Rising Star of the Year 2025

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Toy Group in South Island

• Affenpinscher
  Hear No Evil At Affitude (Kirsten Wylie) (265)
  
  
• Bichon Frise
  NZ Ch Marged Of Llywelin (A Tritschler & G Fausett) (30)
  
  
• Chihuahua (Long Coat)
  AmigoReal Sting Like A Bee with MadraChi (Belinda Stone) (30)
  
  
• Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
  Kitaco Beam Me Up Scotty (Dr Tracey Tonkin) (100)
  
  
• Chinese Crested Dog
  NZ Ch Franzell Alan Not Negotiable (Sam Macintosh) (125)
  
  
• Italian Greyhound
  Amorosa Look To The Skye (Tania McLardy) (10)
  
  
• Japanese Chin
  NZ Ch Kino Daisy Deeva (C Garvey-Webb & K Morton) (40)
  
  
• Pekingese
  Ohlala Bam Bam At Parkavon (K Brown & A Ancell) (140)
  
  
• Pug
  NZ Ch Gangsters Frm Italy With Love (Wendy Schwalger) (35)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Terrier Group in South Island

• 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
  Raiden Colour Be Gone (K Joyce) (75)
  
  
• Bull Terrier (Miniature)
  Clanrae Brave Comanche (Rachel McKenzie) (40)
  
  
• Fox Terrier (Smooth)
  NZ Ch Charlemagne Hammer Time (C Tolley & J Dixon) (308)
  
  
• Norwich Terrier
  NZ Ch Norwester Hellzapoppin (Jill Watson) (35)
  
  
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  Myrah Sips n Giggles (AI) (M Fawcett / J Dixon / B Wadsworth) (65)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Gundog Group in South Island

• Cocker Spaniel
  NZ Ch Konan When Stars Collide (Zoe Hogg) (121)
  
  
• English Setter
  Ballymore Kissed By Fire (K Parnell / D Gibson & J James) (60)
  
  
• 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)
  
  
• Hungarian Vizsla
  NZ Ch Redmarley Apollo (Nelson Batt) (10)
  
  
• Labrador Retriever
  Cowanheights Summer Loving (Mr Simon Monson) (80)
  
  
• Lagotto Romagnolo
  NZ Ch Glenstar Setn Th World On Fire (Laura Harry & Desiree Hanson) (30)
  
  
• Pointer
  NZ Ch Chesterhope Jaggered Line (Lauren Morris & Diane O'Neill) (167)
  
  
• Weimaraner
  Weissenberg Image Of A lady at Wachtel-berg (Susan Allison) (400)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Hound Group in South Island

• Basset Hound
  NZ Ch Hunterspark Mr Reddy Teddy (Wendy & Martin Hewitt) (40)
  
  
• 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)
  Aust Ch Adbesare Gift Wrapped In Red (AI) (Susan van der Pol) (50)
  
  
• Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
  NZ Ch Markwell Blurred Lines (Robert Manning) (165)
  
  
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
  Jahari Im A Rising Star (Louise Ashworth) (55)
  
  
• Whippet
  NZ Ch Chemya Goin To B Kaos (Cherie Burton) (169)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Working Dog Group in South Island

• Australian Shepherd
  Trogun Cotton Eye Joe (T Gallavin) (115)
  
  
• Border Collie
  Fairenvy Sweetlikechoccy (Angela Sime) (95)
  
  
• Briard
  NZ Ch Aubrey’s Sea Monster (G I Jackson) (60)
  
  
• Collie (Rough)
  NZ Ch Fairenvy That’s All Folks (Angela Sime & Donna Gordon-Glassford) (90)
  
  
• German Shepherd Dog
  Rahkantra Dancing On Ice (Candyce Orchard) (85)
  
  
• German Shepherd Dog (Long Stock Coat)
  NZ Ch Westfield Prime Suspect (Jon Field) (95)
  
  
• Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)
  Copperleaf Starlit Dream (Ann Heffernan) (20)
  
  
• Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
  Merthyr Wanda Rollin Stone (L J Chalmers) (195)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Utility Group in South Island

• Anatolian Shepherd Dog
  Vadi's Twilight Tempest (K Exley & H Morrissey) (30)
  
  
• Boxer
  Valeska Who Gives A-Fox (L & D Harrison) (245)
  
  
• Italian Corso Dog
  Montopoli Pandora’s Dream (Mandy Hibbs) (10)
  
  
• Rottweiler
  Empyre Royal Flush (S Orlowski) (100)
  
  
• Samoyed
  Sunshine Swiss Luzern (Anita Shugg & D Fisher) (10)
  
  
• 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)

Top Rising Star for each breed in the Non-Sporting Group in South Island

• Bulldog
  Embllem High Society (Tania Toa) (80)
  
  
• French Bulldog
  Hagen Simply Red (G Hagger & S Garrity) (240)
  
  
• Japanese Spitz
  Talbothights Time To Reign (Lois Butler & Ashleigh Milford) (55)
  
  
• Keeshond
  Keesridge Prince Of The Tides (Joanne M Glasson) (20)
  
  
• Lhasa Apso
  Brynroi Bob Rescue Me (Anna Ancell & Don Gilchrist) (260)
  
  
• Poodle (Standard)
  Tai Yuan Dirty Cash (A & S Donaldson Rogers / D Rogers) (55)
  
  
• Poodle (Miniature)
  River Magic at Matariki (Terence Lomax) (30)
  
  
• Poodle (Toy)
  Cotton Candy At Savoir (Deanna Jose) (70)
  
  
• Tibetan Spaniel
  Trossachs Midnight Shadow At Gwylim (E Beattie) (75)
  
  
• Tibetan Terrier
  NZ Ch Caerlaverock Pho Flying Solo (Brian & Louise Harris) (175)