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Top Irish Showdog Competition
Points are calculated on group placings at All Breed & International Championship shows between 1st January 2025 & 31st December 2025. Points are allocated as follows G1 - 25pts; G2 - 20pts; G3 - 15pts; G4 - 10pts, an additional 5 points are awarded for Best In Show.
To qualify for the Top Irish Showdog Finals, only points won by dogs owned and resident in Ireland will count.
Non qualifying dogs will be marked with an asterisk*
Half-way Leaders
Group 1
1st Dunne's Multi Ch Longrange Cailin Dubh (Shetland Sheepdog) 185pts

2nd Dempsey's Ch Bellablue Sweet Dreams Ruby Jun Ch (Old English Sheepdog) 125pts

3rd Denton's Revloch Tevez (Belgian Shepherd Dog Groenendael) 75pts

4th Morris' Ch Klassymar Hocus Pocus Jun Ch (Shetland Sheepdog) 65pts

5th Masiule's Ch Firstprizebears Vin Diesel Jun Ch (Collie Bearded) 55pts

6th Matthews' Ch Craigycor Willy Wonka (Welsh Corgi Pembroke) 50pts
Joint
7th Cahill's Ch Ormeeka Right Where I Belong (Old English Sheepdog) 45pts
      Connolly's Huntly Line Your Pocket (Collie Border) 45pts
      Davis & Walsh's Rosschell Maid Out Of The Blu (Australian Shepherd Dog) 45pts
      Flint's Sandytrail Sauterelle (Pyrenean Sheepdog) 45pts
      McDevitt's Ch, GB & Int Ch Caronlea Rum N Raisin Jun Ch
      (Australian Shepherd Dog) 45pts

Group 2
1st Morkute & Foley's Multi Ch Leon Is Rojaus Slenio Jun Ch (Rottweiler) 160pts

2nd McVea, Cutts & Galvin's Snugines Pure Genius (Newfoundland) 115pts
Joint
3rd Fitzsimons' Ch Fitzkin Keep 'Er Lit Jun Ch (Dobermann Pinscher) 80pts
3rd Whan's Ch Sulandi Electric Storm Jun Ch (Leonberger) 80pts

5th Brosnan's Starbornbullies Tony Montana (Bulldog) 65pts
Joint
6th Brosnan's Ch Starbornbullies Mr B Jun Ch (Bulldog) 55pts
      Dyer's Int Ch Zensin Tito (Boxer) 55pts
Joint
8th McVea, Cutts & Galvin's Snugines Ebony Nectar (Newfoundland) 45pts
      Perks' Dromnagus Emporio Stronger With You (Black Russian Terrier) 45pts
      Whelan's Ch & Int Ch Elwood Del Fracasso Jun Ch (Mastiff) 45pts

Group 3
1st Canty's Int Ch Megacant Ceannaire (Irish Terrier) 190pts

2nd Hogarty's Ch, GB & Int Ch Cadagio Another Day In Paradise (Cairn Terrier) 140pts

3rd Delaney's Carliams Atomic (Irish Terrier) 115pts

4th Rigney's Ch Arigna Alone She Stands (Kerry Blue Terrier) 55pts

5th Knight's Ch & GB Ch Toulsyork Sequel For Mynight (Airedale Terrier) 50pts
Joint
6th Anderson, Butterfield, Quigg & Watt's Ch Irisblu High Expectations
      (Kerry Blue Terrier) 45pts
      Barry's Ch Cool Od Guvernera Jun Ch (Welsh Terrier) 45pts
      Cox's Abgar Frostbite (Bull Terrier Miniature) 45pts
Joint
9th Corcoran's Ch & GB Ch Molru The Navigator Jun Ch (Staffordshire Bull Terrier) 40pts
      Lowndes' Lienlo Lionflame (Border Terrier) 40pts

Group 4
1st Mcdonnell's Ch, GB & Int Ch Zarcrest See In Red At Smartdac (L/H Min) 240pts

2nd Reynolds' Ch Glenariff Xtraordinaire (S/H Min) 85pts

3rd Larkin's Perfect Storm Larkhund Long And Lovely (L/H) 70pts
Joint
4th Mcalpine's Lampcien Sweet Chick (L/H Kaninchen) 65pts
      Mcdonnell's Ch Dark Designed At Smartdac (L/H Min) 65pts
Joint
6th Pike & Carter's Breezelyn Longing For Love (L/H) 60pts
      Wilson's Ch Dollydash Royal Right At Kempstones Jun Ch (W/H) 60pts
Joint
8th Bastable's Ch Chrishane Piledriver Jun Ch (S/H Min) 50pts
      Finney's Ch Zucherissimo Vitoraz (W/H Min) 50pts
Joint
10th Allen & O'Connor's Tramardachs Pumpkin Spice (S/H) 45pts
        Whitehouse's Ch Gralinn Sunshine Dancer (W/H Min) 45pts

Group 5
1st Newman & Carroll's Ch & GB Ch Belliver The Lost Boy For Toybox
      (Pomeranian) 105pts

2nd Hopkins' GB Ch Lsa Sundancer At Travistock (American Akita) 90pts
       O'Neill's Geilsaven Singing 'N' Dancin (American Akita) 90pts

4th Duggan's Eirakee's That's So Fetch (Siberian Husky) 75pts

5th Duggan's Ch Winter Melody Omg Another Drama Jun Ch (Siberian Husky) 55pts
Joint
6th Burnside's Ch Ramses Vasilyev Ostrov (Alaskan Malamute) 50pts
      Zhelyazkova's Nymeria’s Fool Of A Took (Siberian Husky) 50pts
Joint
8th Dunhill-Hall's GB Ch Vormund Be Startin Somethin (Japanese Shiba Inu) 45pts
      Taylor's Catch Me If U Can Shen Te Chows At Taylorian (Chow Chow) 45pts
Joint
10th Jackson & Wright's Ch & Int Ch Lacsar Twix Up His Sleeve Jun Ch
        (Japanese Shiba Inu) 40pts
        McKittrick's Ch Graythor Loves The Elara At Cnocanoir (Norwegian Elkhound) 40pts
        Newman & Carroll's Belliver Perfect Connection At Toybox (Pomeranian) 40pts
        Verreva's Sonderwol Legend Lagonda (Mexican Hairless Dog Std) 40pts

Group 6
1st Dinneen's Heathergrove Citrus At Chevalaux (Beagle) 130pts

2nd Blevins' Ch Bromp Ronnie Smart With Blevwil (Basset Hound) 125pts

3rd Patterson's Ch Rocksham Bomani's Quarter (Rhodesian Ridgeback) 115pts

4th Burnside's Loamy's Lane's X-men (Bloodhound) 95pts

5th Fleming, Park, Kelly & Hough's Ch Ladysdale Jeffery Archer At Sundasac Jun Ch
      (Black and Tan Coonhound) 80pts

6th Pratt's Hooz Naughty But Nice (Rhodesian Ridgeback) 70pts
Joint
7th Arrell's Blevwil Frizz Kee Kevin At Heaphen (Basset Fauve de Bretagne) 65pts
      Murray's Dotlun Harliquin (Beagle) 65pts

9th Anthony's Ch, GB & Int Ch Rottzridge I Am Wrath (Rhodesian Ridgeback) 60pts

10th Bermingham's Ch Lornlee Trouble In Paradise (Dalmatian) 55pts

Group 7
1st Taggart's Sh Ch Oakswarren Lightnin' Strike For Cooley Jun Ch
      (Hungarian Vizsla) 215pts

2nd Cummings' Sh Ch & Int Sh Ch Hipoint Foreign Affair With Sevenhills Jun Ch
       (Pointer) 205pts

3rd Burnside's Sh Ch Owlspoint Makin Trouble (Bracco Italiano) 200pts

4th Mervyn's Sh Ch Tomanipoint Confide In Me Jun Ch
      (German Short Haired Pointer) 125pts

5th Donnelly's Sh Ch & Int Sh Ch Forfarian Mind Yer Manners (Setter Irish) 105pts

6th Neill & Ellrich's Gwendariff Sky Diver (Setter Irish) 70pts

7th Nugent's Sh Ch, GB Sh & Int Ch Callanbanks Dervlas Dream (Weimaraner) 65pts

8th Taggart's Multi Sh Ch Green Valley Stars Flower Power (Hungarian Vizsla) 55pts

9th Pankova's Sh Ch Clos Erasmus Bourbon Street (Setter Gordon) 50pts

10th Caffrey's Sh Ch Dianas Argentum Danika At Weidovan Jun Ch (Weimaraner) 40pts

Group 8
1st Archibald's Sh Ch & GB Sh Ch Abinvale Arrieta (Retriever Golden) 125pts

2nd Moran's Sh Ch Bitcon Black Smith (Retriever Flat Coated) 95pts

3d Purcell's Sh Ch Belleville Addicted To You At Cutra Jun Ch
     (Portuguese Water Dog) 90pts

4th Heffernan's Lisartan Texas (Retriever Golden) 75pts

5th Donaldson's Sh Ch, GB & Int Sh Ch Chicomy's Rumour Has It Jun Ch
      (Spaniel American Cocker) 65pts
Joint
6th Arrell's Sh Ch Eald Stone Calf With Heaphen Jun Ch (Spaniel Sussex) 50pts
      Kennedy's Glasdrumond Daisy (Retriever Labrador) 50pts
      South & Reck's Roslieve Believe (Retriever Labrador) 50pts
Joint
9th Boardman's Ch & Am Ch Riverwood Silhouette Fast Forward
      (Spaniel American Cocker) 45pts
      Crowley's Northworth Virtual Witch At Hollytree Jun Ch (Spaniel Cocker) 45pts
      Kelly's Sh Ch & GB Sh Ch Ramchaine You Spin Me Right Round In Zenevieva
      (Retriever Golden) 45pts

Group 9
1st O'Brien's Multi Ch Gallantib's Oslo Of Mullagh Jun Ch (Tibetan Spaniel) 225pts

2nd Fahey & Shire's Ch Dart's Defender Nothing Compares To You Cluneen
       (Lowchen) 100pts
Joint
3rd James & Isherwood's Multi Ch Afterglow Karaoke (Poodle Toy) 90pts
      O Sullivan's Ch Afterglow Algernon Jun Ch (Poodle Toy) 90pts

5th Newman & Carroll's Ch & Sp Ch Tres Cherie Hot As Hell (Papillon) 80pts

6th Bell-Carolan & O'Neill's Trendylook Valentino Liberace (Pekingese) 70pts

7th Conlon & Kotani's Ch Rathbrist Rewrite The Stars Jun Ch (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) 65pts
Joint
8th Crawford's Ch Exalon Apache Moon At Tussars (Poodle Standard) 45pts
      O'Neill's Ch Trendylook Clinton Bugatti Jun Ch (Pekingese) 45pts
Joint
10th Corrigan's Ch Buzleo Liar Pants On Fire (Pug) 40pts
        O'Neill's Ch Trendylook Simply Streisand Jun Ch (Pekingese) 40pts

Group 10
1st Matthews' Ch Qui Amant Of Gentle Mind (Whippet) 160pts

2nd Appleby's Rhajikhan Achernar's River Jun Ch (Afghan Hound) 120pts

3rd Fletcher & Short's Ch Collooney We’ve Got This Jun Ch (Whippet) 100pts
Joint
4th Finney's Ch Gulliagh Piaf (Irish Wolfhound) 85pts
    O'Brien's Rom Ch Gallgeri Bugatti Chiron Jun Ch (Afghan Hound) 85pts

6th Lees' Altside Micah Hot Prophet (Afghan Hound) 65pts

7th Finney's Ch Gulliagh Troyat (Irish Wolfhound) 60pts

8th Carter & Gargan's Neuschwanstein Iw&ds Mr Darcy Green (Irish Wolfhound) 55pts
Joint
9th Lloyd & Webster's Vindaloo Blow Your Mind To Montrabella (Afghan Hound) 45pts
      Matthews' I'm Still Standing Of Gentle Mind (Whippet) 45pts
      Mullen's Broughadowey Oh Rud Deas Tu Jun Ch (Irish Wolfhound) 45pts
Group 1
1st Dunne's Multi Ch Longrange Cailin Dubh
      (Shetland Sheepdog) 185pts

2nd Dempsey's Ch Bellablue Sweet Dreams Ruby Jun Ch
       (Old English Sheepdog) 125pts

3rd Denton's Revloch Tevez
      (Belgian Shepherd Dog Groenendael) 75pts

4th Morris' Ch Klassymar Hocus Pocus Jun Ch
      (Shetland Sheepdog) 65pts

5th Masiule's Ch Firstprizebears Vin Diesel Jun Ch
      (Collie Bearded) 55pts

6th Matthews' Ch Craigycor Willy Wonka
      (Welsh Corgi Pembroke) 50pts
Joint
7th Cahill's Ch Ormeeka Right Where I Belong
      (Old English Sheepdog) 45pts
      Connolly's Huntly Line Your Pocket (Collie Border) 45pts
      Davis & Walsh's Rosschell Maid Out Of The Blu
      (Australian Shepherd Dog) 45pts
      Flint's Sandytrail Sauterelle (Pyrenean Sheepdog) 45pts
      McDevitt's Ch, GB & Int Ch Caronlea Rum N Raisin
      Jun Ch (Australian Shepherd Dog) 45pts

Group 2
1st Morkute & Foley's Multi Ch Leon Is Rojaus Slenio
      Jun Ch (Rottweiler) 160pts

2nd McVea, Cutts & Galvin's Snugines Pure Genius
       (Newfoundland) 115pts
Joint
3rd Fitzsimons' Ch Fitzkin Keep 'Er Lit Jun Ch
      (Dobermann Pinscher) 80pts
3rd Whan's Ch Sulandi Electric Storm Jun Ch
      (Leonberger) 80pts

5th Brosnan's Starbornbullies Tony Montana (Bulldog) 65pts
Joint
6th Brosnan's Ch Starbornbullies Mr B Jun Ch (Bulldog) 55pts
      Dyer's Int Ch Zensin Tito (Boxer) 55pts
Joint
8th McVea, Cutts & Galvin's Snugines Ebony Nectar
      (Newfoundland) 45pts
      Perks' Dromnagus Emporio Stronger With You
      (Black Russian Terrier) 45pts
      Whelan's Ch & Int Ch Elwood Del Fracasso Jun Ch
      (Mastiff) 45pts

Group 3
1st Canty's Int Ch Megacant Ceannaire (Irish Terrier) 190pts

2nd Hogarty's Ch, GB & Int Ch Cadagio Another Day In
       Paradise (Cairn Terrier) 140pts

3rd Delaney's Carliams Atomic (Irish Terrier) 115pts

4th Rigney's Ch Arigna Alone She Stands
      (Kerry Blue Terrier) 55pts

5th Knight's Ch & GB Ch Toulsyork Sequel For Mynight
      (Airedale Terrier) 50pts
Joint
6th Anderson, Butterfield, Quigg & Watt's Ch Irisblu High
      Expectations (Kerry Blue Terrier) 45pts
      Barry's Ch Cool Od Guvernera Jun Ch
      (Welsh Terrier) 45pts
      Cox's Abgar Frostbite (Bull Terrier Miniature) 45pts
Joint
9th Corcoran's Ch & GB Ch Molru The Navigator Jun Ch
      (Staffordshire Bull Terrier) 40pts
      Lowndes' Lienlo Lionflame (Border Terrier) 40pts

Group 4
1st Mcdonnell's Ch, GB & Int Ch Zarcrest See In Red At
      Smartdac (L/H Min) 240pts

2nd Reynolds' Ch Glenariff Xtraordinaire (S/H Min) 85pts

3rd Larkin's Perfect Storm Larkhund Long And Lovely
      (L/H) 70pts
Joint
4th Mcalpine's Lampcien Sweet Chick (L/H Kaninchen) 65pts
      Mcdonnell's Ch Dark Designed At Smartdac
      (L/H Min) 65pts
Joint
6th Pike & Carter's Breezelyn Longing For Love (L/H) 60pts
      Wilson's Ch Dollydash Royal Right At Kempstones
      Jun Ch (W/H) 60pts
Joint
8th Bastable's Ch Chrishane Piledriver Jun Ch
      (S/H Min) 50pts
      Finney's Ch Zucherissimo Vitoraz (W/H Min) 50pts
Joint
10th Allen & O'Connor's Tramardachs Pumpkin Spice
        (S/H) 45pts
        Whitehouse's Ch Gralinn Sunshine Dancer
        (W/H Min) 45pts

Group 5
1st Newman & Carroll's Ch & GB Ch Belliver The Lost Boy
      For Toybox (Pomeranian) 105pts

2nd Hopkins' GB Ch Lsa Sundancer At Travistock
       (American Akita) 90pts
       O'Neill's Geilsaven Singing 'N' Dancin
       (American Akita) 90pts

4th Duggan's Eirakee's That's So Fetch
      (Siberian Husky) 75pts

5th Duggan's Ch Winter Melody Omg Another Drama
      Jun Ch (Siberian Husky) 55pts
Joint
6th Burnside's Ch Ramses Vasilyev Ostrov
      (Alaskan Malamute) 50pts
      Zhelyazkova's Nymeria’s Fool Of A Took
      (Siberian Husky) 50pts
Joint
8th Dunhill-Hall's GB Ch Vormund Be Startin Somethin
      (Japanese Shiba Inu) 45pts
      Taylor's Catch Me If U Can Shen Te Chows At Taylorian
      (Chow Chow) 45pts
Joint
10th Jackson & Wright's Ch & Int Ch Lacsar Twix Up His
        Sleeve Jun Ch (Japanese Shiba Inu) 40pts
        McKittrick's Ch Graythor Loves The Elara At Cnocanoir
        (Norwegian Elkhound) 40pts
        Newman & Carroll's Belliver Perfect Connection At
        Toybox (Pomeranian) 40pts
        Verreva's Sonderwol Legend Lagonda
       (Mexican Hairless Dog Std) 40pts

Group 6
1st Dinneen's Heathergrove Citrus At Chevalaux
      (Beagle) 130pts

2nd Blevins' Ch Bromp Ronnie Smart With Blevwil
       (Basset Hound) 125pts

3rd Patterson's Ch Rocksham Bomani's Quarter
      (Rhodesian Ridgeback) 115pts

4th Burnside's Loamy's Lane's X-men (Bloodhound) 95pts

5th Fleming, Park, Kelly & Hough's Ch Ladysdale Jeffery
      Archer At Sundasac Jun Ch
      (Black and Tan Coonhound) 80pts

6th Pratt's Hooz Naughty But Nice
      (Rhodesian Ridgeback) 70pts
Joint
7th Arrell's Blevwil Frizz Kee Kevin At Heaphen
      (Basset Fauve de Bretagne) 65pts
      Murray's Dotlun Harliquin (Beagle) 65pts

9th Anthony's Ch, GB & Int Ch Rottzridge I Am Wrath
      (Rhodesian Ridgeback) 60pts

10th Bermingham's Ch Lornlee Trouble In Paradise
        (Dalmatian) 55pts

Group 7
1st Taggart's Sh Ch Oakswarren Lightnin' Strike For Cooley
      Jun Ch (Hungarian Vizsla) 215pts

2nd Cummings' Sh Ch & Int Sh Ch Hipoint Foreign Affair
       With Sevenhills Jun Ch (Pointer) 205pts

3rd Burnside's Sh Ch Owlspoint Makin Trouble
      (Bracco Italiano) 200pts

4th Mervyn's Sh Ch Tomanipoint Confide In Me Jun Ch
      (German Short Haired Pointer) 125pts

5th Donnelly's Sh Ch & Int Sh Ch Forfarian Mind Yer
      Manners (Setter Irish) 105pts

6th Neill & Ellrich's Gwendariff Sky Diver (Setter Irish) 70pts

7th Nugent's Sh Ch, GB Sh & Int Ch Callanbanks Dervlas
      Dream (Weimaraner) 65pts

8th Taggart's Multi Sh Ch Green Valley Stars Flower Power
      (Hungarian Vizsla) 55pts

9th Pankova's Sh Ch Clos Erasmus Bourbon Street
      (Setter Gordon) 50pts

10th Caffrey's Sh Ch Dianas Argentum Danika At Weidovan
        Jun Ch (Weimaraner) 40pts

Group 8
1st Archibald's Sh Ch & GB Sh Ch Abinvale Arrieta
     (Retriever Golden) 125pts

2nd Moran's Sh Ch Bitcon Black Smith
       (Retriever Flat Coated) 95pts

3d Purcell's Sh Ch Belleville Addicted To You At Cutra Jun Ch
     (Portuguese Water Dog) 90pts

4th Heffernan's Lisartan Texas (Retriever Golden) 75pts

5th Donaldson's Sh Ch, GB & Int Sh Ch Chicomy's Rumour
      Has It Jun Ch (Spaniel American Cocker) 65pts
Joint
6th Arrell's Sh Ch Eald Stone Calf With Heaphen Jun Ch
      (Spaniel Sussex) 50pts
      Kennedy's Glasdrumond Daisy
      (Retriever Labrador) 50pts
      South & Reck's Roslieve Believe
      (Retriever Labrador) 50pts
Joint
9th Boardman's Ch & Am Ch Riverwood Silhouette Fast
      Forward (Spaniel American Cocker) 45pts
      Crowley's Northworth Virtual Witch At Hollytree Jun Ch
      (Spaniel Cocker) 45pts
      Kelly's Sh Ch & GB Sh Ch Ramchaine You Spin Me Right
      Round In Zenevieva (Retriever Golden) 45pts

Group 9
1st O'Brien's Multi Ch Gallantib's Oslo Of Mullagh Jun Ch
      (Tibetan Spaniel) 225pts

2nd Fahey & Shire's Ch Dart's Defender Nothing Compares
       To You Cluneen (Lowchen) 100pts
Joint
3rd James & Isherwood's Multi Ch Afterglow Karaoke
      (Poodle Toy) 90pts
      O Sullivan's Ch Afterglow Algernon Jun Ch
      (Poodle Toy) 90pts

5th Newman & Carroll's Ch & Sp Ch Tres Cherie Hot As Hell
      (Papillon) 80pts

6th Bell-Carolan & O'Neill's Trendylook Valentino Liberace
      (Pekingese) 70pts

7th Conlon & Kotani's Ch Rathbrist Rewrite The Stars
      Jun Ch (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) 65pts
Joint
8th Crawford's Ch Exalon Apache Moon At Tussars
      (Poodle Standard) 45pts
      O'Neill's Ch Trendylook Clinton Bugatti Jun Ch
      (Pekingese) 45pts
Joint
10th Corrigan's Ch Buzleo Liar Pants On Fire (Pug) 40pts
        O'Neill's Ch Trendylook Simply Streisand Jun Ch
       (Pekingese) 40pts

Group 10
1st Matthews' Ch Qui Amant Of Gentle Mind
      (Whippet) 160pts

2nd Appleby's Rhajikhan Achernar's River Jun Ch
       (Afghan Hound) 120pts

3rd Fletcher & Short's Ch Collooney We’ve Got This Jun Ch
      (Whippet) 100pts
Joint
4th Finney's Ch Gulliagh Piaf (Irish Wolfhound) 85pts
     O'Brien's Rom Ch Gallgeri Bugatti Chiron Jun Ch
     (Afghan Hound) 85pts

6th Lees' Altside Micah Hot Prophet (Afghan Hound) 65pts

7th Finney's Ch Gulliagh Troyat (Irish Wolfhound) 60pts

8th Carter & Gargan's Neuschwanstein Iw&ds Mr Darcy
      Green (Irish Wolfhound) 55pts
Joint
9th Lloyd & Webster's Vindaloo Blow Your Mind To
      Montrabella (Afghan Hound) 45pts
      Matthews' I'm Still Standing Of Gentle Mind
      (Whippet) 45pts
      Mullen's Broughadowey Oh Rud Deas Tu Jun Ch
      (Irish Wolfhound) 45pts
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