Show Dog of the Year 2026
Top by Group / Breed - South 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.
Group 1 - Toy Group - South Island
Group Leader - Pekingese
NZ Ch Parkavon Master Of Legends (Keith Brown & Robin Gray) (727)
Group Leader - Pekingese
NZ Ch Parkavon Master Of Legends (Keith Brown & Robin Gray) (727)
Top dog for each breed in the Toy Group in South Island
- Affenpinscher
NZ Ch Hear No Evil At Affitude (Kirsten Wylie) (542) - Bichon Frise
NZ Ch Joyau Man Of The Moment (Anne Batiste & Anne Fitzsimon) (35) - Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
NZ Ch Nidra Eternal Flame at Markan (J King & A Hubbard) (50) - Chinese Crested Dog
NZ Ch Franzell Alan Not Negotiable (Sam Macintosh) (92) - Havanese
Shado-Lans Hez Oscar Wina (AI) (Amanda Tritschler) (308) - Pekingese
NZ Ch Parkavon Master Of Legends (Keith Brown & Robin Gray) (727)
Group 2 - Terrier Group - South Island
Group Leader - West Highland White Terrier
NZ Ch Whitebriar Jeep Wrangler (Robynne Trainor) (739)
Group Leader - West Highland White Terrier
NZ Ch Whitebriar Jeep Wrangler (Robynne Trainor) (739)
Top dog for each breed in the Terrier Group in South Island
- Australian Terrier
Tasdale Playing Mind Games (Diane Riley) (44) - Bull Terrier
NZ Ch Raiden Colour Be Gone (K Joyce & Nicole Adams) (442) - Bull Terrier (Miniature)
NZ Ch Clanrae Brave Comanche (Rachel McKenzie) (30) - Fox Terrier (Smooth)
NZ Ch Charlemagne Hammer Time (C Tolley & J Dixon) (442) - Irish Terrier
Tasdale Master Of Malt (AI) (Diane Riley) (61) - Staffordshire Bull Terrier
NZ Ch Myrah Kiss My Glass (AI) (J Dixon & B Wadsworth) (83) - West Highland White Terrier
NZ Ch Whitebriar Jeep Wrangler (Robynne Trainor) (739)
Group 3 - Gundog Group - South Island
Group Leader - English Springer Spaniel
NZ Sup Ch Penita Princess Ofth Universe (Imp Aust) (N & R Trainor) (1464)
Group Leader - English Springer Spaniel
NZ Sup Ch Penita Princess Ofth Universe (Imp Aust) (N & R Trainor) (1464)
Top dog for each breed in the Gundog Group in South Island
- Cocker Spaniel
Aust Ch Bathgate Designer Genes (Imp Aust) (AI) (Lachlan Pearson) (36) - English Springer Spaniel
NZ Sup Ch Penita Princess Ofth Universe (Imp Aust) (N & R Trainor) (1464) - Golden Retriever
NZ Ch Speyside Classic Hits at Benlea (N Price & J Johnston) (284) - Labrador Retriever
Cowanheights Summer Loving (Mr Simon Monson) (21) - Lagotto Romagnolo
NZ Ch Aust Ch Glenstar Man Of The World (Desiree Hanson & Monika Gawen) (171) - Pointer
NZ Ch Chesterhope Jaggered Line (Lauren Morris & Diane O'Neill) (580) - Weimaraner
NZ Ch Weissenberg Image Of A lady at Wachtel-berg (Susan Allison) (213)
Group 4 - Hound Group - South Island
Group Leader - Dachshund (Long Haired)
Mornoble Straregic Moves (Helen Pattinson) (357)
Group Leader - Dachshund (Long Haired)
Mornoble Straregic Moves (Helen Pattinson) (357)
Top dog for each breed in the Hound Group in South Island
- Basset Hound
NZ Ch Hunterspark Mr Reddy Teddy (Wendy & Martin Hewitt) (193) - Beagle
Karabal Too Lit to Quit (Amelia Price-Gosman & Adam Feaver) (38) - Borzoi
Aust Ch NZ Ch Marakhoff Ulrikaah For Shysu (Imp Aust) (Kay Sneath / Mike Stewart / Amelia Price-Gosman) (238) - Dachshund (Long Haired)
Mornoble Straregic Moves (Helen Pattinson) (357) - Dachshund (Wire Haired)
Uk Ch NZ Ch Stanegate Salvador (N Caddick / J Carruthers / L Weston) (125) - Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
NZ Ch Markwell Blurred Lines (Robert Manning) (90) - Whippet
NZ Ch Kana-Ka Chatting On The Phone (Jackie Newton-Williams) (263)
Group 5 - Working Dog Group - South Island
Group Leader - Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
NZ Ch Stormwey Golden Ring (B Hyde) (364)
Group Leader - Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
NZ Ch Stormwey Golden Ring (B Hyde) (364)
Top dog for each breed in the Working Dog Group in South Island
- Border Collie
NZ Ch Clan-Abby Vision Of Love (Land Tang & Johanna Vos-Butler) (138) - Bouvier des Flandres
NZ Ch Bon Idees Yes Sir I Can Boogie at Flandresfarm (Imp USA) (T D Lawrence & A Motta) (351) - Briard
NZ Ch Aubrey’s Sea Monster (G I Jackson) (26) - German Shepherd Dog
NZ Ch Rahkantra Chasing Stars (Candyce Orchard) (51) - German Shepherd Dog (Long Stock Coat)
NZ Ch Westfield Prime Suspect (Jon Field) (55) - Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
NZ Ch Stormwey Golden Ring (B Hyde) (364)
Group 6 - Utility Group - South Island
Group Leader - Samoyed
NZ Spr Ch Kursharn The Black Prince (AI) (David McCormick & Jessica Hayes) (750)
Group Leader - Samoyed
NZ Spr Ch Kursharn The Black Prince (AI) (David McCormick & Jessica Hayes) (750)
Top dog for each breed in the Utility Group in South Island
- Boxer
NZ Ch Valeska Who Gives A-Fox (L & D Harrison) (50) - Rottweiler
NZ Platinum Sup Ch Brookvale J-Parker at Kauriland (Tony & Judith Marsh) (184) - Samoyed
NZ Spr Ch Kursharn The Black Prince (AI) (David McCormick & Jessica Hayes) (750) - Shiba Inu
NZ Spr Ch Aust Ch Rakurai Pretty Fly For A Red Guy (IID UK) (Imp Aust) (Jennifer Nield) (579)
Group 7 - Non-Sporting Group - South Island
Group Leader - Poodle (Miniature)
Uk Ch Jw NZ Ch Olymbinar's Michandy Midas Touch (Sheila Morris) (882)
Group Leader - Poodle (Miniature)
Uk Ch Jw NZ Ch Olymbinar's Michandy Midas Touch (Sheila Morris) (882)
Top dog for each breed in the Non-Sporting Group in South Island
- Bulldog
NZ Ch Caraglen Dee (Sharyn Robertson) (26) - Dalmatian
NZ Ch Flair I Am Lil Spotz At Dalspotz (A Robertson & D Gordon-Glassford) (260) - French Bulldog
NZ Ch Hagen Dream A Little Dream (G Hagger & S Garrity) (37) - Japanese Spitz
NZ Ch Talbothights Time To Reign (Lois Butler & Ashleigh Milford) (49) - Lhasa Apso
Brynroi Bob Rescue Me (Anna Ancell & Don Gilchrist) (607) - Poodle (Miniature)
Uk Ch Jw NZ Ch Olymbinar's Michandy Midas Touch (Sheila Morris) (882) - Shar Pei
NZ Ch Wuyu Crinkled Star (P S Jamieson) (375) - Tibetan Terrier
NZ Ch Caerlaverock Pho Flying Solo (Brian & Louise Harris) (379)