Show Dog of the Year 2025

Top dog for each breed in the Toy Group in New Zealand

• Affenpinscher
  NZ GR Ch We Will Rock U With Affitude (Kirsten Wylie) (1206)
  
  
• Australian Silky Terrier
  Am Ch NZ Ch Allegro Centara Seven Seas Of Rhye at Altmark (Imp USA) (Mrs Robyn Campbell) (253)
  
  
• Bichon Frise
  NZ Ch Joyau Man Of The Moment (Anne Batiste & Anne Fitzsimon) (66)
  
  
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  NZ Ch Perpetual Charismatic Lad (Sarah Wright) (374)
  
  
• Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
  NZ Ch Let Slip The Dogs Of Warlaven (Lavinia Goodwin & Fleur Collings) (61)
  
  
• Griffon Bruxellois
  Paris Having a Good Time (Pauline Bayliss) (54)
  
  
• Japanese Chin
  NZ Ch Frostqueen Flying Tiger at Kino (Imp Aust) (Cathy Garvey-Webb) (260)
  
  
• Papillon
  NZ Gr Ch Felcore Summer Diamond (Phlippa Hancock) (318)
  
  
• Pekingese
  NZ Ch Parkavon Master of Memorys (Dianne Rogers & Keith Brown) (959)
  
  
• Pomeranian
  Tepampas On The Road Again To Thyme (Gloria Landon) (18)
  
  
• Pug
  NZ Ch Glomar I Wasa Whoopsie (Penny Calman) (331)
  
  
• Yorkshire Terrier
  NZ Ch Bozliwia Princess Belvedere (Kelly Bennett) (83)

Top dog for each breed in the Terrier Group in New Zealand

• American Staffordshire Terrier
  NZ Ch Zaliamstaff Victory Red (N Valentic/ Z Jordan/J Klenner) (43)
  
  
• Border Terrier
  NZ Ch Otterpond Shotgun Sally (Gloria Geraghty) (176)
  
  
• Bull Terrier
  Spr Ch & Spl Gr Ch Lobelia Gangsta Boo at Bramble ROM (P Graham) (857)
  
  
• Bull Terrier (Miniature)
  NZ Ch Maybe Maebel of Boromir (S Corbett & H Holland) (23)
  
  
• Cairn Terrier
  NZ Gr Ch Oakway Dream It Possible (Lenore Halliwell) (252)
  
  
• Fox Terrier (Smooth)
  NZ Ch Charlemagne Hammer Time (C Tolley & J Dixon) (989)
  
  
• Jack Russell Terrier
  NZ Sup Ch Jacknthebox Rumours Run Riot (Jo & Gerard Price & Anita-Kaye Malby) (2319)
  
  
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  Lidaby The Gambler (Lisa Martel) (1874)

Top dog for each breed in the Gundog Group in New Zealand

• American Cocker Spaniel
  NZ Ch Ebonn Tis'Black Magic (Debbie Hull) (225)
  
  
• Cocker Spaniel
  NZ Ch Suedanka U Only Need One (A Calman) (5267)
  
  
• English Springer Spaniel
  NZ Sup Ch Penita Princess Ofth Universe (Imp Aust) (N & R Trainor) (939)
  
  
• Flat Coated Retriever
  NZ Ch Extraordinary Black Brianta (Imp Czech) (Robyn Annand) (173)
  
  
• German Shorthaired Pointer
  NZ Ch Treufreund Incredibl Journy (AI) (S Asher) (50)
  
  
• Golden Retriever
  NZ Ch Cadarn Return To Sandlewood (P Gordon / Y Jin / G Nelson / S Fleming) (350)
  
  
• Gordon Setter
  NZ Spr Ch CIB Settmore Stormy Night At Azzaro (Imp Aust) (Kim Atkinson) (1958)
  
  
• Hungarian Vizsla
  NZ Ch Topgun Kiss And Tell PLCOM (A Borchardt) (56)
  
  
• Irish Setter
  Karamu Guess Again (Kim Murray) (268)
  
  
• Italian Spinone
  NZ Ch Ushwyn Sapphire's Choice (Raewyn Radich) (59)
  
  
• Labrador Retriever
  NZ Ch Croftsway Times Square (Julie Bedford) (603)
  
  
• Lagotto Romagnolo
  NZ Ch Glenstar Dancin With Th Devil (Carolyn Cederman & Desiree Hanson) (1134)
  
  
• Pointer
  NZ Ch Chesterhope Jaggered Line (Lauren Morris & Diane O'Neill) (194)

Top dog for each breed in the Hound Group in New Zealand

• Afghan Hound
  NZ Ch Tahkira Dreams Come True (Lara Goddard) (97)
  
  
• Azawakh
  NZ Ch Grantulla Illighadad (Imp Aust) (Tracy Locke) (44)
  
  
• Basset Hound
  NZ Ch Bayparque Hide N Seek (Lonay Price) (685)
  
  
• Beagle
  Aust Sup Ch & NZ Ch Almanzor Wind Me Up Watchme Go (Imp Aust) (AI) (Kestrel & Jason Moore) (1488)
  
  
• Borzoi
  NZ Ch Mayvale's Love Story (AI) (Wendy Finlayson) (166)
  
  
• Dachshund (Long Haired)
  NZ Ch Blackwatch Newshound (Sylvia Schmidt) (251)
  
  
• Dachshund (Smooth Haired)
  Aust Ch NZ Ch Bekkri Rockin With Style (Imp Aust) (C Carter) (84)
  
  
• Dachshund (Miniature Long Haired)
  NZ Ch SAF Ch Getwick Makin' Dreams for Mistydale JM (Imp SAF) (Robyn Williams) (56)
  
  
• Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
  NZ Ch Markwell Blurred Lines (Robert Manning) (81)
  
  
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
  NZ Ch Usakose Do What You Do Do Well At Jahari (Y Burroughs) (176)
  
  
• Whippet
  NZ Spr Ch Bonnymead Peaches NCream (Imp Aust) (Hank Faifua & Tony Fox) (1401)

Top dog for each breed in the Working Dog Group in New Zealand

• Australian Kelpie
  NZ Ch Ashbek Roczen (Rebecca Hoult) (36)
  
  
• Australian Shepherd
  Am Ch NZ Ch Airam Bayberry Wild Feather (Imp Usa) (B Falconer) (1960)
  
  
• Bearded Collie
  CIB NZ Sup Ch Lyntree Cosmic Hallelujah (Penny Brooks & Murray Brooks) (1932)
  
  
• Border Collie
  NZ Ch Clan-Abby Vision Of Love (Land Tang & Johanna Vos-Butler) (364)
  
  
• Bouvier des Flandres
  NZ Ch Flandresfarm Nt M' First R'deo (T D Lawrence) (408)
  
  
• Briard
  NZ Ch Aubrey’s Sea Monster (G I Jackson) (37)
  
  
• Collie (Rough)
  NZ Ch Braemist Flirting With Fire (Raewyn Mullan) (40)
  
  
• German Shepherd Dog
  NZ Sp Gr Ch Oakway Hardcore (Renee & Lenore Halliwell) (194)
  
  
• German Shepherd Dog (Long Stock Coat)
  NZ Ch Westfield Prime Suspect (Jon Field) (98)
  
  
• Old English Sheepdog
  Aust Ch NZ Ch Perfu That Darn Cat (Imp Aust) (Mr C & Mrs S & Mr J & Ms K Moore) (1172)
  
  
• Shetland Sheepdog
  NZ Ch Deamonte Alexis (Lavina Diamanti) (101)
  
  
• Swedish Vallhund
  NZ Ch Osuno Battle Born (AI) (Andy Lawrie) (535)
  
  
• Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)
  Plantation The Jokes On Me (W O'Callaghan) (42)
  
  
• Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
  Am Ch NZ Gr Ch Homespuns Simon Says (Imp USA) (L Chalmers & K McIntyre) (948)
  
  
• White Swiss Shepherd Dog
  NZ Ch Saffioraire Gives You Hell with Eishund (AI) (Imp Aust) (Nathalie Sperling) (365)

Top dog for each breed in the Utility Group in New Zealand

• Bernese Mountain Dog
  NZ Gr Ch Schallenberg Thunder Bolt (Linda Jury) (585)
  
  
• Boxer
  NZ Ch Valeska Red Hot Baby (Lloyd Harrison) (58)
  
  
• Bullmastiff
  Aust Sup Ch A2O Ch CIB NZ CH Gameguard Wicked Ways (Rebecca Dalglish) (462)
  
  
• Italian Corso Dog
  NZ Ch Numoda Vultures and Thieves (S Mischefski) (100)
  
  
• Leonberger
  NZ Ch Schiehallion Burning Love (Ellie Davies) (129)
  
  
• Portuguese Water Dog
  Templegate Sargent Pepper (Scott Sandford) (38)
  
  
• Rottweiler
  NZ Spr Ch Ubersein Fair Dinkum (Imp Aust) (Ms Wiki Te Tau / Bill Patterson & Steve Greer) (1227)
  
  
• Samoyed
  NZ Ch Kursharn The Black Prince (David McCormick and Jessica Hayes) (368)
  
  
• Shiba Inu
  NZ Spr Ch Aust Ch Rakurai Pretty Fly For A Red Guy (IID UK) (Imp Aust) (Jennifer Nield) (1970)
  
  
• Siberian Husky
  NZ Ch Snowolf Black Guardian SD (R Syverston) (146)

Top dog for each breed in the Non-Sporting Group in New Zealand

• Boston Terrier
  NZ Spr Ch Devine N’All Th’Riot Places by Rossdhu (Nicole Harrison) (2211)
  
  
• Bulldog
  NZ Ch Polly Rocket Of Ngakautoa (Chad Kerapa) (596)
  
  
• Chow Chow
  NZ SPR Ch Tsarjolan Bright Star Gazer (Janet Jenkins-Piggott) (884)
  
  
• Dalmatian
  NZ Ch Cristabo Fairy Tail Dreamz (Carla Peck) (158)
  
  
• French Bulldog
  NZ Ch Gesundheit Call Me Al (Errol Tooth) (377)
  
  
• Great Dane
  NZ Ch Charlemagne Red Baron (H Tolley) (343)
  
  
• Japanese Spitz
  Mondial Let’s Be Frank at Pricetige (Lonay Price) (72)
  
  
• Keeshond
  NZ Ch Neradmik Jimmy Stewart at Starkenburgh (Imp CAN) (Platinum Award of Merit) (Jeannette Wingels) (279)
  
  
• Lhasa Apso
  Aust Sup Ch NZ Ch Amesen Skyfall (AI) (Imp Aust) (Christine & Georgia Nash) (950)
  
  
• Poodle (Standard)
  NZ Gr Ch Tai Yuan Hungry Like The Wolf (Lori Prendergast & Nicole Harrison) (519)
  
  
• Poodle (Miniature)
  Uk Ch Jw Olymbinar's Michandy Midas Touch (Sheila Morris) (426)
  
  
• Poodle (Toy)
  NZ Ch Gai Gamin What About Us (E Rowe & A Udy) (300)
  
  
• Schipperke
  Aust Ch Monterrez Shaping Th Future At Barragan (Imp Aust) (S McKandry) (202)
  
  
• Shar Pei
  NZ Ch Wuyu Crinkled Star (P S Jamieson) (37)
  
  
• Tibetan Spaniel
  NZ Ch Gwylim Hey Zeus (E Beattie) (48)
  
  
• Tibetan Terrier
  NZ Ch Caerlaverock Pho Flying Solo (Brian & Louise Harris) (26)