Rising Star of the Year 2025

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Toy Group in New Zealand

• Affenpinscher
  Hear No Evil At Affitude (Kirsten Wylie) (265)
  
  
• Bichon Frise
  Joyau Eyes Are On Me (Anne Batiste) (290)
  
  
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  Ellamour Cry Me A River (Amie McCarron) (170)
  
  
• Chihuahua (Long Coat)
  Salinacruz Van Damme with MadraChi (Y Tester) (150)
  
  
• Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
  Salinacruz Sharp And Smart (Y Tester) (335)
  
  
• Chinese Crested Dog
  NZ Ch Franzell Alan Not Negotiable (Sam Macintosh) (125)
  
  
• Griffon Bruxellois
  Paris Having a Good Time (Pauline Bayliss) (15)
  
  
• Havanese
  Hashki Down Under (Denise Clark) (90)
  
  
• Italian Greyhound
  Amorosa Look To The Skye (Tania McLardy) (10)
  
  
• Japanese Chin
  NZ Ch Old Rowley Playing With Stars (B Murdoch) (140)
  
  
• Miniature Pinscher
  NZ Ch Tauriel's King Of The North (Nadine Brandt) (265)
  
  
• Papillon
  NZ Ch Sailoz Blade Runner (Phlippa Hancock) (286)
  
  
• Pekingese
  Ohlala Bam Bam At Parkavon (K Brown & A Ancell) (140)
  
  
• Pomeranian
  Tepampas On The Road Again To Thyme (Gloria Landon) (185)
  
  
• Pug
  NZ Ch Triseter Mopsi Willow (Imp Aust) (P Calman & V Robertson) (95)
  
  
• Yorkshire Terrier
  NZ Ch Bozliwia Princess Belvedere (Kelly Bennett) (10)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Terrier Group in New Zealand

• American Staffordshire Terrier
  Zaliamstaff Dynamite Doll (Z Jordan / J Klenner) (70)
  
  
• Australian Terrier
  Montana The Show Must Go On (Nicole Adams & Aimee Pycroft) (120)
  
  
• Border Terrier
  Barton Janis Joplin (Irene Minchin) (20)
  
  
• Bull Terrier
  Bramble Gangstas Advocate at Lojo (P Graham & L Prendergast) (214)
  
  
• Bull Terrier (Miniature)
  Bullacktiv Whiskey Ambush (Katrina Far) (55)
  
  
• Cairn Terrier
  Oakway Sweet but Spicy with Westwood (J Croft & R Halliwell) (135)
  
  
• Fox Terrier (Smooth)
  NZ Ch Charlemagne Hammer Time (C Tolley & J Dixon) (308)
  
  
• Fox Terrier (Wire)
  Evahill Vino Rosso (Jude Campbell) (35)
  
  
• Jack Russell Terrier
  Jacknthebox Sharp Dressd Man (Jo & Gerard Price & Anita-Kaye Malby) (275)
  
  
• Norwich Terrier
  NZ Ch Norwester Hellzapoppin (Jill Watson) (35)
  
  
• Parson Russell Terrier
  NZ Ch Charizelle Image On Ice (Giselle Jeannes) (10)
  
  
• Scottish Terrier
  Karlinka Sir Wallace (Imp Aust)(AI) (Sharren Bailey) (10)
  
  
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  Lidaby The Gambler (Lisa Martel) (527)
  
  
• West Highland White Terrier
  Whitebriar Jeep Wrangler (Robynne Trainor) (50)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Gundog Group in New Zealand

• Cocker Spaniel
  NZ Ch Konan When Stars Collide (Zoe Hogg) (146)
  
  
• English Setter
  Ballymore Kissed By Fire (K Parnell / D Gibson & J James) (60)
  
  
• Flat Coated Retriever
  Annaglyn Czech Mate (S Black & R Annand) (855)
  
  
• German Shorthaired Pointer
  Treufreund The Missing Piece (AI) (Sarah Asher) (90)
  
  
• Golden Retriever
  Sandlewood Sebastian Coe (P Gordon & S Fleming & G Nelson & X Tang) (115)
  
  
• Gordon Setter
  NZ Ch Azzaro An All Black Wife (Karen & Ernie Leslie) (35)
  
  
• Hungarian Vizsla
  NZ Ch Redmarley Apollo (Nelson Batt) (10)
  
  
• Irish Setter
  NZ Ch Lanascol Let The Music Play (Carolyn Cederman) (356)
  
  
• Labrador Retriever
  Croftsway Must Wear Shades (Julie Bedford) (350)
  
  
• Lagotto Romagnolo
  NZ Ch Glenstar Dancin With Th Devil (Carolyn Cederman & Desiree Hanson) (228)
  
  
• Pointer
  NZ Ch Chesterhope Jaggered Line (Lauren Morris & Diane O'Neill) (167)
  
  
• Weimaraner
  Weissenberg Image Of A lady at Wachtel-berg (Susan Allison) (400)
  
  
• Welsh Springer Spaniel
  NZ Ch Brynmor Queen Bee (Kelly Te Reo) (125)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Hound Group in New Zealand

• Afghan Hound
  NZ Ch Black Velvet At Farrah (Tracy Locke) (20)
  
  
• Basenji
  Glamcurls Glitter In My Veins (Joanne Day) (120)
  
  
• Basset Fauve de Bretagne
  Bayparque Whiskey Sour (Jill Brooker) (230)
  
  
• Basset Hound
  NZ Ch Bayparque Hide N Seek (Lonay Price) (415)
  
  
• Beagle
  Sarangrave Wen Stars Collide (Amorine Ward) (392)
  
  
• Black and Tan Coonhound
  NZ Ch Ryerson Tinsel Ina Tangle (Lynn Kincla) (10)
  
  
• Borzoi
  Bortique Nightmare On Elm St (AI) (Imp Aust) (Christine Small) (40)
  
  
• Dachshund (Long Haired)
  Black Watch King's Gambit (AI) (Sylvia Schmidt) (135)
  
  
• Dachshund (Smooth Haired)
  NZ Ch Daxway Amazing Grace (C Carter) (146)
  
  
• Dachshund (Miniature Long Haired)
  NZ Ch Misty Dale Midnite Gambler (Robyn Williams) (115)
  
  
• Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
  NZ Ch Markwell Blurred Lines (Robert Manning) (165)
  
  
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
  Jahari A Star Is Born (Yvette Burroughs) (180)
  
  
• Whippet
  Arjuna Rebel Rebel (Libby Clarke) (370)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Working Dog Group in New Zealand

• Australian Kelpie
  Southspirit Making Waves (Imp Aust) (Ashleigh Jenkins-Hoult) (75)
  
  
• Australian Shepherd
  Am Gr Ch Ukulunga's Watermelon Moonshine Of Sublime (Imp USA) (B Falconer) (200)
  
  
• Bearded Collie
  NZ Ch Lyntree Comet's Landing (Kristen Hughes / Penny Brooks & Murray Brooks) (241)
  
  
• Belgian Shepherd Dog - Groenendael
  NZ Ch Raemoir Cloud Raider (Sharon Taylor & Glenn O'Keeffe) (20)
  
  
• Belgian Shepherd Dog - Tervueren
  Raemoir You Cant Argue (Kirsty Houghton) (65)
  
  
• Border Collie
  Fairenvy Dreams Come True at Stonehaven (Nadine Brandt) (360)
  
  
• Briard
  NZ Ch Aubrey’s Sea Monster (G I Jackson) (60)
  
  
• Collie (Rough)
  NZ Ch Pembrokehill Made You Look (Claire Bish) (100)
  
  
• German Shepherd Dog
  Deringolsta Yr the Rebel (G & D Ingham) (165)
  
  
• German Shepherd Dog (Long Stock Coat)
  NZ Ch Westfield Prime Suspect (Jon Field) (95)
  
  
• Old English Sheepdog
  Itl Ch Aryakas Apollo at Snodragon (Imp GR) (Rob & Carole Ellis / Nikolas Kanales / Matteo Autolitano) (207)
  
  
• Shetland Sheepdog
  Beaucourt Black Market (Cheryl Aalen) (15)
  Beaucourt All That Glitters (Cheryl Aalen) (15)
  
  
• Swedish Vallhund
  Vallarity Lilliput Wood (Lynne Henry) (70)
  
  
• Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)
  NZ Ch Kawera Ocean Sunrise (W O'Callaghan) (205)
  
  
• Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
  Merthyr Wanda Rollin Stone (L J Chalmers) (195)
  
  
• White Swiss Shepherd Dog
  NZ Ch Saffioraire Gives You Hell with Eishund (AI) (Imp Aust) (Nathalie Sperling) (415)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Utility Group in New Zealand

• Akita
  NZ Ch Centaine Dance On Air (Andria Gibson) (5)
  NZ Ch Miskas Honeybee (Andria Gibson) (5)
  
  
• Anatolian Shepherd Dog
  Vadi's Twilight Tempest (K Exley & H Morrissey) (30)
  
  
• Bernese Mountain Dog
  NZ Ch Toffen Jasper at Schallenberg (Linda Jury & Elspeth Nicoll) (156)
  
  
• Boxer
  Valeska Who Gives A-Fox (L & D Harrison) (275)
  
  
• Bullmastiff
  Malabek The Hot Chick (Clair Riddiford) (35)
  
  
• Italian Corso Dog
  Montopoli Pandora’s Dream (Mandy Hibbs) (10)
  
  
• Leonberger
  NZ Ch Aroar Kiss The Blarney Stone (J McRae) (25)
  
  
• Newfoundland
  Amoreruby Star Of The Sea (Imp Aust) (S Buis) (15)
  
  
• Portuguese Water Dog
  Templegate Sargent Pepper (Scott Sandford) (20)
  
  
• Rottweiler
  Runciman Born To Reign (Mary Pearce) (180)
  
  
• Samoyed
  Sunshine Swiss Zermat (Ken & Anita Shugg) (175)
  
  
• Schnauzer (Miniature)
  Savoir Coco Chanel At Myredbrits (Koren Sullivan) (110)
  
  
• Shiba Inu
  Rakurai Fly Little Starling (Jennifer Nield) (55)
  
  
• Siberian Husky
  Subahka Mr Zeus (Linda Young) (135)
  
  
• St Bernard
  Lusanne Tullamore Dew (Rachel McDonald & Alastair McDonald) (110)

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

• Bulldog
  Ngakautoa Cant Forget Dre (Chad Kerapa) (405)
  
  
• Dalmatian
  NZ Ch Cristabo Fairy Tail Dreamz (Carla Peck) (215)
  
  
• French Bulldog
  Hagen Simply Red (G Hagger & S Garrity) (275)
  
  
• German Spitz (Mittel)
  Leveisha Kindred Spirit (AI) (Jo Goddard) (40)
  
  
• Great Dane
  NZ Ch Auroranui Positive Vibes (Mark Pycroft) (236)
  
  
• Japanese Spitz
  Mondial Let’s Be Frank at Pricetige (Lonay Price) (80)
  
  
• Keeshond
  Amarok Anika The-Goddess (Sue Johnson) (95)
  
  
• Lhasa Apso
  Brynroi Bob Rescue Me (Anna Ancell & Don Gilchrist) (290)
  
  
• Poodle (Standard)
  Tai Yuan Ahsoka Tano (A & S Donaldson Rogers & D Rogers) (65)
  
  
• Poodle (Miniature)
  River Magic at Matariki (Terence Lomax) (40)
  
  
• Poodle (Toy)
  Cotton Candy At Savoir (Deanna Jose) (70)
  
  
• Schipperke
  Sanlyn No Rhyme Or Reason (Sandra Macklin) (120)
  
  
• Shih Tzu
  Tuama Endless Love (Laura Twomey) (70)
  
  
• Tibetan Spaniel
  Ktrio Try N Rain On My Thunda (Jane Burke) (170)
  
  
• Tibetan Terrier
  NZ Ch Caerlaverock Pho Flying Solo (Brian & Louise Harris) (175)
  
  
• Xoloitzcuintle (Standard)
  Amasa The Black Knight at Koruridge (Elizabeth and Tivon Coles) (275)