great Dane
  NZ Ch Auroranui Positive Vibes (Mark Pycroft) (593)
  
  
• Lhasa Apso
  NZ SPR Ch Samye King Of The Jungle (D Bielby / D Gilchrist / A Ancell) (871)
  
  
• Poodle (Standard)
  NZ Gr Ch Tai Yuan Hungry Like The Wolf (Lori Prendergast & Nicole Harrison) (123)
  
  
• Schipperke
  NZ Ch Aust Ch Monterrez Shaping Th Future At Barragan (Imp Aust) (S McKandry) (114)
  
  
• Tibetan Spaniel
  NZ Ch Jenang Oh So Dashing (Janet & Hayley McAleer) (190)