Rising Star of the Year 2025

No. 1

• Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
  Salinacruz Sharp And Smart (Y Tester) (335)

No. 2

• Bichon Frise
  Joyau Eyes Are On Me (Anne Batiste) (290)

No. 3

• Papillon
  NZ Ch Sailoz Blade Runner (Phlippa Hancock) (286)

No. 4

• Affenpinscher
  Hear No Evil At Affitude (Kirsten Wylie) (265)

No. 5

• Miniature Pinscher
  NZ Ch Tauriel's King Of The North (Nadine Brandt) (265)

No. 6

• Pekingese
  Ohlala Bam Bam At Parkavon (K Brown & A Ancell) (190)

No. 7

• Pomeranian
  Tepampas On The Road Again To Thyme (Gloria Landon) (185)

No. 8

• Chinese Crested Dog
  NZ Ch Franzell Alan Not Negotiable (Sam Macintosh) (185)

No. 9

• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  Ellamour Cry Me A River (Amie McCarron) (170)

No. 10

• Chihuahua (Long Coat)
  Salinacruz Van Damme with MadraChi (Y Tester) (150)

No. 11

• Japanese Chin
  NZ Ch Old Rowley Playing With Stars (B Murdoch) (140)

No. 12

• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  Old Rowley Michaelina (Bill and Bronwyn Murdoch) (135)

No. 13

• Japanese Chin
  Kino Tiger Moth (Cathy Garvey-Webb) (130)

No. 14

• Miniature Pinscher
  Pinquest Winds Of Change (Aimee Hamlin) (125)

No. 15

• Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
  Kitaco Beam Me Up Scotty (Dr Tracey Tonkin) (110)

No. 16

• Miniature Pinscher
  NZ Ch Pinquest Knew U Were Trouble (Aimee Hamlin) (110)

No. 17

• Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
  NZ Ch Let Slip The Dogs Of Warlaven (Lavinia Goodwin & Fleur Collings) (95)

No. 18

• Pug
  NZ Ch Triseter Mopsi Willow (Imp Aust) (P Calman & V Robertson) (95)

No. 19

• Havanese
  Hashki Down Under (Denise Clark) (90)

No. 20

• Japanese Chin
  Kino Spanner In The Works (Cathy Garvey-Webb) (85)

No. 21

• Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
  NZ Ch Cry Havoc at Warlaven (Fleur Collings & Lavinia Goodwin) (75)

No. 22

• Pug
  Chopsticks Born To Sparkle (L Clarke) (70)
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  Ellamour Rose Of Tralee (Amie McCarron) (70)

No. 23

• Chinese Crested Dog
  Juleko Delightful Lady at Lysandra (Barbara Hunter) (55)

No. 24

• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  Thistlebrook Lil Bit Of Spice (Nadine Bisset) (50)

No. 25

• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  Azzaro Unaccompanied (Karen & Ernie Leslie) (50)

No. 26

• Japanese Chin
  Old Rowley Star Light (Kylie Scott & Bronwyn Murdoch) (45)

No. 27

• Chinese Crested Dog
  Koreke Hic Sunt Dracones (J E Bryce & B M Cherry) (40)
• Affenpinscher
  NZ Ch Knightbridge Once Upon A Time at Affitude (K Wylie & R Clark) (40)

No. 28

• Chihuahua (Long Coat)
  AmigoReal Sting Like A Bee with MadraChi (Belinda Stone) (40)
• Japanese Chin
  NZ Ch Kino Daisy Deeva (C Garvey-Webb & K Morton) (40)

No. 29

• Chihuahua (Long Coat)
  Maraschino Checky Rico (F Collings) (40)

No. 30

• Papillon
  NZ Ch Sailoz Mr Wilson (Philippa Hancock) (35)
• Pug
  NZ Ch Gangsters Frm Italy With Love (Wendy Schwalger) (35)

No. 31

• Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
  NZ Ch El-Toro Sapphires Lil Nugget (Luella Osborne) (30)
• Chinese Crested Dog
  Franzell Diamond's N The Skye (Rose Paget) (30)
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  Old Rowley Michaelmas (Bill and Bronwyn Murdoch) (30)

No. 32

• Bichon Frise
  NZ Ch Marged Of Llywelin (A Tritschler & G Fausett) (30)

No. 33

• Havanese
  Shado-Lans Hez Oscar Wina (AI) (Amanda Tritschler) (20)

No. 34

• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  Azzaro Look At Me Kimmie (Karen & Ernie Leslie) (20)

No. 35

• Chihuahua (Long Coat)
  Heart of Gold of Meekarl (Margaret Osborne) (15)
• Griffon Bruxellois
  Paris Having a Good Time (Pauline Bayliss) (15)

No. 36

• Griffon Bruxellois
  Jakarim Last Tango in Paris (Sandie Meads) (10)
• Pug
  Cosmique In Cahoots With Tai Yuan (Ashleigh Donaldson Rogers & Judith Henderson) (10)
• Italian Greyhound
  Amorosa Look To The Skye (Tania McLardy) (10)
• Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
  NZ Ch Tarquila Fairdinkum Buster (Imp Aust) (Luella Osborne) (10)
• Yorkshire Terrier
  NZ Ch Bozliwia Princess Belvedere (Kelly Bennett) (10)
• Chihuahua (Long Coat)
  NZ Ch Kitaco Lipsync Assassin (Dr Tracey Tonkin) (10)

No. 37

• Chinese Crested Dog
  Koreke Quae Semper Vincere (J E Bryce & B M Cherry) (5)
• Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
  NZ Ch Salinacruz Madame Sass (Y Tester) (5)